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Thursday August 9, 2007

+1 A family member of one of the women Pickton killed wants to build a memorial for all of the victims at his pig farm. It’ll be like Vancouver’s Auschivitz, but more sexy… And on a pig farm.

+5 A Vancouver man has been crowned the Scrabble Champion of the World!

- 2 Overdose deaths are on the rise in Vancouver. So are gun-related homicides. Can you feel it? We’re almost a real city.

+1 Canadian astronaut, Dave Williams, embarks on his second mission to outer space, but throws a fit when the other astronauts don’t know what his maple leaf tattoo represents.

- 3 An abundance of Iraqi refugees is pushing Syria to the brink. With an estimated 10,000 Iraqis hopping the border every week, Syria’s economy and resources are definitely feeling the strain… Yeah, you wouldn’t want to upset the delicate balance of Syria’s bullet-proof economy.

- 4 British commanders are pissed at the Americans for bombing the shit out of Afghanistan all the time, mercilessly killing a bunch of civilians in the process. But what are you gonna do, right? Ask them to stop?

Today: - 2 This Year: +208