Study finds texting while driving increases typos

A new study suggests that people who send text messages while driving are more than four times as likely to make a spelling error.

The study, conducted by the Centre for Superfluous Data Collection, looked at more than 6,000 cellphone users across Canada.

Zombies take Halifax, Vancouver: apocalypse imminent

Zombies swarm Halifax

Canada’s east and west coasts were attacked by zombies on Saturday.

While it is still unclear where the zombies came from, authorities are confirming that the cities were overrun by hundreds of undead by mid-afternoon.

Bill Clinton rescues journalists in Jack Bauer-like fashion

Bill Clinton single-handedly rescued two American journalists from a North Korean prison on Tuesday.

In a style usually reserved for the movies, the former U.S. president parachuted into the Communist dictatorship under cover of darkness, trekked his way to Pyongyang, broke into a maximum-security prison, escaped with the journalists in tow, stole a helicopter and flew to safety on board a waiting U.S. navy ship.

Governor-General drops sick tracks

Governor-General Michaelle Jean will be hitting the record charts soon.

The Queen’s Canadian representative recorded a rap song and video while visiting an Edmonton youth society this past weekend.

Harper steals a piece of Jesus

A video has surfaced on YouTube showing Prime Minister Stephen Harper apparently slipping a communion wafer into his pocket during the funeral mass for former governor-general Romeo LeBlanc last week.

Talking trash heap weighs in on Toronto’s garbage woes

As Toronto’s municipal strike nears its third week, who better to offer her opinion than a sentient pile of garbage?

Marjory the Trash Heap has been offering sage advice for years on a number of issues, but has rarely been called upon to talk about what she knows best.

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Michael Bay discusses new movie: “Shit Blowing Up”

On the heels of his wildly successful, but critically lambasted, movie, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Michael Bay allowed HMCS to sit down with him and talk about his upcoming film, Shit Blowing Up.

Air Canada to test “snakes on a plane” scenario

Air Canada is about to find out what really happens when snakes are loose on a plane. In anticipation of allowing pets to fly in the cabins of its aircraft in July the company is testing safety scenarios involving several types of animals.

N.S. court convicts seal-hunter hunters

A Nova Scotia judge found two men guilty on Tuesday of hunting sealers without a permit.