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German POW reunites with sister after 80 years
DUMFRIES, Scotland - When Heinz Roestel was separated from his younger sister Edith aged six, he little thought it would be nearly 80 years before he saw her again.
DUMFRIES, Scotland - When Heinz Roestel was separated from his younger sister Edith aged six, he little thought it would be nearly 80 years before he saw her again.
Driver following GPS gets stuck in Ontario marsh
QUINTE WEST, Ont. — An Ontario woman spent nearly an hour stranded on the roof of her car in the middle of a swamp after she followed a route prescribed by her global positioning device, police said Wednesday.Filipinos may face jail for changing anthem
In the Philippines, a land of passionate singers, taking on the national anthem is about to get a little more daunting - get it wrong and you could land in jail for a couple of years and be fined more than $2,000.
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In the Philippines, a land of passionate singers, taking on the national anthem is about to get a little more daunting - get it wrong and you could land in jail for a couple of years and be fined more than $2,000. School board spends $5K on French keyboards
MONTREAL (CBC) - CBC News has learned that Riverside School Board on Montreal's South Shore is spending $5,000 to replace English keyboards with French ones, while English laptops will have stickers put on to cover any English words, such as "delete." UFOs in Montreal? Strange sights reported
A mysterious object in the sky over Montreal this week is getting a lot of attention, including from a respected Montreal doctor who believes he saw something "out of this world." Man's fingers reattached after tug-of-war injuryStrange | 208445 hits | 4:57 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A man whose four fingers were severed during a tug-of-war contest across the river separating Digby and Annapolis counties is recovering in a Halifax hospital after having them reattached.Segway company owner dies riding two-wheeled machine off cliff
The multi-millionaire businessman, 62, fell into the River Wharfe while inspecting the grounds of his North Yorkshire estate on a rugged country version of the Segway.
The multi-millionaire businessman, 62, fell into the River Wharfe while inspecting the grounds of his North Yorkshire estate on a rugged country version of the Segway. Nova Scotia man, 59, severs fingers during tug of warStrange | 208494 hits | 6:52 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
A Nova Scotia man had his fingers severed in a tug of war during a fall fair over the weekend.Octomom's undies up for grabs at yard sale
Times are tough for the mom made famous by her octuplet children. Nadya Suleman, dubbed Octomom by many, is holding a yard sale to try and avoid foreclosure on her house.
Times are tough for the mom made famous by her octuplet children. Nadya Suleman, dubbed Octomom by many, is holding a yard sale to try and avoid foreclosure on her house. Canadian black bear gets free train ride to Winnipeg
A black bear cub has received a 12-hour free ride to Winnipeg, Canada, from the town of Foxwarren, after getting stuck on the bottom of a train car. Bald eagles released from death grip
Wildlife officials on P.E.I. released two battling bald eagles that had locked their talons together on the weekendAccused bigamist snagged on Facebook
A newlywed woman discovered her husband was already married when she saw his wedding pictures on Facebook, an Australian report said on Thursday.
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A newlywed woman discovered her husband was already married when she saw his wedding pictures on Facebook, an Australian report said on Thursday.Owl who nearly went to sea on cruise ship golf course
A rare burrowing owl has been rescued from the world's largest cruise ship, where it had apparently tried to set up home on a miniature golf course.
A rare burrowing owl has been rescued from the world's largest cruise ship, where it had apparently tried to set up home on a miniature golf course. Naked women fought on balconyStrange | 207358 hits | 7:41 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
A 29-year-old Hamilton, Ont., woman has been charged with attempted murder after police were called to an apartment building where two women were fighting naked on a third-floor balcony last Monday evening. Diaper-clad man plotted murder: WitnessStrange | 207235 hits | 7:34 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
A rich businessman was wearing a diaper when he plotted to murder his wife with his dominatrix-mistress and her ex-lover hitman, a jury heard Monday.Is it art or is it chicken scratches?
A hot new talent is making a splash on the modern art scene — Simon the chicken.
An abstract painting by Simon, entitled Fireworks, had already garnered 63 bids by 4 p.m. Saturday with a high bid of $525.
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A hot new talent is making a splash on the modern art scene — Simon the chicken.
An abstract painting by Simon, entitled Fireworks, had already garnered 63 bids by 4 p.m. Saturday with a high bid of $525. Man finds black widow spider in supermarket grapesStrange | 207082 hits | 8:51 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Donato Tersigni had the scare of his life Saturday when he discovered a black widow spider in a crate of grapes he bought to make wine. Retired NORAD Officer's New Book Predicts a Tentative Worldwide UFO Display on October 13, 2010
A newly-published book by a retired NORAD officer predicts October 13, 2010 as the tentative date for a fleet of extraterrestrial vehicles to hover for hours over the earth's principal cities.Wash. woman threw acid on self: police
A woman who claimed to have had acid thrown in her face by a stranger actually threw it on herself, police in Vancouver, Wash., said Thursday.
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A woman who claimed to have had acid thrown in her face by a stranger actually threw it on herself, police in Vancouver, Wash., said Thursday.Gunman kills 5, then himself in Kentucky shooting
JACKSON, Ky. — A man enraged over how his wife cooked his eggs in rural eastern Kentucky shot five people dead with a shotgun before killing himself, a relative of two of the victims said.
JACKSON, Ky. — A man enraged over how his wife cooked his eggs in rural eastern Kentucky shot five people dead with a shotgun before killing himself, a relative of two of the victims said. Exploding sauerkraut brings in Hazmat team
Students were quarantined and a hazardous materials team had to be brought in after an exploding can of sauerkraut caused a botulism scare at a high school in Prince George, B.C.Most haunted house in England up for sale
The whispers of children, strange apparitions, furniture moving on its own — for people who are thrilled by the paranormal, a property in England could become your personal haunted house.
