Five couples wed at the Municipal Palace in Mexico City, which legalized same-sex marriage in December. The law authorizing such unions has been challenged by the federal government.
Mayor Marcelo Ebrard was on hand to witness four of the five couples signing their marriage certificates at the end of a 20-minute ceremony. The fifth couple, flying in from another state to take advantage of the new rule, arrived late and was married after the others.
Mexico City's left-leaning legislature approved gay marriage and opened the way for adoptions by homosexual couples on December 21, provoking a wave of uproar from religious groups in the Catholic nation and conservatives, including President Felipe Calderon.
The attorney general has lodged an appeal against the move at the Supreme Court and a string of states are seeking to apply measures to specifically prohibit gay marriages. Two men were recently married in Argentina, the country's second gay marriage, after a judge approved the union ahead of possible legislation there, too.
Lol Kin Castaneda, 33, and Judith Vazquez, became the first gay couple to marry. They wore matching ivory dresses as they led the multiple ceremonies.
The couple met nine years ago, when Miss Castaneda was already an activist for gay rights and Miss Vazquez was planning to become a nun.
"They're now a family recognized by the law, with rights and obligations," said Hegel Cortes, the judge, as the couple kissed.
It looks as if the son of federal NDP Leader Jack Layton is going to dive into politics. Mike Layton is set to announce his candidacy for a seat on Toronto city council March 5.
Mr. Layton, who is 31, has planned a campaign-style launch party at a bar in Toronto's Little Italy and sent out an electronic invitation saying, "I have news to share."
Reached on his cellular phone, Mr. Layton wouldn't come right out with it and declare, but did tell CBC News, "I just want to pull everyone together and give them the answer at the same time."
He also said it's too early to talk platform, but his background as co-ordinator for the Green Energy Act Alliance will shape a "solid environmental agenda." In Toronto, each riding is represented by two councillors.
Earlier this year, one of the longest-serving members of city council, Joe Pantalone, decided to run for the mayor's job, leaving a vacancy in the riding of Trinity-Spadina. The riding is currently represented municipally by Pantalone and Councillor Adam Vaughan, who is the son of late Toronto journalist, and one-time city councillor, Colin Vaughan.
Mr. Layton said he's talked with his father about "the decision I have to make" and will draw on his "lifetime of advice." He said his dad knows better than anyone how hard it is just to run, as well the personal toll a public life can take.
Jack Layton was a Toronto city councillor for 17 years before being elected to lead the federal NDP in 2003. Federally, the riding is represented by Olivia Chow, who is married to Jack Layton.
Mike Layton is Jack Layton's son from his first marriage.
Trinity-Spadina is one of the most diverse ridings in the country. It encompasses the main campus of the University of Toronto, Kensington Market and Chinatown, as well as large swaths of new condominium developments near Lake Ontario and portions of the city's entertainment district.
Calgary, Vancouver and Ottawa were among Canada's largest cities that made it to the 'A' list in terms of places that are attractive to migrants, according to a study released Wednesday. Some of the smaller locales to make it into the top tier in this report from the Conference Board of Canada included Waterloo, Ontario; Richmond Hill, Ontario, and St. John's, Newfoundland.
"Cities that fail to attract new people will struggle to stay prosperous and vibrant," Mario Lefebvre, the board's director of municipal studies, said in a statement.
The cities were assessed in the following categories: society, health, economy, environment, education, innovation and housing. Vancouver was lauded for its warm climate and "young, diverse, and multicultural population."
Calgary was ranked at the top of the list in terms of its economy and innovation, and also showed strength in the housing category.
Ottawa, the nation's capital, received high rankings for education and innovation, and scored well in all other categories except health.
Waterloo, home of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd., was the top ranked city for education, and also scored high for innovation, economy and housing. Richmond Hill, just north of Toronto, was judged to be exceptionally attractive to migrants for its diverse population, and it scored well in innovation and education.
St. John's was among the highest ranked cities in terms of health and environment.
Toronto, Edmonton and Victoria were among the cities in the 'B' category for being well suited to newcomers. Toronto (Canada's largest city) was the top ranked spot in the society category due to its ethnic diversity and culture. However, the Conference Board said things such as air quality and access to health care kept it out of the 'A' list.
A 17-year-old girl who was injured while car-surfing in Quebec last week has died.
Gabrielle Dionne suffered injuries to her head and spine when she fell off the trunk of a car travelling about 20 km/h in Drummondville, about 100 kilometres northeast of Montreal, last Tuesday.
