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Some Photographs from the All About Pets Show

After 20 years, the All About Pets Show remains Canada's largest pet convention. Our pal Nathan Cyprys went out to take photos of all the cute animals and their weird owners. He spent his time being surrounded by howling kids and animals and he loved it. Full story

The Company Helping Movie Studios Sue You for Illegal Downloading Has Been Using Images Without Permission

Canipre, the company in question, has written "they all know it's wrong and they're still doing it." Referring to copyright theft. On top of an image that they are using without the permission of the copyright holder. On their official website. Whoops! Full story

A JPEG Interview with Douglas Coupland

Author Douglas Coupland is pretty tired of email interviews, and who can blame him? To keep things fresh, Nadja Sayej interviewed him with JPEGs of handwritten questions, and Douglas responded in kind. Full story

Montreal’s Food Truck Plan Is a Symbolic 'Screw You' to Poor People and Immigrants

As those who are attentive to gastronomic rumblings in Canada are doubtless already aware, a few weeks ago it was announced that Montreal is finally lifting its 60-odd year ban on street food, although it is doing it in a way that is as perversely overregulated and ass-backward a… Full story

Hamilton Is a Paradise

Hamilton, the land of Canada's finest confederate flag waving BBQ restaurant, is a veritable paradise. We sent our pal Kelly Nguyen out to photograph its numerous wonders. Full story

Trampoline Parties and Burning Cars: The Photography of Carl Heindl

Carl has the unique ability to strain the best parts of life through his camera and pull out dark and gritty images that make everything seem much more interesting than it actually is. He also manages to be very lucky when it comes to being at the right place at the right time, a… Full story

Can MDMA Cure PTSD?

Trials Are Set to Begin in Vancouver

Last year, a study showed that MDMA works like a therapeutic catalyst. Patients’ scores when measuring common PTSD symptoms such as anxiety, paranoia, nightmares and depression, consistently dropped by over 75 percent. A new study in Vancouver is set to begin, though not without… Full story

What Does Canada's Blocked Terrorist Attack Mean for the Canucks?

Just as the Boston terrorist saga was coming to an end, a new Canadian terrorist plot was thwarted. Yesterday the RCMP revealed in a news conference they arrested two foreign citizens named Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser from the Montreal and Toronto areas respectively. Full story

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BC Bud

With a reported value of over six billion dollars, it’s no secret that pot in British Columbia is big business. However, due to the recent legalization of weed in Washington and Colorado, the draconian laws pushed forward by the conservative Canadian government’s omnibus crime bi… Full story

A Toxic Tour of Canada's Chemical Valley

The most shocking thing about Sarnia, Ontario’s “Chemical Valley” is that people actually live there. More than 60 oil refineries and petrochemical plants—40 percent of Canada’s total chemical industry—operate within 15 miles of the valley, which includes Aamjiwnaang, a First Nat… Full story