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 The Canadian navy will not have access to submarines after the last one has been put away.

They have had problems with boat maintenance for years now.

The last working submarine was just put aside after an accident in June.

A navy spokesman says they are focused on bringing two submarines back to sea in 2012. But he says that this news is another blow to the program.

He says the future of the submarine program could be in trouble if things continue this way.

Still reeling from the death of yet another young player, the NHL is vowing to examine the three recent hockey deaths.

Wade Belak was found dead on Wednesday, only 35 years old.

His death is the most recent in a trio of young hockey deaths over the past four months. Both Rick Rypien and Derek Boogard also passed away recently.

While their deaths are all unique, all three were known for their willingness to fight.

In a joint statement released by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players' Association executive director Donald Fehr Thursday, the two vowed to examine each death closely. They will also determine whether steps can be taken to reduce the likelihood of these situations occurring again.

Like Rypien, Belak's death is being treated as a suicide. Both reportedly struggled with depression.

CJLO is pleased to be giving away two tickets to Comedy Soon! taking place this Sunday, so get them quick! Email contest@cjlo.com with an answer to the following question:

On Dan Bingham's website www.danbinghamcomedy.com , what's the name of the show he'll be performing on September 29th?

Fresh noise rock band Zorch from Austin, Texas opened first at O Patro Vys. With panning projections, Zac and Shmu played out elongated versions of songs from their debut EP. Shmu, the drummer and vocalist, played wickedly to his band mate Zac, who could sometimes be seen simultaneously playing on three synthesizers... don't ask me how. Together, they delivered syncopated rhythms, distorted echoes and soaring arpeggios that basically made my jaw hit the floor. They played to please and I was hooked. Really, they were a treat to hear, and the guys are sweet and sincere... I had to buy a t-shirt.

Under his Doldrums moniker, Airik Woodhead has become quite adept at building dramatic sound collages out of almost anything he can get his hands on. As he was twisting knobs, cuing samples and singing, Woodhead was also conducting guest Schmu on the drums and it was a f-l-y improvised consummation. After their first successful collaboration, Airik confessed from the stage that "...we just started playing together and it's love. It's kind of cute." Couldn't be more dead on, Doldrums.

Afterwards, the stage shifted from a plethora of noisey absurdity that would make your mother cry to a more minimal, chill pop vibe. Arman At The Bazaar won the award for the biggest crowd of the night. Using a loop and effects pedal to construct quirky songs about fake love, he made all the cute indie girls and their boyfriends cut loose. I'd heard about this guy before, and I usually go ape over one-man bands, although I maybe got a little deterred when I started hearing his dubstep rendition of "I's the B'y"; everyone else really seemed to like his tribute to the Newfies. He said it was a new song, so maybe he has some fine tweaking to do. Or maybe I'm just falling out of touch with what is genteel.

The crowd dissipated to half its size when Cherry Chapstick stepped on stage. With three front men taking turns to sing each song, I felt as though I was listening to three different bands. Maybe their intentions on switching up vocalists was to make their sound multidimensional, which is not an easy feat or the wisest choice for some bands, or maybe their lips were too dry to have just one of them sing all the songs. That being said, they played well and the crowd was diggin' the feel. Hopefully CC keeps up with their music long enough for it to become a bit more of a mature, uniform sound. Shoegazy glam rock just might not be in right now, maybe someday it will make a comeback. Like I said before, I might just be out of touch with what kids these days are listening to.

-Michael Cota