She had been sitting on the trunk with another girl, and two other girls were standing on the vehicle, Quebec Provincial Police Sgt. Gregory Gomez del Prado said.
The driver of the car, 18, faces charges of dangerous driving and criminal negligence causing injury.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper launched a blistering attack in Italy today against Michael Ignatieff. But later, his office withdrew the allegation and apologized to the Liberal leader. Mr. Harper, who is attending the G8 summit of major industrialized countries in Italy, slammed Ignatieff for allegedly saying that a new group of industrialized countries might be formed that won't include Canada. He said the Liberal leader should, "as a Canadian," withdraw any suggestion that Canada could be excluded from a new body to replace the G8.
But his spokesman, Dimitri Soudas, quickly met with reporters to say he had misinformed the Prime Minister on the matter. Soudas said that the remark attributed to Ignatieff was actually made by an academic, and apologized for the error. Mr. Harper, during a lengthy news conference at the conclusion of the three-day G8 summit, denounced a report in a New Brunswick newspaper earlier this week saying he pocketed the Holy Communion host during the funeral at a Catholic church for former governor-general Romeo LeBlanc.
"First of all, as a Christian I have never refused communion when offered to me. That's actually pretty important to me," he said. "Somebody running an unsubstantiated story that I would stick communion bread in my pocket is really absurd and I think it's a real, frankly, a low point, this is a low moment in journalism, whoever is responsible for this. It's just a terrible story and a ridiculous story and not based on anything, as near as I can tell."
He also confirmed that the Government of Canada will review a federal tourism support program that funded the Toronto gay pride parade. He also expressed bemused admiration for Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who remains publicly popular despite numerous business and sex scandals.
"Like Prime Minister Berlusconi I have many weaknesses, but they are not the same."
It would be funny to me if Prime Minister Stephen Harper were involved in some sort of sex scandal...
The Government of Canada on Thursday refused to adjust its battle plan against global warming even though its objectives fall short of the new commitment from the G8 group of industrialized countries to slash greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century. That made Canada one of the targets for criticism after U.S. President Barack Obama failed Thursday to obtain clear commitments from emerging industrial powerhouses like China and India to commit to specific targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions. Critics, from United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to environmental lobby groups, stated that developed countries didn't show adequate leadership at the G8 summit over there in Italy, despite a widespread recognition that they bear more responsibility than poorer countries for fighting climate change.
However, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Hon. Jim Prentice, Minister of Environment pointed out that Canada is doing all it can in advance of the UN-sponsored negotiations in Copenhagen in December, which are aimed at a new climate treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 treaty that will expire in 2012. Canada joined its partners in the G8 group of industrialized countries, which include the United States, Russia, Japan, Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy, in supporting an overall 80% cut in emissions by mid-century. However, Mr. Prentice said that the Government of Canada will not budge from its vow to reduce emissions by 60 to 70% by 2050.
"This is a realistic target (given) the climate we have, the industrial base we have, our population growth," Mr. Prentice told reporters.
Mr. Harper also said Canada's reduction plan is in line with the Obama administration's.
"We have an integrated economy," he said. "If we had regulations that are not similar to the United States, we will simply have a loss of business and production to the United States."
Russia, like Canada, has been described recently as one of the G8's "bad boys" on climate change by an environmental group because they also said it would not abide by the G8 pledge. A coalition of Canadian environmental groups said that the Conservative government's targets fall far short of its global responsibility as one of the world's wealthiest nations.
"Canada's current 2020 target, which is equivalent to just 3% below 1990 levels, falls far short of the emission cuts needed to avoid dangerous climate change," Climate Action Network Canada said in a statement.
U.S. President Barack Obama led a meeting of 16 major greenhouse-gas emitting countries plus representatives of the European Union on Thursday in a bid to get a broader commitment in support of overall global reductions of 50% by 2050. The group, called the Major Economies Forum, agreed with the G8 that an average global temperature increase 2°C above pre-industrial age levels would be catastrophic. The planet is now 0.8° above pre-industrial levels. However, they failed to accept specific targets due to foot-dragging from India and China, which are countries that have complained their richer counterparts haven't set sufficiently aggressive medium-term targets for 2020. The developing world also wants a multibillion-dollar support package to help their economies adjust. The Government of Canada, meanwhile, announced that it will increase food security funding by $600 million over three years, increasing Canada's total commitment to $1.2 billion. The money, from development aid funds previously budgeted by the Conservative government, is to support Obama's bid to come up with $17.4 billion over three years to improve sustainable agricultural practices and emergency food assistance.
