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What is with high winds toppling stages this summer? Are the winds really so much higher than usual or are they just not making the stages like they use to? 4 dead, 40 hurt after stage at Indiana fair 'snaps like a toothpick' - CNN.com Those poor people!

Workers win lottery on day of layoff notice 11/08/2011 12:13:00 PM -- CBC News A group of employees at an Ottawa manufacturing plant say they won the $7 million Lotto 6/49 prize Wednesday, the same day their company announced massive layoffs. Eighteen employees at SMART technologies -...

Slave Lake donations buried in Calgary dump - Calgary - CBC News It's always demoralizing to hear about real waste, even more so when that waste involves literally throwing away gestures of kindness and compassion. I also get that rules are rules. And I respect that, I really do. But...

Federal competition authorities have hit Bell Canada Inc., the country’s largest telecommunications company, with a $10-million penalty for “misleading advertising” spanning the last three and a half years. “The [Competition] Bureau determined that, since December 2007, Bell has charged higher...

As I had posted in the "latest techonolgies" thread, I am currently considering the future purchase (within the next year or so) of either a tablet or a netbook. And it occurs to me that since so many members here use varying technologies for varying purposes, I'd love to get some input on the...

Baby raised without 'gender' sets off debate | Sympatico.ca News

There should be lots of fodder for interesting commentary in this one. ;) German man trapped in women's prison rescued by mayor | World news | The Guardian

This is kind of interesting. Apparently Mercer has made the offer to rent Massey Hall, donate 50K to the charity of debator's choice, produce and moderate a televised debate between Harper and Iggy. Iggy has accepted. I wonder what Harper will do? I'm not sure how appropriate it may be to have...

I stumbled across this article while surfing the net at lunchtime today. Homelessness: Cutting out the middle men | The Economist Is this "completely crazy" or "just crazy enough to work"?