With Kevin O’Leary taking on more talking-head duties for CNBC in the U.S., it’s not uncommon to find his chair on CBC News Network occupied by fill-ins. Sadly, Thursday was not one of those days.
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British Columbia’s top 10 most absurd 911 emergency calls of 2013
E-Comm is the emergency services operator for Southern B.C., an area that includes Whistler and the Metro Vancouver area, among others. They get about a million 911 emergency calls a year, and on Monday they released their top 10 most absurd calls of 2013.
Saskatchewan charity promotes Tory historical revisionism, literacy
But not fact-checking!
Sask dog owners advised against home neutering, because dogs are not livestock
Apparently some dog owners in Saskatchewan want to save $200 so badly they’re skipping the vet’s office and just neutering Rover in the garage.
Winnipeg’s new police chief to use the power of prayer to fight crime
Who needs a “tough on crime” agenda in Ottawa when we’ve got a God on Crime program kicking ass here in Winnipeg?
Canada’s Senate continues to produce hard-hitting reports that state the obvious
A new Senate report released earlier this week recommends Canada step up its energy export game if the nation is to truly capitalize on our abundant wealth of natural resources. Despite taking three years to put together, the report doesn’t really say anything new.
Idiot drives into oncoming traffic, crashes car, manages not to kill anyone
This incredible video shows a man in Collins, Miss. driving into oncoming traffic and eventually crashing head-on into an SUV carrying a woman and her seven-year-old daughter.
Scientists continue to labour under the illusion that the government cares about their opinions
On Tuesday, July 10, hundreds of scientists dressed in white lab coats protested on Parliament Hill against federal budget cuts to science and environmental monitoring.
Manitoba man adopts bear cub, probably gets bear cub killed as a result
The Bear Problem was exacerbated in Manitoba this past month. A black bear cub that was taken from the wild and adopted by a St. Malo, Manitoba man was returned to the wild by Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship. This does not bode well for the survival of Makoon.
Some psycho sent a human foot to the Conservative Party (updated)
The Conservative Party of Canada has been stepping on a lot of peoples’ toes lately as they ram their massive budget through parliament, and it appears someone has finally had enough and is putting their foot down.
The world’s stupidest woman comes to the defence of homophobic pastor Charles Worley
Remember Charles Worley, the North Carolina pastor who wants to put gays in a concentration camp? After a firestorm of criticism erupted over his calls for genocide, one brave parishioner went on Anderson Cooper 360 to defend the good pastor.
North Carolina pastor casually suggests putting gay people in a concentration camp and letting them die off
Pastor Charles Worley really doesn’t define his terms when talking about lesbians, queers and homosexuals, but one thing’s for sure: he has a plan. He suggests the best way to get rid of them is to put all gay people in a concentration camp of sorts behind an electrified fence and to let them die off.
Facebook loses all its value to investors because Mark Zuckerberg wears a hoodie
The 27-year-old Facebook CEO showed up to a meeting with investors wearing a hoodie, and that is a sign of “immaturity” according to investor Michael Pachter.
10 per cent of people believe the world will end in 2012, just as the Maya didn’t predict
A survey of 16,262 people in 21 countries finds that 10 per cent of adults think the world will end in 2012 as part of the Mayan calendar prophecy that has sold countless books and movies to the stupid and gullible.
New Canadian $20 bill was deemed too pornographic, too reminiscent of 9/11
The new $20 bill, unveiled last week, had to be sent back to the drawing board after initial designs proved too controversial. Some confused the Vimy Ridge Memorial for the Twin Towers. Others thought the whole thing was too sexy.