What will happen to our Canadian friends up north if they no longer have any cultural trainwrecks to mock? Mayor Rob Ford is headed to rehab. Justin Bieber spends most of his time in the US. And now there’s gossip that the First Couple of Canada, Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger, might be over. NO!! To be fair, this is from Star. So it probably isn’t true. But to be fair to Star, it’s Avril and Chad. I still don’t know how they even got together in the first place.

Avril Lavigne is having major issues with her husband of less than one year, Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger. The couple, who famously have a strict set of marital rules that include no drinking or clubbing when they’re apart, have been fighting more than ever.

“When they first got together, Avril wore the pants,” reveals a close friend. “But Chad has reverted back to his old ways and doesn’t check in with her like he used to.”

No word of a split yet, but Avril made her feelings loud and clear when she was photographed shopping in Malibu on April 17 without her wedding ring.

[From Star Magazine, print edition]

See, I don’t have any problem believing this. Chad and Avril made such a big deal about how they were “changing” for one another and Avril was really going to curb Chad’s sketchy ways and then it only lasted for a year or so? Sounds about right.

Chad and Avril did step out together a few days ago – go here to see the photos. They’re together physically, which I guess helps repudiate some of the rumors. But then again, they look sort of miserable. And if you told me that Avril looked knocked up… well, I would agree with you. Maybe that’s how their marriage will be saved (for one more year): she’ll get pregnant. Honestly, I would prefer that to Avril focusing more energy on her racist career.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Avril’s IG.