Category: Community

Vatican uses Comic Sans in Pope Benedict tribute

Categories: Community

Tags: storify

si_benedict_sans.jpgThe papacy of Pope Benedict XVI has officially ended, but the aftermath of his nearly unprecedented resignation continues to evoke strong reactions among believers - particularly those who believe that the Comic Sans typeface should never be used outside of a speech bubble.

Generation Why: this week's must-reads from a youth perspective

Categories: Canada, Community

Tags: Canada, community

si-220-gen-why-march-1.jpgWelcome to the inaugural issue of Generation Why, a weekly interactive magazine curated by young Canadians for young Canadians.

Each week, CBC readers under the age of 30 and young staffers will collaborate to build a digital digest of the best content that CBC news and current affairs programming has to offer.

Twitter flips over Obama's 'Jedi mind meld' mix-up

Categories: Community, World

Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Politics, Storify, Twitter, U.S.

obama-vulcan-mind-220.jpgSpeaking to reporters after failing to agree with Republicans on a deal to avoid the "sequester" budget cuts, Obama mixed his sci-fi metaphors, saying he can't do a "Jedi mind meld" on his opponents.

Fired Groupon CEO compares career to Battletoads game

Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Business, Community, Science & Technology

Tags: Business, Storify, Technology, Twitter

groupon-battletoads-220.jpgYesterday, the online coupon website Groupon announced yesterday that it had fired founder and CEO Andrew Mason. 

His letter to employees included an arcane reference to the notoriously difficult 1991 Nintendo game Battletoads.

REPLAY Pope Benedict resigns: What's next for the Catholic church?

Categories: Community, World

Tags: World

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Two weeks ago, for the first time in almost 600 years, an active Pope announced that he was stepping down as leader of the Catholic Church.

In this week's episode of CBC Live Online, our panelists chatted about what's next for the Vatican, Catholics in Canada, and congregations around the world.

Russian 'ghost' ship has Twitter intrigued

Categories: Community, World

Tags: Canada, CBC, Community

si-220-ghost-ship.jpgRussian cruise ship Lyubov Orlova broke free from its tow line while en route from St. John's, Newfoundland, to a scrap yard in the Dominican Republic .

After weeks of drifting aimlessly through international waters, the unmanned, rat-infested "ghost ship" is turning heads as it inches towards European soil.

Beijing woman's dummy tummy stunt on Subway causes outrage

Categories: Community

Tags: Community, POV

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A woman who attempted to exploit the good nature of Beijing subway passengers by wearing a prosthetic pregnant belly to scam seats on the notoriously crowded trains ended up an object of ridicule.

What are some examples of bad behaviour you've seen on your local transit system?

CPC, Wildrose, CBC line up to cut ties to Flanagan

Categories: Canada, Community, Politics

Tags: Canada, Community, Politics, Storify, Twitter

flanagan-youtube-220.jpgOrganizations with ties to former Harper senior adviser Tom Flanagan, including Alberta's Wildrose Alliance Party and the CBC, are distancing themselves from the politics professor after his comments on child pornography last night.

Vote for our February photo contest winner

Categories: Community

Tags: Photo Contest

si_photovote.jpgFor our February 2013 photo contest, we asked you to embrace all things warm and fuzzy. We've narrowed down our selection to five photos based upon the community's reaction, and once again, need your help to determine a winner!

Boeing's bid to replace CF-18s gets CBCNews.ca readers talking

Categories: Canada, Community, Politics

Tags: CBC, Community, Community Reaction

Super HornetTerry Milewski's look at the Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet, now emerging as a rival to the Lockheed Martin F-35 as the Canadian Forces' replacement for its aging CF-18s, really got the CBC Community talking.