What can I say? Canadians like their zombie films. Bruce McDonald takes a foray into the gruesome McDonald, who's made nine feature films, including Highway 61 and The Tracey Fragments, spent a decade pursuing a more ambitious, expensive adaptation of...
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Michael Geist tells us why we should be mad at Industry Minister Jim Prentice right now. Michael Geist - The Canadian DMCA: A Betrayal So why is it a betrayal? Because in a country whose Supreme Court of Canada has...
Someone tracked the IP of the edits on a Wikipedia article back to Industry Canada. Losers. These are the guys who are in charge of Internet legistlation, and they can't even anonymously edit Wikipedia properly. Government buffing Prentice's Wikipedia entry...
Well, nice try anyway. Harper's sure to ignore this. globeandmail.com: MPs vote to give asylum to U.S. deserters American military deserters celebrated a bittersweet victory Tuesday as the House of Commons passed a motion calling on the Harper government to...
Oh great. Now I can't take my iPod with me? Copyright deal could toughen rules governing info on iPods, computers The agreement is being structured much like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) except it will create rules and...
Great. One more Canadian kook with a crystal skull, riding on the media bandwagon of the new (and boring) Indiana Jones movie. Skull 'find' inspires Indiana Jones The late Anna Mitchell-Hedges -- a Port Colborne, Ont., orphan who was adopted...
Good news for those who purchased an iPod a million years ago. Digital Home Canada - Apple settles suit with Canadian iPod owners The Montreal law firm which handled the case said that as many as 80,000 Canadians could be...
The only bad part about this is you can't buy it in Canada. It fits 20 cases of beer, dammit! ZENN Motor Company...
Here's a pretty awesome electric motorcycle that uses advanced gyros for steering and speed control. I think I want one. mental_floss Blog - The Uno...
Canadian artist finds his Web-published Creative Commons artwork and interviews were stolen and republished into a coffee table book, selling for $100 on the Internet. Luc Latulippe � Blog Archive � My illustrations, stolen and published in new book “OMG!...
While I'll admit brandishing a knife at a robber is kind of stupid, it reminds me of a story about a Canadian prime minister who used to grab people by the neck and shove them out of his way. Think...
Everyone's favourite anoymous, left-leaning KW snark rants on about Tommy Lukiwski. For those on vacation over the past month, Lukiwski's the guy in the videotapes spewing hateful remarks about gays. Canadian Cynic: Lukiwski, He's A Sorry Bastard Golly gosh, is...
Very interesting story about one of Canada's famous unsolved mysteries. Four ways to murder On the evening of the infamous murder, loved ones say the athletic and easygoing Clifford Redpath came home to his family's Victorian mansion in Montreal, looking...
Apparently there are far too many loopholes in the Canadian do-not-call legislation -- so many that Michael Geist made his own list. iOptOut - Welcome to iOptOut The Canadian government passed legislation in 2005 mandating the creation of a do-not-call...
Excellent piece about how ham-handed approaches to traffic shaping impact real businesses, and that by denying the practice exists only causes further problems. How Network Non-Neutrality Affects Real Businesses | Xconomy My company, Glance Networks, has first hand experience. Glance...
Awesome "Hinterland Who's Who" spoof. You really need to have seend these when you were young to fully appreciate them. YouTube - Spiders On Drugs...
... without telling them. This has apparently been confirmed on DSL Reports forums, and Bell's justification is that this is part of their TOS. Bell Canada Throttles Wholesalers, Doesn't Bother To Tell Them - dslreports.com Users of the Canadian family-run...
Interesting little tidbit from Michael Geist on H&R Block's privacy policy. It's a little unnerving to know that my tax information is being sent to the U.S. Michael Geist - H&R Block's Privacy Policy Due to H&R US's location in...
Why do we even bother having astronauts when we don't even listen to what they have to say about our presence in space? globeandmail.com: Sale of Canadarm maker to U.S. company threatens Arctic sovereignty, Garneau says "The Prime Minister talks...
She's the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the one who couldn't be bothered to visit Brenda Martin, a Canadian stuck in a Mexican jail for two years now. Couldn't be bothered to visit her despite being in Mexico, and...
... Waterloo's greatest superhero team. I had no idea we had our own superhero team. This is awesome, in an indie kind of way. Amazing Challengers of Uknown Mystery...
We're not as exciting as the U.S. but we have had our share of scandals. CBC News In Depth: Canadian government Wilbert Keon "An error of judgement," as he called it, caused Conservative Senator Wilbert Keon to step down from...
Well, this bites. "Canada has a choice when it comes to defending our sovereignty in the Arctic: either we use it or we lose it," Mr. Harper said. "Make no mistake; this government intends to use it." Creekside: SPP :...
More beautiful pictures of this same place I previously posted about. the Vanishing Point I've never felt deeper and more completely embraced by the earth around me than I did when I got the chance to enter the tailrace and...
Oh yeah, I can see Harper's crew trying to fabricate a little conflict to get the Republicans back in power. I can't see them being very good at it, but I can still see them trying. Canadian leaders deny trying...
Ironically, this is one of my top 10 ways of hoping to die. Quebec woman dies during kinky sex: police A Quebec man may face criminal charges after a woman died while they were having sadomasochistic sex. The 39-year-old woman...
Crazy bill C-10 got inadvertantly passed into the senate with an overlooked provision that would allow the Canadian Heritage Minister to deny tax credits to films or television projects deemed offensive. So, essentially all good Canadian film projects could be...
Yikes.... Not for the squeamish. And I had laser eye surgery. Canadian man grosses out world with first eyeball tattoo - Posted...
Oh good. Maybe we can pick away at the smoldering debris and learn how U.S. spy satellites are made. Oh, and get cancer. We can also get cancer. Satellite Shoot-Down Set: Intercept Near Hawaii; Debris Cloud Over Canada (Updated) |...
This is stupid. I didn't even know people were required to pray in council meetings... They should be stopping this behaviour for secular taxpayer-funded jobs. Ontario councils refuse to drop prayer Municipal councils across Ontario are defying a call for...
A guy carrying a tripod or easel around in an arts college? Alert the media. Ok, I know it's happened here before, but it sounds like we're overdoing it a little in the fear and panic department. globeandmail.com: Sheridan locked...
I heard about this, but didn't blog about it (despite living only about 3km from campus). The LFA's club application letter was a little rough, and needed to be re-written. Besides, WLU's done a lot of boneheaded things in the...
Aw come on, Neil ... sure you can. Just need more of that great political stuff you used to do, and run a star chamber. CBC.ca Arts - Naive to think music can change the world: Neil Young Canadian rocker...
Well, that's just stupid. What are we? Americans? Scientists lament closing of key advisory office Members of Canada's scientific community praised the contributions of the national science adviser and expressed regret over the government's decision to phase out the position...
Umm. I'm just wondering if he would have fared better if he hadn't eaten the rotten meat. I mean, it was only 4 days. Keeping hydrated is much more important, and easier to do if you're not throwing up constantly....
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