Potatoe?

Seriously?  C'mon, a fifth-grader would know better!  The "e" is only added to "potato" when making the word plural ("potatoes").

Citrus salad = vitamin C supplement?

This is a departure from our usual typos and technical errors, but it was so maddening I couldn't resist.

This is another example of the photo and caption not matching the text of the article.  The article states that "men who take high-dose vitamin C supplements may be at added risk of developing kidney stones".  However the stock photo and its caption would have you believe that "citrus salad could be a kidney stone in the making". 

As a mild health-nut myself,  I think it's reckless of the Star to equate healthy, natural food with high-dose supplements.  I hope no one avoids vitamin C rich foods thanks to the unfounded insinuations in this caption.

 

Police "not entitled to use unlimited force to affect an arrest"

Numerous news reports today are quoting a court decision "A police officer is not entitled to use unlimited force to affect an arrest"; e.g., The Globe and Mail (below), Global News, and CTV News.  (The Star's story doesn't carry the quotation, but I don't have separate blogs for calling out other news sites!)

I haven't seen the decision yet but I'm assuming that this is a direct quotation.  In any case, I'm pretty sure the correct word here is "effect" (see http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/affect.html).

Interestingly, CBC News quotes the word "effect".  Did they quote it inaccurately?  Or is it OK to fix an obvious error in the source being quoted?  Or should the other news outlets have used [sic] to exculpate themselves from the mistake (and embarrass Madam Justice Louise Botham)?

An unelected boy of people?

I refuse to believe Mr. Marchese didn't actually say "body of people".