The whispers of children, strange apparitions, furniture moving on its own — for people who are thrilled by the paranormal, a property in England could become your personal haunted house. B.C. bear scales 3-storey building for tomatoes
A black bear in Whistler, B.C., was so intent on getting at a few tomatoes growing in a window box that he climbed a three-storey condominium building to get them. Amphicar rescued from Red River
A specialized vehicle called an Amphicar, capable of travelling on land and in water, had to be fished out of the Red River in Winnipeg after it broke down..Pakistan Shiites mourn those killed in triple bomb
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Woman dies trying to get into home through chimney
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Police say a California doctor apparently tried to get into the home of the man she had been dating by sliding down the chimney. Her decomposing body was found there days later.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Police say a California doctor apparently tried to get into the home of the man she had been dating by sliding down the chimney. Her decomposing body was found there days later. Grey whale spotted at Vancouver beach
Some lucky beachgoers got a rare and unexpected treat at Vancouver's English Bay on Sunday when a grey whale cozied up to the shore.Man sues video game maker over addiction
A man in Hawaii is suing a video game developer saying that the game Lineage II was so addictive that he is unable to bathe, dress himself, communicate with others and wake-up during the day.
A man in Hawaii is suing a video game developer saying that the game Lineage II was so addictive that he is unable to bathe, dress himself, communicate with others and wake-up during the day. Human foot found on West Coast beach
A human foot has been found washed up on a beach in Washington state, police say. The foot was found Friday by a person walking on Whidbey Island, about 100 kilometres south of Vancouver, according to a release from Det. Ed Wallace of the Island County Sh Sea monster or big fish in B.C. lake?
For decades, people on Vancouver Island have been swapping stories about the monster in Cameron Lake. It's been described as a long, black, eel-like creature, with big bumps on its back, and it dwells in the small lake along the highway in the centre of t
Man arrested on claims he coached boy, 8, to swear on video
The boy's mother told the Connecticut Post that her son was paid $1 to make the video titled �Swearing Kid�
The boy's mother told the Connecticut Post that her son was paid $1 to make the video titled �Swearing Kid�Cat binner in the UK identified and under police protection.
A U.K. woman filmed throwing a cat into a garbage bin now has police officers stationed outside her house.
A U.K. woman filmed throwing a cat into a garbage bin now has police officers stationed outside her house. Hot dog champ to chomp down on pizza in OntarioStrange | 206846 hits | 8:32 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Takeru Kobabyashi has no idea what he is getting himself into.Australian drivers speed to see motorcycle ghost
Hit 111 m.p.h. and the ghost of a dead motorcyclist will appear in your rear-view mirror. At least that's what young people in a small Australian town believe, and are increasingly endangering their lives to prove.
Hit 111 m.p.h. and the ghost of a dead motorcyclist will appear in your rear-view mirror. At least that's what young people in a small Australian town believe, and are increasingly endangering their lives to prove. Man steals bike to make probation meetingStrange | 206782 hits | 6:49 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
An Edmonton man admitted Thursday he was late for an appointment with a probation officer, so he stole a bicycle and rode it to the meeting at the west-end police station.Mysterious woman is at center of probe into dead babies found in L.A. basement
The doctor's satchels contained the mummified remains of two babies. ... The other baby appeared to be a newborn. Detectives from the Los Angeles Police ...
The doctor's satchels contained the mummified remains of two babies. ... The other baby appeared to be a newborn. Detectives from the Los Angeles Police ... Vancouver bar's urinal TVs raise concern
A customer at the bar in Vancouver's Opus Hotel said she was shocked to discover men could watch her on video monitors placed over the urinals in the hotel's men's washroom. Bears guarded B.C. grow-op: RCMP
Police in southeastern B.C. have raided a marijuana grow operation that was apparently guarded by black bears. Toronto bans kite flying in city park
Toronto took the extraordinary step on Tuesday of banning kite flying in a city park. Some kite flying enthusiasts are advocates of kite fighting — where two kites do aerial battle, trying to cut the string of their opponent. Sex shop sign destroyedStrange | 207013 hits | 6:59 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Days after complaining to bylaw officers and police about a lewd sign in front of an Ottawa sex shop, a 53-year-old man is now accused of smashing out its front window early Sunday morning.JetBlue attendant wants his job back
The renegade flight attendant who cursed out a passenger and emergency-chuted to folk-hero status thanked the world for its support and said he wants to go back to work.
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The renegade flight attendant who cursed out a passenger and emergency-chuted to folk-hero status thanked the world for its support and said he wants to go back to work.Lightning hits boy, 13, at 13:13 on Friday 13th
Friday the 13th proved suitably unlucky for one 13 year-old boy who was struck by lightning before being taken to hospital -- at 13:13 on the dreaded date.
Friday the 13th proved suitably unlucky for one 13 year-old boy who was struck by lightning before being taken to hospital -- at 13:13 on the dreaded date.Passenger: NYC flight attendant's curse-filled announcement before emergency exit drew giggles
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Passengers on a plane on which a flight attendant infamously had a meltdown gasped and then giggled after he dropped the F-bomb repeatedly over the loudspeakers, a traveller aboard the flight says.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Passengers on a plane on which a flight attendant infamously had a meltdown gasped and then giggled after he dropped the F-bomb repeatedly over the loudspeakers, a traveller aboard the flight says.Back to Canada News
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