"As leaders of the industrialized world lined up for their 'family' photo today, they were once again, waiting for Prime Minister Stephen Harper to show up and take his place with the group. His late arrival at the London G20 photo op in April had prompted jokes about his having been in the "loo.""
- Chris Rivait
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RT @globeandmail: "PM didn't pocket communion wafer, spokesman says" - Someone from the PMO is shredding & burning a wafer behind 24 Sussex
"On Friday, during the mass, Harper reached out with his right hand and accepted the wafer from a priest. A television camera lingered long enough to show New Brunswick Lt.-Gov. Herménégilde Chiasson, the next person to receive the host, raise his to his mouth. But the tape shows that Harper does not consume the wafer before the camera cuts away several seconds later."
- Chris Rivait
from Bookmarklet
"A pair of Walt Disney World monorail trains were involved in a head-on collision early today in Orlando, Fla. The driver of one of the trains was killed, according to reports from various sources, including CNN and the Orlando Sentinel newspaper. Television station C-F-News-13's website says the wreck is the first fatal accident in the Walt Disney World monorail system's almost 38-year history. The reports say the trains were transporting guests leaving Epcot Center after a Fourth of July fireworks show when the collision occurred at about 2 a-m, local time. Fire officials say no park guests were injured."
- Chris Rivait
from Bookmarklet
"“I don't know all the details about his situation, but what he's done handcuffs the organization,” Exelby said yesterday. “But being a Leaf now, I hope whatever happens only weakens the Senators.”"
- Chris Rivait
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