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Nicolas Cage Introduces “Verbal Judo” To The Masses. HiYa!

Nicolas Cage can be quite the eccentric actor and he lived up to those eccentric expectations when talking to USA Today this week about his upcoming Joel Schumacher directed move Tresspass. Cage tells the story about a naked ... continue

Celine Dion’s Home Intruder Drew a Bath, Ate a Pastry

I think that the only way Celine Dion's warble will become tolerable is if she covers the bed intruder song now. Dion and family were the victims of a bizarre home intrusion incident, though the singer, husband Rene ... continue

Anti-Cancer Virus Created, Targets Cancer Cells And Destroys Them

A new man-made virus is being used to fight off deadly cancer cells. The engineered virus is injected into the patients blood and selectively targets cancer cells, destroying them on contact. According to the journal Nature the virus only attacked ... continue

Canadian internet privacy getting another screwing by the Harper government

Over the years of the Harper Conservative government in Canada there has been a constant push to give the police more power when it comes to getting information about you from your ISP. For the most part ... continue

Chris Brown Announces “F.A.M.E.” Tour Dates And Special Guests

With a critically lauded CD released and his career heading in an upwards direction following the Rihanna incident R&B singer Chris Brown took some time on Wednesday to announce North America tour dates for his F.A.M.E. tour. Brown, ... continue

Even Canada has stupid and ignorant politicians so don’t feel too bad my American friends

Seriously? Now I can understand why the Green Party in Canada is, and will remain, a fringe political party in the Great White North. For those who don't know who this woman is, she is the leader of ... continue

Oh those crazy Canucks, trust it to be them to show why Net Neutrality is important

Imagine just for a second my American readers if Comcast sent you an email one day to let you know that while they still have caps in place you can still watch all the NBC online content ... continue

Did Prozac Cause Teenager to Kill? Psychiatrist Says Yes

A Canadian teenager who has pled guilty to murdering a friend may have experienced severe violent impulses due to the use of Prozac, a New York psychiatrist has testified. The 17-year-old teen, who was not named in the ... continue

A blue lobster, no it’s not a joke, just a one in four million chance

We've all heard the term "once in a blue moon", but I'm betting you've never heard the Atlantic Provinces version ... you know ... "once in a blue lobster". Given that it is a rare genetic mutation, one in four ... continue

Toronto’s sloppy misguided courting of a NFL franchise

For fans of NFL style football north of the US border, you may want to advise Toronto City Councilor Doug Ford to shut the heck up. For the second time this lockout filled off season Ford has ... continue

Apparently Canadians are jumping all over that new-fangled smartphone thing

I realize that for the most part us Canucks (Canadians to the rest of ya) are a pretty laid back bunch of folks who take our time to warm up to new and cool things but it ... continue

Moronic Canadian Private Copyright Collective wants memory card tax

Back in 1997, after the advent of the blank CD, the Canadian government, through the Copyright Board of Canada introduced a special levy (tax) that was charged to the importers and manufacturers of blank CDs. The money ... continue

Yay! Canada’s Rogers Wireless goes 4G …. or are they?

Let the rejoicing commence for Canada's Rogers Wireless customers because Rogers is going all 4G stating Monday May 4, 2011. Oh, wait. Maybe not. According to Knowlton Thomas at TechVibes this is nothing more than Rogers playing the old terminology ... continue

Canada-wide Internet Speed Targets Set By CRTC

I'll throw this one in the I'll believe it when I see it category but the CBC is reporting that the Canadian Radio-Telecommunication Commission (CRTC) is telling the country's broadband providers that they are expecting all Canadians to ... continue

Gang Ties Ban Rapper ‘The Game’ From Canada

Rapper, The Game, was held by Canadian officials for several hours yesterday and then released back into the United States, reportedly because of his affiliation with gangs in America. Substance Entertainment Group, the organization behind The Game's tour ... continue

Canadian federal election promises digital changes. Not likely.

Unlike the election cycle in the U.S. it is pretty safe to say that the Canadian federal election, which happens every four years, doesn't attract much attention outside of the country's own, and not much inside its ... continue

Canadian World of Warcraft players getting throttled admits Rogers

Rogers, one of Canada's main wireless, cable, and Internet providers, is well known for its anti-consumer activities so it should come as no surprise that with some intense questioning from the CRTC (Canadian Radio-television Telecommunication Commission) has ... continue