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BBC News - Uganda anti-gay bill 'shelved by parliament'

Seeded on Wed May 18, 2011 7:39 PM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)

Uganda's parliament has adjourned without debating a controversial bill which includes the death penalty for some homosexual acts.

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Canada Goose - flies with arrow in neck

Seeded on Mon May 16, 2011 1:17 PM EDT (Winnipeg Free Press)

Every year, Winnipeggers can expect to hear stories about Canada geese beyond the mess they make in city parks.

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US man survives lightning strike while helping Boy Scouts set up tents at campsite

Seeded on Mon May 16, 2011 1:10 PM EDT (Winnipeg Free Press)

Best. Camping trip. Ever. The man is fine; the boys have a story to tell at every campfire forever.

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The law and moral instruction in the classroom: What's a parent to do? - Canada - CBC News

Seeded on Mon May 16, 2011 12:45 PM EDT (CBC)

Freedom of conscience, freedom of religion and parental authority will all be on trial Wednesday as a Quebec case involving a parent's right to pass on religious beliefs and moral values gets underway before the Supreme Court of Canada. At issue is the new Quebec curriculum on m …

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Bee Foster Program Creating Buzz

Seeded on Mon May 16, 2011 12:30 PM EDT (CBC)

A new foster program in Calgary will pair unwanted bee colonies with willing homeowners.

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WEIRD NEWS: Man survives wild ride through sewer

Seeded on Tue Mar 22, 2011 4:22 PM EDT (Toronto Sun)

"The sewer worker somehow became untethered inside an 80-foot-deep access shaft and was "swept away by the flow" in the pipe that ran 150 feet underground, said Terry Soden, maintenance and operations manager of Chambers Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant near Tacoma, Wash …

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Beverage-makers unveil gay beer and manly soda

Seeded on Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:49 AM EST (The Globe and Mail)

Meanwhile, a Mexican brewery is also taking a stab at niche marketing, claiming to have produced the world's first beer specifically targeted to gay and lesbian consumers.

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Is Sarah Palin "liking" Sarah Palin on Facebook? - The Globe and Mail

Seeded on Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:44 AM EST (The Globe and Mail)

D.C. politics blog Wonkette discovered a private Facebook account registered to the user "Lou Sarah." The account was used in part to positively comment on and "Like" things posted to Sarah Palin's official page. The Lou Sarah account was registered to Ms.

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Advertisement * The Dish * The Goods * The Hype * The Informer * The Wire Toronto Life - The Hype A critical guide to TV, movies, theatre and music, with daily event round­ups to max out your social calendar Awards Season Com

Seeded on Mon Feb 14, 2011 12:24 PM EST ()

Everyone is obviously entitled to their opinion - no where more so than on the inter-tubes but seriously. If your whole opinion is "I never heard of this band, therefore it sucks" you should avoid posting it online especially with your actual photo.

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World Press Photo Of 2010 Depicts Disfigured Afghan Woman

Seeded on Fri Feb 11, 2011 1:41 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

""It's a terrific picture, a different picture, a frightening picture," said Juror Vince Aletti, an American freelance critic. "It's so much about not just this particular woman, but the state of women in the world."

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Horses, Camels, Rocks, Molotovs: Egypt's Thug Tech

Seeded on Wed Feb 2, 2011 10:11 PM EST (Wired News)

"The intensifying crackdown is decidedly old-school.

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Americans Must Realize What Makes NFL Football So Great: Socialism

Seeded on Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:40 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

New Rule: With the Super Bowl only a week away, Americans must realize what makes NFL football so great: socialism.

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U.S. judge orders destruction of Monsanto GMO sugar beet seed plants

Seeded on Fri Dec 3, 2010 1:25 PM EST (The Globe and Mail)

federal judge in California has ordered the removal from the ground of plants grown to produce seeds for genetically modified sugar beets, citing the potential for environmental harm.

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Fake doctor jailed for giving breast exams in bars

Seeded on Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:26 PM EST (Local News | BC News | Current Stories | World News Headline | Vancouver Sun)

But wait, there's more. Fake doctor is a woman who was born a man.

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The beer index is definitely down: There's no better economic indicator than the state of useless innovations in beer

Seeded on Mon Oct 4, 2010 1:46 PM EDT ()

Many economists waste their time studying a variety of data to forecast where the economy is heading. The truth is they need only consult the one indicator known to be foolproof: the index of Utterly Pointless Innovations in Beer.

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Down with fun: The depressing vogue for having fun at work

Seeded on Tue Sep 21, 2010 12:57 PM EDT (The Economist)

These days many companies are obsessed with fun. Software firms in Silicon Valley have installed rock-climbing walls in their reception areas and put inflatable animals in their offices. Wal-Mart orders its cashiers to smile at all and sundry.

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Marijuana Guard bears facing termination

Seeded on Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:49 PM EDT (Toronto Sun)

CALGARY - B.C. conservation officers are hashing out what could be fatally bad news for bears found apparently guarding a marijuana garden in the province's southeast.

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Who's Been Driving in My Car? Bear goes for Joyride and wrecks car

Seeded on Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:39 AM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)

It is believed the bear was attracted by a sandwich left on the back seat.

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Trash helps Canadian teens survive 7-storey fall

Seeded on Mon Jul 5, 2010 3:45 PM EDT (Reuters)

A pile of trash awaiting recycling helped two Vancouver teenagers survive a seven-storey fall from a building roof, police said on Friday.

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Maimed cat walks again with artificial paws [PIC]

Seeded on Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:36 PM EDT (Reuters)

A cat that had both its back legs severed by a combine harvester can walk again after being fitted with prosthetic limbs in a world-first operation.

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60 Human heads found flying on Southwest Airlines

Seeded on Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:27 PM EDT ()

Employees at Southwest Airlines in Little Rock, Arkansas found a haphazardly sealed batch of plastic containers with 60 human heads inside.

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Canada's Own Fox News: The absolute last thing this country needs

Seeded on Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:36 PM EDT (CBC)

In the U.S., Fox News has been hugely polarizing. It specializes in drive-by attacks and misrepresentations, and is positively Orwellian at times, claiming to be "fair and balanced" while implying that its competitors aren't.

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'Armageddon Factor,' An Expose of Canada's Christian right

Seeded on Sat May 15, 2010 12:55 PM EDT (Calgary Herald)

There's a particularly bizarre analogy in a just-released book on the rising religious right in Canadian politics where a youth evangelist with strong connections to the federal Conservatives compares her Christian fan club to the Hitler Youth.

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Quebec student shaken by U.S. border ordeal:Volunteer was told she was taking jobs away from Americans

Seeded on Wed May 12, 2010 5:15 PM EDT (CBC)

"They told me to take off all my stuff from the bus and I watched the bus leave," she recalled. "Two women came with blue latex gloves … I was just in a panic."

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Man falls from tree at marijuana rally - Toronto

Seeded on Mon May 3, 2010 1:56 PM EDT (The Globe and Mail)

A man who climbed a tree during a downtown Toronto rally to legalize marijuana was taken to hospital after falling out of the tree.

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