Oxfam Canada president Robert Fox said that Canada should have done more as part of western efforts to deal with one billion malnourished people in the world, up 11% from a year ago. Canada also announced it will join a group of countries to create the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, a body that will help advance the costly new technology aimed at letting companies capture and store carbon underground.
Stephen Harper's Conservative government came under fire yesterday over its spending for Canada Day celebrations, but it argued that there was nothing unusual about its decision to give Quebec 85% of the funds available for committees organizing festivities in 2008.
"The reality is that we have increased funding to support Canadian festivals across this country, including Canada Day, to celebrate Canada," Heritage Minister James Moore said in the House of Commons. "We are using this money effectively to support festivals and events across this country that support the birthday of this country... we are doing our job. We are making sure that Canada is celebrated and celebrated with honour."
Moore's comments came in response to the release of a federal document that reveals that an organizing committee in Quebec was approved to receive $3.2 million out of a total $3.8 million available across the country last year. That's not cool at all man...
How much did Saskatchewan receive? A whole $55,000...
You know... this could be interesting...
Right now, I'm trying to picture what my friend Huy Dang would do if he were the Prime Minister of Canada in this situation...
You know... that might be a little too scary. Screw it!
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who faces a crappy opposition in the House of Commons at this time, attacked the Bloc Québécois on Friday, saying that the stupid Quebec sovereignist party wants to keep the 1759 Battle of the Plains of Abraham alive.
"For most Canadians and Quebecers, that battle is an important historic event," Mr. Harper said, answering a reporter's question after he announced the federal government has awarded a $330-million contract to CAE, in Montreal's West Island, to train crews for the Canadian Forces' new C-130J aircraft.
"It is only for the Bloc that this is a battle that they want to keep fighting today," he said, referring to the controversy over the proposed re-enactment of the battle this summer. "We're not fighting battles across the country in workplaces like this," he added. "English and French Canadians work together and we are going to continue to keep this country together forever."
Mr. Harper was applauded by the assembled CAE employees when he attacked the retarded party in English.
Construction will begin on a new residence building near the University of Saskatchewan as early as this fall following a $15-million funding announcement earlier today from the Government of Saskatchewan.
"The announcement comes only two days after the release of a report detailing a serious shortage of affordable student housing in Saskatoon," according to the StarPhoenix.
"We know the ability of the university to recruit students in a highly competitive education environment includes the ability to offer residence space," university president Peter MacKinnon said at a press conference.
If you log onto PAWS today, you'll see an announcement regarding the funding:
Colleagues,
I am excited to announce a $15 million commitment from the Province of Saskatchewan to fund our new student residence project. The Honourable Donna Harpauer, Minister of Social Services, and the Honourable Rob Norris, Minister of Advanced Education Employment and Labour, made this commitment at a media conference on campus this morning.
This funding allows us, with our partner Meridian Development Corp., to construct the first phase of a project that will expand our on-campus residence capacity by 400 beds. Construction is expected to begin in 2009 along Cumberland Avenue, directly across from our main campus, with occupancy in 2011.
Student residences are fundamental to the learning experience of many students, and demand for residence is very high, especially among our out-of-province applicants. As you know, we currently house about 6 per cent of our students on campus. The university's goal is to add at least 1,700 additional residence beds on campus by 2012, or to house about 15 per cent of our student population. The announcement this morning will move us significantly closer to that goal.
In the coming weeks, more details will emerge regarding this project.
I wish to extend my sincere thanks to the Province of Saskatchewan and to U of S Vice-President Richard Florizone and his team whose outstanding work made this announcement possible. I would also like to thank the USSU Executive, specifically USSU Vice-President Shannon Dyck, for her assistance and input.
With best wishes,
Peter MacKinnon
What does this mean for me? Almost nothing.
Other facts and figures you might be interested in are... the funds cement a plan to build a $34 million, 400-bed housing complex on university-owned land on Cumberland Avenue, across the street from the main campus. It has been 30 years or more since the University of Saskatchewan last built a residence. In 2008, residences provided 1,190 beds, which is enough housing for about 6% of the university's 18,474 students. However, 1,700 prosective and current students have applied to live in residence next year.
When someone sues you, you would expect a subpoena, or legal documents to either be mailed to you via registered mail, or personally delivered, or even faxed to you. Of course, you could probably even do so via Facebook, if it were legal.
Well, in Australia, it is legal. As of now, lawyers in Australia can now use Facebook to send you legal documents as it has become a new way of tracking down defendants. The Supreme Court in Australia's capital of Canberra has officially ruled that Facebook is now a sufficient way of serving legal documents to defendants who cannot be found.
