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You Have to Know How to Read Between the Headlines

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Good Thing The Stock Market Is Rebounding


“Caisse cuts 55 jobs, shuffles executives”

– Toronto Star

“CBC to lay off 180 next week”


– London Free Press

“Petro-Canada lays off about 200 in oil sands”


– Globe and Mail

“Deere to combine divisions, cut 200 jobs”


– Globe and Mail

“Saab
Jet maker set to cut 300 jobs”


– Toronto Star

“ArcelorMittal to lay off 400 workers in Indiana”


– Globe and Mail

“Yahoo to cut 600 more jobs”


– Globe and Mail

“CAE to slash 700 jobs by year’s end”


– Toronto Star

“Nikon to cut 1,000 jobs amid looming losses”


– Globe and Mail

“Qantas slashes 1,750 jobs after forecasting big loss”


– Toronto Star

“Sony Ericcson posts loss, to cut 2,000 jobs”


– Globe and Mail

“Amex to cut 4,000 jobs”


– Globe and Mail

“UBS to cut 7,500 more jobs amid losses”


– Toronto Star

“BT posts $1.74-billion loss; to cut 15,000 more jobs”


– Globe and Mail

“GM Canada to kill 38,000 jobs
AUTO GRAVEYARD: Blueprint cuts 6,000 more workers, plus 14,000 at dealerships and 18,000 at parts plants”


– Toronto Star


Really? I Thought I Was The Only One Who Felt That Way About Conservative Budgets


“‘Between disgust and pleasure, revulsion and enjoyment'”

– Toronto Star


Which Ones?


“Bombings around Baghdad raise security issues”

– Globe and Mail


And, If You’re Lucky, It Can Be More Than Touchy


“Intimacy while pregnant can be a touchy topic”

– Toronto Star


Because Criticism Is A Conservative Prerogative


“WHITHER THE LIBERALS?
Provide solutions, not just criticism”

– National post


Owwwww!


“Breaking up the lucky sperm club”

– Toronto Star


Really? That’s Funny, Because Whenever I Target South Korean Beer Assets, I’m Told To Go Home And Sleep It Off


“KKR targets AB InBev’s South Korean beer assets”

– Globe and Mail


The Right To Bad Puns Doesn’t Exist, Yet Headline Writers Act As Though It Does


“The right to bare arms”

– Toronto Star headline

“The right to bear children”


– Toronto Star headline directly below it


Maybe The Humanities Should Stop Telling The Sciences Yo Mamma Jokes


“50 years later, sciences and humanities still don’t get along”

– National Post


But, Is There Enough Room In Israel?


“’57-state solution’ floated for Mideast peace”

– Toronto Star


As A Stress Management Counselor


“Stress got you down? Chill out in new job”

– Globe and Mail


Claimed He Killed Kennedy AND Was Charlie Manson


“Accused killer padded resume”

– Toronto Star


And…Presumably One On The Lawn?


“Hubby has one foot in the doghouse”

– London Free Press


It’s Only Fair – After All, We Contributed To The Creation Of The Disaster


“Pakistan to ask Canada for disaster team”

– Toronto Star


Still, You Want To Do It As Quickly As Possible Because Spilled Liquidity Will Stain Your Carpet


“Mopping up liquidity is a tricky balancing act”

– Globe and Mail


Who Runs Detroit? Tony Soprano?


“Car firms held for ransom, suit says
GM, Chrysler, Magna seek total of $33 million after shortage of parts spurs plant shutdown”

– Toronto Star

“Being ‘blackmailed’ CAW says”


– Globe and Mail


Well, Thank You – I’ve Always Prided Myself On My Great Ro…Oh, Wait – You’re Talking About My Car, Aren’t You?


“A rugged off-roader with great road manners”

– London Free Press


How Much Is My Pity Worth To You?


“Besieged bosses: Feeling for the fat cats
We Want Your Pity”

– Globe and Mail


And, They Don’t Even Like Ribs


“Few meat inspectors mean more ‘shortcuts'”

– Toronto Star


Just Like A Flat Earth Would Orbit The Sun More Efficiently


“A flat tax would be ‘progressive'”

– Globe and Mail


George Stroumboulopoulos? Really? Why Would Anybody Over 30 Trust Him?


“The Canadians You Trust”

– Reader’s Digest


Are You Kidding? CSIS Is The Joe Bfstplk Of Security Agencies!


“Judge’s ruling puts CSIS under cloud of doubt”

– Globe and Mail


Why Would There Be Any Doubt? Have You Never Seen A David Lynch Film?


“Tori case casts light on town’s drug habit
Woodstock residents say abuse of OxyContin is pervasive and deadly”

– Toronto Star


And, That’s Something You’re Proud Of?


“How I created Brian Mulroney”

– Globe and Mail


Kim Jong-Il? The World Is His Toilet


“Again, he yanks the world’s chain”

– Toronto Star


If Only It Had The Appropriate Lungs, Vocal Cords And Mouth Structure…


“The Canadian mouse should get ready to roar”

– Globe and Mail


Are You Talking About The Blues Brothers? Man, John Belushi And Dan Aykroyd Were Hilario – What? President Bush? Oh, That Can’t Be Good…


“On a mission from God”

– Toronto Star


Man Says: “Allegedly? ALLEGEDLY? I’m 63 Years Old! Give Me Some Credit!”


“Police arrest 63-year-old man in wheelchair after he allegedly robbed a bank”

– National Post


Because Getting Radioactive Isotopes Out Of Leather Is A Real Bitch


“AECL sale needs careful handling”

– Toronto Star


And, All Of Them Are Demanding Increased EI Benefits


“It’s a zoo…really, all over your body
Scientists mapping human skin, find a thousand strains of bugs”

– Globe and Mail


Because They Were Pulled From High School Sex Ed Class By Concerned Parents?


“Why would anyone still be practicing unsafe sex?”

– Toronto Star


Hate The Sinner, Love The Ethnic Cuisine


“The key to a great summer nosh? It’s ‘wichcraft”

– Globe and Mail

“Restaurant reviews
Jewish nirvana in the strip malls of north Toronto”


– Globe and Mail


Colombia Soon To Be Canada’s Top Human Rights Violations Target


“Canada now Colombia’s top trade target”

– Toronto Star


Wouldn’t Roses Be More Appropriate?


“Iraqi boy meets girl…bombs house”

– Toronto Star


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