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Recently, the headlines were again dominated by news of yet another mass shooting in the United States, this one the most deadly in modern American history, the subject of gun control is the inevitable follow up. It’s often a time when Canadians tend to look down their noses at their … Read More
With two Canadian serial killers in the news this week, it might seem like the country is overrun by mass murderers. Fortunately, that’s not the case. Elizabeth Wettlaufer plead guilty this week to first-degree murder in the deaths of eight nursing home residents under her care in Ontario. She admitted … Read More
When your toilet is backed up, threatening to burst all over your bathroom, you call a professional. When the Canadian government stumbles upon some of the thousands of tons of unexploded ordnance (UXO) littering our country, they call Raynald Tremblay. Ray is a bomb hunter whose show, the aptly named … Read More
It’s near-impossible to remember what Western society was like before the energy drink. Red Bull was created a mere 24 years ago, but it seems like the practice of drinking canned caffeine, taurine, guarana, and/or a ton of liquid sugar has always been with us. Everything has an origin, though, … Read More
Gentlemen, a reminder: You still have time to plan an absolute show-stopper of a trick for April 1. The prank bar sits admittedly a bit higher in an era when false celebrity-death newsfeeds percolate through Twitter almost daily (*cough* #elizabethtaylor *cough*), and a link-worthy corporate fake-out constitutes a crowning achievement … Read More
