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Headlines’ Slavish Devotion to Times New Roman Doomed to Go Unrequited

Just Sad Little Flesh Sacks In An Indifferent Universe


“Without a title and paycheque, who are we?”

– Globe and Mail


Oh! Oh! Oh!
No! No! No!


“Can ‘La La Land’ Make the Musical Matter Again?”

– New York Times


Elon Musk Was Never Likely To Become A Citizen…


“AI is the future, and Canada must seize it”

– Globe and Mail


The Unknown Political Figures And Industry Leaders Are A Lot Harder To Watch


“Key players to watch in 2017
Look for notable political figures and industry leaders to make headlines in the coming year”

– Toronto Star


Because Tame Seaweed Is No Fun


“Reviving the art of wild seaweed harvesting”

– Globe and Mail


SPOILER ALERT: It Doesn’t End Well For One Of Them!


“When transport trucks and pedestrians meet in the 805”

– Toronto Star


And, As Long As I’m Writing Headlines, He Won’t!


“To a year of doing things differently – or not
PM can make the case he accomplished things in 2016, but he has yet to make good on his promise to chase cynicism from politics”

– Globe and Mail


They Certainly Keep Psychotherapists In Business!


“Strong, stable families are foundations for prosperity”

– Toronto Sun


Only 12 Belonged To Actual People


“Yahoo says one billion accounts hacked in 2013”

– Globe and Mail


They’re Valuable Ingredients In Chinese Aphrodisiacs


“In Africa, Rangers Are Also at Risk”

– New York Times


The People Who Died Were Hoping They Would Be Killed In The President’s Drug War Bloodbath, Instead


“Typhoon spoils Philippine Christmas”

– Toronto Star


Give Them Time…


“Americans upbeat in wake of election”

– Globe and Mail


1963? Because In 2016, Hate Elected A President


“A year where hate was not tolerated”

– Toronto Star


And, We’re Proud Of That?


“CANADA THRASHES LATVIA”

– Globe and Mail


Why Should Hollywood Have All The Fun?


“ISIS app lets kids destroy Big Ben”

– Toronto Sun


Having No Personal Life?


“What does it take to be a privacy professional?”

– Globe and Mail


So, It Goes From 100% To…150%?


“Loss of child ‘just too much’ for parents
Research suggests that for some parents, especially mothers, the loss of a child dramatically increases their likelihood of dying”

– Globe and Mail


And, If You Must, Always Get The Top Half
The Bottom Half Is Just Rude


“Never leave the job half done when hiring a top executive”

– Globe and Mail


I Still Have More Than I Will Ever Be Able To Read, Thanks


“Take stock of your books for 2017”

– Toronto Star


Not As Much Fun As It Sounds!


“Sex with student in graveyard!”

– Toronto Sun


Wouldn’t Want Them To Mix In With The Peas


“City budget strains vulnerable citizens”

– Toronto Star


Sure, If It’s The Boss’ Hat


“Just one hat can make all the difference”

– Toronto Star


Make Thing One And Thing Two Interns So You Never Have To Pay Them


“Channel Dr. Seuss at the office”

– Toronto Star


And, We’re Making Ancient Jokes About It


“The peasants in Canada are revolting, no question about it”

– Toronto Sun


They’re Finally Getting To The Xit Part


“British PM’s easy ride on Brexit about to end”

– Globe and Mail


Doesn’t Understand Why It Has Such A Bad Reputation


“Canada defends Spengler Cup title”

– Toronto Star


It’s A Dirty Job, But Nobody’s Gotta Do It


“Big change awaits Twitter
Social media service cuts jobs amid big losses, criticism over handling of abusive users”

– Toronto Star

“Potash Corp. cuts jobs amid surplus of product”


– Globe and Mail

“Great-West Life co’s Putnam cutting jobs”


– Globe and Mail

“Cymax cuts work force as losses mount”


– Globe and Mail

“Wal-Mart is cutting back-office store jobs”


– Toronto Star

“Lloyds to cut jobs in wake of Brexit”


– Globe and Mail

“RBC cutting London investment jobs”


– Globe and Mail

“‘Dream team’ led to ratings nightmare
Rogers confirms big shakeup with job cuts, return of MacLean”


– Toronto Star

“Ralph Lauren shuts stores, cuts jobs”


