Humour
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Indigenous comedy duo forms in B.C. out of community need for laughterLilet and Soogah started doing comedy when their community was struggling with generational trauma and grief. The need for their humour as medicine grew more when COVID hit.CanadaFeb 25, 2023
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Health-care comedians: New Canadian show features front-line heroesA new virtual comedy show allows health-care professionals from across Canada to step away from the seriousness of their jobs.HealthAug 25, 2021
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Edmonton-raised Heidi Jacobs wins Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for HumourHeidi Jacobs is this year's winner of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour for her Edmonton-set anti-romance, ``Molly of the Mall: Literary Lass and Purveyor of Fine Footwear.''CanadaJun 5, 2020
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Coronavirus: Regina father spreads joy across the country with daily dad jokesA father of two, Regina's Graeme Parsons is sharing his love of dad jokes with people across the country.CanadaApr 22, 2020
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We want to hear from you: Send us your lamest dad joke for Father’s DayJust in time for Father's Day, we want to hear your best — or most eye-rolling — dad jokes. Here's how.Jun 7, 2019
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Super Awesome Science Show recap: The science behind April Fools’ pranksAlthough you may not realize it, the effort that goes into these attempts at humour is nothing to laugh at. It takes time, research, and proper planning to make a prank, or even a joke, work.ScienceMar 26, 2019
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This is the joke that won ‘Funniest Joke’ at the Edinburgh Fringe FestivalA joke about heart donation has won the Funniest Joke award at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival after receiving 27 per cent of the popular vote.EntertainmentAug 23, 2016
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Joking about rape: how a comedy tour is helping sex assault survivorsCan rape jokes ever be funny?CanadaMay 18, 2016
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What makes Dr. Seuss funny? Researchers at University of Alberta have figured it outYou can use math to calculate distances to other planets, or to build bridges or cars, but it turns out you can also use it to figure out what makes Dr. Seuss so fun.ScienceDec 2, 2015
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California city installs humour signs to promote traffic safetyA Northern California city is using humour to get drivers to slow down and pedestrians to pay attention.WorldFeb 11, 2015
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