The case surrounds a couple who defaulted on a loan, but could not be found.
"We couldn't find the defendants personally after many attempts so we thought we would try and find them on Facebook," lawyer Mark McCormack said.
McCormack did a public search on Facebook based on the email addresses that were provided, and found their Facebook profiles!
For those of who apparently enjoy watching Canadian Idol and are anxious to find out when and where the auditions for 2009 are, you must stop! CTV is cutting the show from its 2009 schedule due to the "economic crisis." I like that idea because the show is annoying, and retarded.
Other versions of the show have taken breaks like this too before making a comeback.
But for those of you who actually enjoy watching American Idol, Simon Cowell and his judges will return in a premiere on January 13, 2009.
Creepy-looking douchebag Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe predicts that if the Conservatives do indeed win, it will be a minority government because the "people of Quebec" will prevent Mr. Harper from winning a majority government.
Yeah... right. Here's what he had to say about Harper: "In Quebec we are too proud to obey Stephen Harper." Too proud? What does Quebec have to be proud of? The fact that Quebec City is the oldest city in Canada?
If I were the Prime Minister, I would officially tell Quebec to take a hike. If they want separation, that's what they're going to get if I were Prime Minister. But then again, I'm all talk... I'm not the Prime Minister, and I'd probably get shot in the face if Quebec were sold.
Oh yes. Vote Liberal. Don't vote Conservative like Huy Dang.
Twenty-year-old Darin Najor ran from the classroom after attacking his English teacher. He doused her with a nonflammable liquid, and threatened to burn her as a witch.
The attack occured on September 11, 2008. Najor was arrested on Monday and faces charges of assault and battery.
Michel Maure was a plastic surgeon. Well, at least he thought he was. Recently, a French court sentenced him to three years in prison for posing as a plastic surgeon.
Here's the funny part: he was also forced to pay a 75,000 euro ($107,600) fine and to compensate his victims, about 100% of whom had complained of disfigurement and permanent change to their health.
The French man did flee over to Spain but was subsequently arrested. He proclaimed himself as "one of the greatest surgeons in the world."
Microsoft, the evil owner of Internet Explorer, has released a new browser that includes a feature that allows you to hide your tracks when it comes to surfing the Interweb, which will come in handy when you're looking at porongraphy websites at work, or "NSFW" websites.
It is a part of the evil company's second version of Internet Explorer 8.
To download the newer version, which is still in beta form, click here.
TELUS and Bell, the companies in Canada that suck like SaskTel, are being sued because they will be issuing fees for incoming text messages.
Just this stupid phrase here from the article makes you want to kill off the French:
A pair of Quebecers are spearheading the fight against against two of Canada's cellphone giants over having to pay for incoming text messages to their cellular phones.
Bell Mobility subscriber Eric Cormier and Telus subscriber Natalie Martin initiated the suits and say both companies are acting illegally by unilaterally changing the terms of cellular contracts with their clients.
This is pretty funny... I hope the companies win though, just to spite the loser customers. If they don't like that, switch over to Canada's only 3G network, Rogers Wireless.
Lt. Major Garvin was a 15-year veteran of the Daytona Beach police department, who often over-used his power. He often went to his favourite Starbucks and would demand free coffee. He would always threaten slower response times if he didn't get his free coffee or tea.
As of well... not too long ago, he has been fired.
Coca-Cola, the world's greatest manufacturer of carbonated products, may be striking a deal with the Catholic and public school boards of Saskatoon.
If the deal goes through, students at the newest high schools in Saskatoon, Bethlehem Catholic High School and Tommy Douglas Collegiate would be walking through "Coca-Cola Corridor."
I hope this deal goes through. Maybe it'll offset some of the costs of building the evil (but kick-ass) Shaw Centre.
The only stupid thing is... the vending machines on-site would be programmed not to dispense carbonated drinks between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
A judge in Brazil has pulled a bully move of his own banning the sale and distribution of Rockstar's Bully: Scholarship Edition citing that it's unacceptable "that everything in the game takes place inside a school." Retail outlets as well as web sites that sell or promote the game will have 30 days to follow the judge's order.
It's a little odd to hear that in Brazil, a country where people are practically having sex in the streets, a videogame that features people beating each other up could get banned. Of course, if you know anything about what goes on in virtually all of South America, you know this is just going to put the bootleg machine in full attack mode. You can get just about anything on the streets of the major cities, from DVDs, CDs, games, even books. Remember those?
If I were Rockstar, I would be pissed for a lot of reasons. Not only do they lose international sales, but they're going to have big piracy issues on their hands.