– Globe and Mail

“Mobile unit woes force job cuts at Microsoft
Still reeling from Nokia deal, tech company says it needs to focus on phone hardware”


– Toronto Star

“Scotiabank sashes jobs in Canadian divisions”


– Globe and Mail

“Chip Wilson’s luxury streetwear chain lays off 20 per cent of head-office staff”


– Globe and Mail

“GMP cuts 14 jobs from Houston office”


– Globe and Mail

“City of Brampton chops 25 managers, ‘key individuals’
Mayor says the change is ‘disruptive’ and ‘difficult,’ but it will reportedly save the city $2 million a year”


– Toronto Star

“Torstar announces plans to lay off more than 50 staff”


– Toronto Star

“Domtar cuts 100 jobs in North Carolina”


– Globe and Mail

“Postmedia to close London print shop, cutting 139 jobs”


– Globe and Mail

“Credit Suisse to cut 175 London Jobs”


– Globe and Mail

“ENGINEERING
WSP has cut hundreds of Canadian jobs in 2016″


– Globe and Mail

“Quebecor’s TVA Group to cut 220 jobs to slash costs”


– Globe and Mail

“Laurentian eliminates 300 jobs in shakeup
Bank says 8-per-cent cutback of workforce will be done primarily through attrition”


– Toronto Star

“CONOCOPHILLIPS TO CUT UP TO 300 JOBS IN CANADA”


– National Post

“SeaWorld cuts 320 jobs to boost revenue”


– Globe and Mail

“Mosaic cuts 330 jobs at Saskatchewan mine”


– Globe and Mail

“Olymel cuts 340 jobs in Saint-Hyacinthe”


– Globe and Mail

“Enbridge cuts 530 jobs amid slowdown”


– Globe and Mail

“National Bank cuts 600 jobs in digital shift”


– Toronto Star

“General Mills to cut up to 600 jobs”


– Globe and Mail

“Major brewer set to lay off thousands in takeover”


– Toronto Star

“Embraer to cut nearly 8% of work force through buyouts
Plane maker accepted the resignation of 1,463 employees – effective next week – out of 1,470 volunteers”


– Globe and Mail

“BMO to lay off 1,850 as profit slips
Restructuring energy loans hurt second-quarter earnings”


– Toronto Star

“Thomson Reuters to cut 2,000 jobs”


– Globe and Mail

“Ericsson to cut 3,900 jobs in Sweden”


– Globe and Mail

“Cisco Systems to cut 5,500 jobs in shift to software”


– Globe and Mail

“ING plans to cut 7,000 jobs”


– Globe and Mail

“Bombardier to cut another 7,500 jobs, 2,000 in Canada”


– Toronto Star

“Commerzbank to cut nearly 10,000 jobs, halt dividend”


– Globe and Mail

“Shell cuts total 12,500 over 2 years as prices stay low”


– Toronto Star

“UniCredit, in overhaul, to raise $14-billion
Italian bank’s plan – including cutting 14,000 jobs – to test investor appetite for helping a troubled sector”


– Globe and Mail

“Volkswagen to cut 30,000 jobs”


– Toronto Star

“Ontario sheds 36,000 jobs in July”


– Toronto Star


Show Us The Way, Oh Avatars Of Impartiality!


“Trump won, get over it”

– Toronto Sun

“Obama crowns himself to a third term”


– Toronto Sun


Only A Single Exclamation Mark? How Am I Supposed To Take You Seriously If You Only Use A Single Exclamation Mark?


“National tourism slogans are brilliant! Epic! Incredible!”

– Globe and Mail


I Know What You’re Thinking, But Then Who Would Run Our Biggest Corporations?


“Japan CEO quits over worker’s death
‘Karoshi’ – overwork – drove employee to suicide”

– Toronto Sun


If Albertans Want To Eat Carbon, They’re On Their Own!


“Jones: NDP must do a better job of making carbon plan more palatable for Albertans”

– Globe and Mail


But Most Of Us Didn’t Live Through 1065, So We Can Be Forgiven For Thinking That It Was


“Not the ‘worst year ever'”

– Toronto Star


I’m Still In The Market, So How Smart Can I Be?


“New Year’s quiz: Test your investing smarts”

– Globe and Mail


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