During a weekend speech in Calgary, Sarah Palin acknowledged her family used medical care in Whitehorse, the capital of Canada's Yukon Territory, decades ago....the head of Whitehorse Hospital said he recalls giving her a lobotomy in 1971.
Governor General Michaelle Jean is in quake-ravaged Haiti and spoke to the people, telling them......"You are not alone......there are people all over the world who are miserable"
The revelation that Canada's spy agency interrogated captured Taliban fighters raises the spectre of a Canadian rendition program in Afghanistan, opposition critics said Monday......a spokesperson for CSIS said...."After capturing the men and letting them freshen up, have a quick snack and unwind from the battle field, we would sometimes ask thier opinions on world matters"
Women who have between one and two drinks a day may be better at controlling their weight than women who don’t consume alcohol, a new study suggests.....in other news Kirstie Alley launches hostile take-over of Black & White Scotch.
A California man was driving his Prius on a busy freeway outside San Diego when he noticed his car was starting to accelerate on its own......the terrified motorist was helpless as the car raced along the road at speeds of more than 90 miles per hour.......anyone figured out what the "N" is for on the gear shift?
Vice President Joe Biden assured Israel on Tuesday of Washington's commitment to its security and preventing Iran from producing nuclear weapons.....shortly after, Biden and his entourage set out for some backpacking near the Iranian border.
Former Alberta Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer has pleaded guilty to "careless driving" and will pay a $500 fine.....he was initially charged with driving while having more than 80 milligrams of alcohol in one hundred millilitres of blood, speeding and possession of cocaine....the new charge was agreed after the prosecution “carefully reviewed” the case....I think that really means....."carefully counted what was in the briefcase."
Bidding for one of the most coveted domain names on the web, Sex.com, will begin at $1-million USD.....the existing owner, a Mr. T. Woods, was not available to comment.
A Sony Senior Vice President told a news conference yesterday......“We at Sony will liberate 3D from the confines of movie theatres and make it something that people can enjoy at home,”.........he went on to say the devices will be made of wood or plastic with glass, and they go in your wall.....he added more expensive versions that "open", could re-create smells and temperature changes.
Ursula Burns, the outspoken new chief executive of Xerox, wants to improve her employees’ performance by encouraging them to be bolder, more frank and impatient with each other.......so tomorrow....."Ted, I know your my boss, but your a dick-head and your constant sniffling makes me fucking sick, your wife's a boozy bitch who's been banging your neighbor and where the hell is the laptop I asked for this morning!"
The Grammy Award-winning rapper "Lil Wayne" delivered only a brief bow to fans and supporters as he was led out of a courtroom in handcuffs to face his sentence....his future cell mate "Big Wayne" suggests his bows will not be as brief at Rikers.
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