SaskTel, one of the worst Crown corporations, ever, has decided to raise their payphone rates in Saskatchewan from $0.25 up to $0.50.
However, they are reducing their rates on long-distance plans. Once June 2, 2008 rolls around, payphones will cost you $0.50 per use. It will remain $0.25 if you still use a prepaid phone pass.
I guess it shouldn't be much of a concern for anyone, since payphones are pretty useless these days, unless you don't want to waste your cellular phone's minutes during the day on a call to your credit card company or something. Also, I'm glad I use Shaw's home phone service, instead of SaskTel's service. Fuck SaskTel!
You know what kind of people are uptight? Christians. Yeah, they get offended by almost every little religious joke you make about their religion. Well, most of them do.
According to someone I know (maybe Esther), most people don't know why Christmas is celebrated and said it was "sad." Oh well... that's a shame.
A reverend in Prince Albert makes no apologies after posting a suggestive sign that has sparked complaints in other cities.
Nicole Cedrone complained about a sign that said, "Lying in bed shouting 'Oh God' doesn't constitute going to church." Oh... she wasn't a real Christian! Oh no!
For some reason, for men to feel like real men, they have to own a truck, even if it's a piece of shit that guzzles gas like a son-of-a-bitch. I know some of these types of people...
A man in Wisconsin is on the verge of making history. Frank Oresnik, from Wisconsin says his 1991 Chevy Silverado is about the pass the one million mile mark and is about 1,200 miles from that milestone. The man plans to retire the truck once it hits that milestone.
The man credits proper maintenance and luck for allowing the truck to roll up so many miles. I wonder if my vehicle will ever reach 1,000,000 km... it's currently at 111,000 km.
It is said that General Motors and Shell are interested in examining the truck's engine.
Sammy Zabib is a kick-ass man, and also one hell of a lucky bastard. Him and his girlfriend went on a trip to Atlantic City one time. Then, his girlfriend wanted a pair of jeans and kept nagging him about it. So, to end the conflict, he decided to return to Atlantic City to visit the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa to visit the clothing store before it opened once again.
So, while he was there, killing time, he decided to play on one of them slot machines at the casino.
The machine stopped responding, and when he talked to security, they informed him that he had won the jackpot, which was $800,000. Wow!
Wherever you go these days, there's always those damn kids (including me) that are sending text messages in class. In your class (if you're still in school), you may see kids sending text messages while trying to pretend they're paying attention to their teacher, or kids sending messages to someone in the same room (Lyndsay Popoff did this to me before).
Well, here in Canada, it seems like text-messaging hasn't existed for a very long time. It just took off about five years ago.
However, whether you want to believe it or not, text-messaging is nwo 15 years old.
According to the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, college students that mix alcohol with caffeinated energy drinks are at higher risk for alcohol-related injuries than students who... uh, don't drink that crap.
Researchers found students who drank the energy drinks were twice as likely to be hurt or injured, twice as likely to require medical attention, and twice as likely to ride with an intoxicated driver. But they also found that students who drank alcohol mixed with energy drinks were more than twice as likely to take advantage of someone else sexually, and almost twice as likely to be taken advantage of.
Well, duh!
And I bet students who do crack are more likely to steal your credit card, and students who shoot heroin are more likely to not do anything at all but lie around and veg. And that people who aren't students are more likely to not do this stuff much at all because THEY HAVE LIVES!
You know what's absolutely hilarious? An office worker shooting himself in not one, but BOTH of his legs.
A 47-year-old insurance office employee in Texas accidentally shot himself within his own cubicle, shooting himself in both legs.
The man placed a .45-calibre gun into his jacket pocket and as he draped the jacket over the back of his chair, the gun discharged, resulting in this hilarious misfortune.
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will announce a second cut to the GST today, according to the Financial Post, or National Post.
The federal government is also set to unveil the creation of a $5-billion trust fund to "persuade" provinces to 'harmonize' their sales taxes with the GST.
You know what's wrong with Quebec City? It doesn't have a very high crime rate... so things can get pretty boring, you know.
Well, according to canada.com, it's almost been a year since the last murder in the city was committed, which was on October 31, 2006. So, we'll see if someone dies on October 31, 2006 because of a homicide.
Also, hopefully, someone dies of a homicide before the end of 2007. I don't want a city like that to be murder-free for a year, again. That happened 45 years ago. By the way, it would be terrible if another murder was committed so I don't mean what I just said.
Britney Spears' label, Jive/Zomba Records, filed a copyright infringement suit on Thursday against that stupid website PerezHilton.com for posting unauthorized recordings from her forthcoming album, Blackout.
