Category Archives: Canadian News

In a moment of dark irony armed robbers and a broken down bus full of Liberals cross paths near Vankleek Hill

Posted on July 15, 2010 by

On Monday morning, July 12, around 10am, two armed men walked into the Proxim Pharmacy on Main Street, Vankleek Hill, and demanded prescription painkillers. The pharmacy was full of customers, but no one was physically hurt. The two brainiacs left … Continue reading →

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Twisted but not shaken, Vankleek Hill feels effects of another 5.0 magnitude earthquake

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

. An earthquake centred near Val-des-Bois, Quebec, rolled sixty miles down the road and straight through Vankleek Hill on Wednesday afternoon, leaving buildings in our small village shaking and twisting. The 5.0* magnitude (Richter scale) quake was felt as far … Continue reading →

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There Is A Connection Between 59 Percent Voter Turnout And Four 36 Day Elections In A Row

Posted on October 15, 2008 by

Voter turnout has been taking a nosedive over the past fifteen years because 1. the Canada Elections Act put a 36-day minimum on campaigning, and 2. the federal parties figured out that if you have $50 million dollars to spend … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving An Election And Health Care

Posted on October 13, 2008 by

It’s Thanksgiving in Canada today, and tomorrow we vote for a new federal government. Election dates in Canada are selected by our Prime Minister whenever he’s ready to give’r so the timing is a coincidence, but taking a day off … Continue reading →

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Canadian Snow Job Part Two: Reclaiming The B Word

Posted on December 18, 2007 by

Bass Is Base: Canadian “Funkmobile”; ‘First Impressions For The Bottom Jigglers’ (1994) Click Here For More Canadian Music… do it kids, stick it to The Man. . It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas An Ice Age… 1pm December … Continue reading →

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CSN:AFU Week 28 In Review

Posted on August 28, 2007 by

Colin James: Canadian “Just Came Back”; ‘Sudden Stop‘ (1990) Click Here For More Canadian Music… do it kids, stick it to The Man. . CSN:AFU Week Twenty-Eight . Whoops. I had a friend over for the weekend… and this thing … Continue reading →

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