The parish that feds overlooked / Canadian Mounties reached St. Bernard before troops did

The parish that feds overlooked / Canadian Mounties reached St. Bernard before troops did: "Two days after Katrina hit, a team of Canadian Mounties from Vancouver showed up to help,..."

err, uh, ok, it turns out it wasn't actually the Mounties, but rather a rescue team from Vancouver - not as vivid an image as Mounties rounding the bend, but still, Canadians beating Bush to the scene must really twist his pretzel, eh?

"...and a sprinkling of officials from neighboring parishes paid visits, but it would be days before there was any sign of assistance from the United States government. "