The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, and accuses PerezHilton.com and owner Mario Lavandeira of illegally obtaining and posting at least ten completed songs and unfinished demos during the last three months. The suit seeks unspecified monetary damages and a court order banning further infringement by the site.
"It seems to me that when you single out Perez Hilton and put out a press release, that maybe what you're looking for is publicity," Perez's lawyer said, adding that he "will be vigorously defended in any action that is filed against him."
Britney Spears is apparently not directly responsible for the lawsuit, the label says. Her first album of new material in four years is scheduled for an October 30 release. Hmm... that's the same day as that new Backstreet Boys album. This could be interesting.
Do you hate Perez Hilton? If so, watch him get accosted by a puppet here.
From France today, a woman who kissed a painting with her lips made her first court appearance after the artist sued her for damages to a $2 million painting.
The owner, Yvon Lambert is demanding $2 million in damages and another 33,400 euros that he says is needed for restoration of the painting.
Holy shit.
Now, what the hell is the woman doing kissing paintings anyway?
Family Guy makes its living off of nipping a little bit here and a little bit there from popular culture, so it's not surprising that they piss someone off every now and again. Still, you've got to be careful where you pick your targets, and when you cross anti-Semitism with Disney, you're going to get burned. This is why FOX is being sued by the copyright holder of When You Wish Upon A Star alleging that a song, "I Need A Jew," stole the tune from them.
The concern is over the anti-Semitic lyrics in the song, wherein Peter Griffin talks about how he needs a Jewish man to manage his money, because he's not good at doing it himself. Oh, that's funny. Please, stop us before we laugh ourselves to death.
Maybe they'll lose their money and we will never hear any more references to show, ever again.
Is there anything more terrifying while driving then seeing some BASTARD (such as myself) text-messaging while at the wheel of a vehicle?
Well, a recent Harris Poll says that I'm not alone in that opinion, and that 91% of Americans think it's unsafe to text while driving. Now, it remains a mystery as to why there was no Canadian study to be found.
However, even though 89% even think it should be outlawed, 57% admitted they have done it.
They also discovered that 66% of adults surveyed read their text messages or e-mails while driving, and younger drivers are more likely to text while driving.
Washington State has passed a law banning "text"-ing while driving, and New York, California and Florida are considering similar legislation.
You know what's more effective than an alarm when it comes to protecting your vehicle? Your son/daughter, if he/she is still a baby/toddler.
A car thief in Montreal recently stole an SUV while the mother of a 14-month-old baby was visiting her stupid friend inside a home. The thief then realized there was a baby in the back seat, sleeping. So, the thief decided to abandon the vehicle three blocks later and got out of the vehicle to call the cops and inform them of the "misdeed" that the thief had just performed.
I know some people who play soccer (Vanessa Parker, Razaq Qayum, Lindsay Claypool) and some people who ref. the game (Cailin Fisher). But over in Manitoba, if ANY soccer player swears at all (even in their breath), they will be OUT!
Well, the Manitoba Soccer Association has had that rule for a while, but it became a no-tolerance rule yesterday, with no exceptions. Referees will NOT be allowed to use their own discretion.
Sucks to be those dorks. Vanessa, Razaq, Lindsay and all of those other soccer players should be happy they don't live in Manitoba.
French people aren't so bad after all because a French woman was arrested on the suspicion of kissing a painting painted by AMERICAN artist Cy Twombly and smudging the bone-white canvas with her lipstick.
Now, what the hell would this whore be doing kissing a painting. Isn't she good enough to kiss a man, or a woman for that matter? She is to be tried in a court in the southern city of Avignon on August 16, 2007 for "damage to a work of art."
The painting she damaged is supposedly worth $2 million. Burn!
The Simpsons is a beautiful work of art. But, I was never able to imagine an Indian person saying that the portrayal of Apu on that television program that has been on television for 18 years would be "racist."
An Indian writer named Manish Vij made that accusation in the July 17 issue of the Brtish newspaper The Guardian.
Police in Washington are now puzzled by an attempted robbery involving a 14-year-old girl. At first, it begins with the robber sneaking onto someone's property then threatening a 14-year-old girl claiming he'd shoot her in the head if the people on the property didn't hand over all their money.
Then, one neighbour says that they just finished dinner and invites the guy to have a glass of wine. After having wine and cheese, the man wielding the gun decided to apologize and was given a group hug.
He then left with the wine glass. What a nice guy.
