The Conservative government will be cutting 245 jobs from agencies, boards and commissions, a move that will save Ottawa more than $1 million......including the 14 positions at the Canadian Council on the Status of the Artist....."he" said he would miss them.
The French navy has captured 35 piracy suspects off Somalia's coast......no.....I'm sure.....the French.....
North Korea said on Monday it had put its army on full combat alert, ready to "blow up" South Korea as joint drills between the South and the United States got underway.....North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was seen scurrying to his bunker which is made from a WWII American army helmet.
Seal meat hors-d'oeuvre and main courses will be on the lunch menu at the parliamentary restaurant on Wednesday......MP's who had already sampled seal meat said they were amazed at how easy it is now to balance a ball on your nose while clapping your hands.
The University of Queensland in Australia studied marijuana use and found people who were vulnerable to psychosis, in other words had isolated psychotic symptoms, "were more likely to commence cannabis use, which could then subsequently contribute to an increased risk of conversion to a non-affective psychotic disorder," the research said..........I think it makes more sense if you smoke a joint.
Iran's Parliament on Monday approved the budget for the year ending March 2011, allocating $347 billion to the government based on an oil price of 65 dollars a barrel......President Ahmadinejad explained $346.9 billion will go to further research nuclear wea.....medicine.
Methane is leaking into the atmosphere from unstable permafrost in the Arctic Ocean and could worsen global warming, a study said Thursday......scientists had previously concluded the methane was from whale farts.
The federal government announced yesterday that it has formally designated al-Shabab from Somalia a terrorist organization under Canadian law........a spokesman for the organization replied......."PFFFFFFFFT".....Stay tuned.......
Today is International Women's Day and world leaders and international organizations are calling for more rights and opportunities for women in order to help solve many of the world's problems.....I suppose we should move past "barefoot and pregnant, chained to the stove"
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As the games begin
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