Great, Now Canadian Wildfire Smoke Is Crossing the Atlantic
Some personal news: I’m about done with wildfires.
A Canadian Restaurant Refused to Serve a Man Wearing a MAGA Hat and Now Its Yelp Score is Ruined
Because we’ve apparently learned nothing and are doomed to relive the same news cycle over and over, Yelp has once again become the home for airing political grievances. This time, a Canadian restaurant was made the target of negative reviews after the manager asked a man in a “Make America Great Again” hat to leave.
Canada Reassures Citizens There Will Be Enough Weed For Everyone on October 17th
On October 17th, recreational use of marijuana will be legal in Canada. But some people are worried that there won’t be enough federally licensed weed shops to meet demand on opening day. The government says not to worry. There will be plenty of weed to go around on October 17th.
Canadian Music Festival on Hold Due to a Single Nesting Bird
Birds couldn’t care less about your human entertainment, and a killdeer certainly isn’t going to change its breeding plans to accommodate Ottawa’s annual Bluesfest music festival.
Canadian Oil Pipeline Could Drive Famous Puget Sound Whales to Extinction
Orcas are one of the Pacific Northwest’s most iconic creatures. But despite their beloved status, the local resident population known as the Southern Resident killer whales are critically endangered, with just 75 known animals left. Now, advocates worry the Trudeau government’s plan to purchase the Trans Mountain…
Canada's 'Random' Immigration Lottery Uses Microsoft Excel, Which Isn't Actually Random
Last year, Canada introduced a new lottery system used to extend permanent-resident status to the parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens. The process was designed to randomly select applicants in order to make the process fairer than the old first-come, first-served system. There’s just one problem: the…
Woman Says Poop Fell From Plane and Into Her Sunroof, Splattering Her Face and Giving Her Pink Eye
A woman in Kelowna, British Columbia, says she has pink eye after human feces fell from the sky and through her sunroof, hitting her in the face.
Canadian Judge Finds Woman Guilty of Distracted Driving For Looking at Her Apple Watch
Make sure you keep your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road in Canada. According to the National Post, a Canadian woman was found guilty of distracted driving for looking at her Apple Watch, even though she claimed she was just checking the time.
Canada Is Buying a Tar Sands Pipeline a Major Energy Company Doesn't Want
Looks like the fraught Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion isn’t happening after all. Or, actually, wait. It is—but only after the Canadian government decided to purchase the damn thing for 4.5 billion Canadian dollars (roughly $3.5 billion).
Canada Is Ready to Pay Big Oil to Stick With Controversial Pipeline
The Canadian government is in a race against the clock to secure the expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. They’re gunning so hard for this archaic crude oil project that Finance Minister Bill Morneau promised Wednesday in a press conference the federal government would cover the dollars developer Kinder Morgan…
Amazon Is Building a New Tech Hub Inside an Old Post Office
In another stunning display of its might, Amazon will be transforming an old post office building into a new Amazon office building. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just announced that the Seattle-based online retailer will open a new tech hub on the site of a historic Canada Post building in Vancouver. The…
Canadian Hells Angels Terrorize Hotel by Posting 1-Star Reviews
The Manitoba Nomads, a Canadian chapter of the Hells Angels, doesn’t take shit from anyone—especially hotels that discriminate against its members.
How First Nations Are Keeping Watch Over an Embattled Canadian Pipeline
BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA—At 6:30 a.m., workers started hacking away at blackberry bushes in a small clearing, wading through ankle-deep mud from the rains the day before. Just steps away, bright yellow signs staked into a berm warned of a high pressure pipeline buried beneath.
1967 UFO Encounter Immortalized as Trippy-Ass, Glow-in-the-Dark Coin by Canadian Mint
The Royal Canadian Mint has created a flashy, egg-shaped, glow-in-the-dark coin to commemorate one of Canada’s most famous UFO sightings.
This Canadian Pipeline Battle Is Starting to Feel a lot Like Standing Rock
In the city of Burnaby, British Columbia, indigenous-led pipeline opponents are revving up their efforts to stop a 715-mile pipeline expansion that’ll essentially create an entirely new oil pipeline across Western Canada. They’ve been out in the streets since March 10, and law enforcement has arrested 172 people since…
Cryptocurrency Companies Are Rushing to Gobble up Canada's Cheap Electricity
Canada has always been defined by the vastness of its territory and its wealth of natural resources, especially in comparison to the small population. But today, the nation is in the first stages of a scramble for a new kind of digital resource. Drawn by Canada’s low electricity prices, cryptocurrency miners are…
The Battle Over Canada's Most Controversial Pipeline Is Heating Up
BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA—Led by a coalition of First Nations tribes, thousands of protestors took to the streets on Saturday in Canada’s latest pipeline battle.
Canadian Budget Pledges Billions to Fund Basic Science Research
The Canadian government unveiled its 2018 budget on Tuesday, committing nearly $4 billion (or over $3 million USD) to a range of science programs over the next several years. It’s the single largest injection of cash for basic science research in the country’s history, but critics say it still falls short of what’s…
Canadian Doctors Warn Medical Pot Is Overhyped
More and more people, young and old, are fast becoming fans of legalized weed, Jeff Sessions notwithstanding. That popularity has been greatly aided by the proliferation of laws that allow it to be used as a medical treatment, not just in the U.S., but in other countries such as Canada, which legalized medical pot in…