One of our favourite places on the Interweb to sort of stick it to the man, AllofMP3.com, has been shut down for good by the Russian government.
AllofMP3.com, which operated out of the land of vodka and toilet paper lines, offered new and old MP3 files for download at a fraction of the cost of other online music retailers. The website, which has had a troubled lifetime courtesy of the RIAA and the U.S. government, has been shut down before, only to re-emerge.
But this time, pressure from the World Trade Organization was just "too much." Russia wanted in, but the WTO said not as long as AllofMP3.com was still running. Faced with this choice, AllOfMP3.com was shut down.
The U.S. government claims that AllofMP3 was stealing money from American artists. Well, it's probably better than stealing money from the pockets of innocent people. Yeah, that's right, we're looking at you: iTunes!
Sierra Online have announced they are bringing French strategy game Carcassonne to Xbox Live this June.
Carcassonne, named after a French city famous for its high city walls, is a tile-based game that sees players placing plots of terrain on a large board to form cities, roads, and fields.
Sierra Online has not released any details about the Xbox 360 version of the game, but we bet it'll be cool, for strategy-gaming fans. Plus, it's French, and we love anything from our Franco-cousins. Wait a minute, THAT'S A FUCKING LIE!
Why do cleaners do what they do? It's because they are fucking stupid. Why? Well, a cleaner is being sued because that person threw out a box of photographic material, which had the only remaining original transparencies from a 1963 Beatles photo session, despite the note saying not to throw them out.
In an April Fools' Day joke, the Company offered a link on its home page to a website that offered free high-speed Internet access through their toilets.
That's right, the health minister of France wants to look into whether or not France should allow sleeping on the job because people aren't getting enough sleep these days.
That might be a plus for France since 20% to 30% of accidents caused on French highways are caused due to sleepiness.
Now, I wish that bastard Tony Clement were that cool...
Five couples wed at the Municipal Palace in Mexico City, which legalized same-sex marriage in December. The law authorizing such unions has been challenged by the federal government.
It looks as if the son of federal NDP Leader Jack Layton is going to dive into politics. Mike Layton is set to announce his candidacy for a seat on Toronto city council March 5.
Calgary, Vancouver and Ottawa were among Canada's largest cities that made it to the 'A' list in terms of places that are attractive to migrants, according to a study released Wednesday. Some of the smaller locales to make it into the top tier in this report from the Conference Board of Canada included Waterloo, Ontario; Richmond Hill, Ontario, and St. John's, Newfoundland.
A 17-year-old girl who was injured while car-surfing in Quebec last week has died.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper launched a blistering attack in Italy today against Michael Ignatieff. But later, his office withdrew the allegation and apologized to the Liberal leader. Mr. Harper, who is attending the G8 summit of major industrialized countries in Italy, slammed Ignatieff for allegedly saying that a new group of industrialized countries might be formed that won't include Canada. He said the Liberal leader should, "as a Canadian," withdraw any suggestion that Canada could be excluded from a new body to replace the G8.
The Government of Canada on Thursday refused to adjust its battle plan against global warming even though its objectives fall short of the new commitment from the G8 group of industrialized countries to slash greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century. That made Canada one of the targets for criticism after U.S. President Barack Obama failed Thursday to obtain clear commitments from emerging industrial powerhouses like China and India to commit to specific targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions. Critics, from United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to environmental lobby groups, stated that developed countries didn't show adequate leadership at the G8 summit over there in Italy, despite a widespread recognition that they bear more responsibility than poorer countries for fighting climate change.
Stephen Harper's Conservative government came under fire yesterday over its spending for Canada Day celebrations, but it argued that there was nothing unusual about its decision to give Quebec 85% of the funds available for committees organizing festivities in 2008.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who faces a crappy opposition in the House of Commons at this time, attacked the Bloc Québécois on Friday, saying that the stupid Quebec sovereignist party wants to keep the 1759 Battle of the Plains of Abraham alive.
When someone sues you, you would expect a subpoena, or legal documents to either be mailed to you via registered mail, or personally delivered, or even faxed to you. Of course, you could probably even do so via Facebook, if it were legal.
For those of who apparently enjoy watching Canadian Idol and are anxious to find out when and where the auditions for 2009 are, you must stop! CTV is cutting the show from its 2009 schedule due to the "economic crisis." I like that idea because the show is annoying, and retarded.
Creepy-looking douchebag Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe predicts that if the Conservatives do indeed win, it will be a minority government because the "people of Quebec" will prevent Mr. Harper from winning a majority government.
Twenty-year-old Darin Najor ran from the classroom after attacking his English teacher. He doused her with a nonflammable liquid, and threatened to burn her as a witch.
