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Teen dials up $2G bill on sex chat lineTracy Lauren opened her phone bill last week and nearly had a coronary.There, in black and white, was a long list of collect charges from Montreal totally a whopping $2,000. But she doesn't speak to anyone in that city, and neither does her partner. It mu
Burger King in U.S. introduces bacon sundae
From bacon martinis to bacon doughnuts, adventurous foodies have enjoyed all manner of weird treats on the market in recent years. Now the fast food company Burger King ups the ante with the launch of its new summertime bacon sundae in the United States.
Berlin police try to ID mysterious 'forest boy'
Berlin police have released photos of an English-speaking teenage boy who wandered into the city nine months ago saying he had been living for the last five years in the forest with his father.
In Afghanistan, a Boom in Red Bull
Afghanistan has long been a lightly caffeinated, tea-drinking country. But over the past few years, many have developed a thirst for energy drinks—even some among the Taliban.
What moose? Woman can't recall dramatic collision
A central Newfoundland woman, who drove about 40 kilometres with her windshield smashed out and her car's roof peeled back like an opened can, says she didn't know she'd hit a moose until she arrived at work in Gander on Monday.
Filipino devotees nailed to crosses in Good Friday rites
Thousands have gathered in the Philippines to witness devotees nailed to crosses as they mark Good Friday by re-enacting Jesus Christ's suffering. The yearly rites continue even as Roman Catholic church leaders discourage the practice.
'Cinnamon challenge' is risky, say doctors
A spoonful of sugar might help the medicine go down, but a spoonful of cinnamon is just going to make you gag, cough -- and possibly send you to the hospital, doctors are warning.
Deaths banned in Italian village
Since the start of the month it has been illegal to die in Falciano del Massico, a village of 3,700 people some 50 km from Naples in southern Italy.
Regina man sees broom defy gravity, stand on its ownREGINA — When one Regina man’s broomstick stood straight up by the bristles for 45 minutes without any support this week, he felt there must be some advanced force at work.
“We were in shock when it actually stood there,” 76-year-old Leo Deis said. “I

Group of Torontonians has formed a team called the Toronto Terror, despite the fact that the small stun-guns are illegal in Canada
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