Suspect Santa

Canadian police, taking advantage of sweeping new anti-terrorism legislation, arrested Santa Claus on Monday. The "arrest" was actually stage-managed by local pro-democracy activists who say that the legislation -- which the upper house of Canada's Parliament was due to start debating later Monday -- will destroy many civil liberties. As Santa was hauled off to meet his fate, demonstrator Ken Johnson said it was obvious the suspect was part of a larger organization. "They're clearly in cahoots across the country, all these people doing very similar and weird things, spending time in shopping malls and waving in parades. I'm sure those hand signals are indicating something to other members of the cell."