Michel Maure was a plastic surgeon. Well, at least he thought he was. Recently, a French court sentenced him to three years in prison for posing as a plastic surgeon.
Microsoft, the evil owner of Internet Explorer, has released a new browser that includes a feature that allows you to hide your tracks when it comes to surfing the Interweb, which will come in handy when you're looking at porongraphy websites at work, or "NSFW" websites.
TELUS and Bell, the companies in Canada that suck like SaskTel, are being sued because they will be issuing fees for incoming text messages.
Will The Simpsons be on for a 21st season? I'm thinking that it's possible. Why?
Lt. Major Garvin was a 15-year veteran of the Daytona Beach police department, who often over-used his power. He often went to his favourite Starbucks and would demand free coffee. He would always threaten slower response times if he didn't get his free coffee or tea.
Coca-Cola, the world's greatest manufacturer of carbonated products, may be striking a deal with the Catholic and public school boards of Saskatoon.
A judge in Brazil has pulled a bully move of his own banning the sale and distribution of Rockstar's 
SaskTel, one of the worst Crown corporations, ever, has decided to raise their payphone rates in Saskatchewan from $0.25 up to $0.50.
You know what kind of people are uptight? Christians. Yeah, they get offended by almost every little religious joke you make about their religion. Well, most of them do.
For some reason, for men to feel like real men, they have to own a truck, even if it's a piece of shit that guzzles gas like a son-of-a-bitch. I know some of these types of people...
Sammy Zabib is a kick-ass man, and also one hell of a lucky bastard. Him and his girlfriend went on a trip to Atlantic City one time. Then, his girlfriend wanted a pair of jeans and kept nagging him about it. So, to end the conflict, he decided to return to Atlantic City to visit the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa to visit the clothing store before it opened once again.
Wherever you go these days, there's always those damn kids (including me) that are sending text messages in class. In your class (if you're still in school), you may see kids sending text messages while trying to pretend they're paying attention to their teacher, or kids sending messages to someone in the same room (Lyndsay Popoff did this to me before).
According to the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, college students that mix alcohol with caffeinated energy drinks are at higher risk for alcohol-related injuries than students who... uh, don't drink that crap.
You know what's absolutely hilarious? An office worker shooting himself in not one, but BOTH of his legs.
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will announce a second cut to the GST today, according to the Financial Post, or National Post.
You know what's wrong with Quebec City? It doesn't have a very high crime rate... so things can get pretty boring, you know.
Here in Saskatoon, a man walked into Mac's store at Ruth Street and Lorne Avenue at around 9:40 PM on Tuesday evening.
Britney Spears' label, Jive/Zomba Records, filed a copyright infringement suit on Thursday against that stupid website PerezHilton.com for posting unauthorized recordings from her forthcoming album, Blackout.
From France today, a woman who kissed a painting with her lips made her first court appearance after the artist sued her for damages to a $2 million painting.
Family Guy makes its living off of nipping a little bit here and a little bit there from popular culture, so it's not surprising that they piss someone off every now and again. Still, you've got to be careful where you pick your targets, and when you cross anti-Semitism with Disney, you're going to get burned. This is why FOX is being sued by the copyright holder of When You Wish Upon A Star alleging that a song, "I Need A Jew," stole the tune from them.
Is there anything more terrifying while driving then seeing some BASTARD (such as myself) text-messaging while at the wheel of a vehicle?
You know what's more effective than an alarm when it comes to protecting your vehicle? Your son/daughter, if he/she is still a baby/toddler.
According to a survey released yesterday, as many as 11-million British motorists are unable to read a basic road map.
I know some people who play soccer (Vanessa Parker, Razaq Qayum, Lindsay Claypool) and some people who ref. the game (Cailin Fisher). But over in Manitoba, if ANY soccer player swears at all (even in their breath), they will be OUT!
Here's a weird story from Washington...
One of our favourite places on the Interweb to sort of stick it to the man, AllofMP3.com, has been shut down for good by the Russian government.
Sierra Online have announced they are bringing French strategy game Carcassonne to Xbox Live this June.
Why do cleaners do what they do? It's because they are fucking stupid. Why? Well, a cleaner is being sued because that person threw out a box of photographic material, which had the only remaining original transparencies from a 1963 Beatles photo session, despite the note saying not to throw them out.
A train in France has beat the previous French record by going even faster than the last fastest train in France... 570 km/h.
Those crazy bastards at Google truly are crazy.
ALL HAIL THE FRENCH... Health Minister.
