When asked by an analyst whether new Canadian investment rules would prohibit its takeover by foreign state-owned entities, Encana's interim CEO Clayton Woitas had a ready answer: "The answer would be no. Fucking asshole." [Reuters]
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Knife-wielding squirrel invades Canadian woman's yard
From the Toronto Sun: "We have a lot of squirrels in our backyard," she told the Sun Friday. "I noticed he had something blue in his mouth and I did a double-take and then I realized it was a knife. I started filming." Diamond said her first reaction was whether the squirrel was going to… READ THE REST
Watch Katee Sackhoff eat candy
Katee Sackhoff has a YouTube channel. It is wonderful. READ THE REST
Canadian officials caution against letting moose do this to your car
You are probably not into licking cars while in Canada, but moose seem to love it. Cars are generally caked with road salt in the Canadian winter months and moose love licking that salt. From CNN: Officials in Jasper, an alpine town in Canada's Alberta province, have put up signs asking motorists to avoid allowing… READ THE REST
This tiny little backup battery packs enough punch to jump a car back to life
An extra power bank or charging hub that keeps your smartphone or tablet powered up in a pinch is always a great idea. But those batteries will only handle the needs of your small electronics. They aren't really built for those heavy-duty power tasks that you might encounter. You know…like when your car battery is… READ THE REST
Score a refurbished HP ProBook x360 laptop for almost 50% off right now
If you're in the market for a laptop, it's tough out there. Between companies producing incredibly similar models with only slight tweaks and variations and shoppers starved for reliable sources of information to make sense of it all, you practically have to be a computer science major to untangle what's what. And when shoppers get confused… READ THE REST
This cool 3D build toy sparks creativity and key tech learning for youngsters
If you've ever seen a 3D printer in action, you know it's a pretty wondrous process. Even if you're crafting nothing more than a plastic bauble or a geometric shape, just watching that filament settle and build into something recognizable and useful is fairly awe-inspiring. And man, to a kid…it's like a miracle. And they really,… READ THE REST