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A Close Call with a Fire in Ops TownshipKawartha Lakes fire crews had their work done for them after a fire in a garbage can got so hot it burst the toilet tank it was next to, which in turn extinguished the fire
Mysterious noise escalates in Windsor, Ont.
An unexplained rumbling disturbed hundreds of Windsor, Ont., residents this weekend to the extent that some thought it was an earthquake, prompting calls for Ottawa to step in.
More than 1,000 Kyrgyz prisoners sew mouths shut
More than 1,000 prisoners in Kyrgyzstan have sewn their lips together, a grotesque act inmates describe as a protest of their dismal conditions, but which authorities blame on organized criminal gangs who resent attempts to break the power they wield in p
Appetite for destruction: 2012 and the Apocalypse | CTV News
Some say the Mayans predicted that 2012 would mark the end of time, what will the coming year bring? Disasters? Famines? Droughts? But if the Apocalypse is only a theory for religion and long-extinct civilizations, why do the rest of us care so much?
Bear captured in downtown Vancouver
Conservation authorities have successfully captured a large black bear that had been standing on top of a garbage truck in downtown Vancouver.

An Arizona gun club is offering a chance for children and their families to pose for photos with Santa while holding pistols and military-style rifles.
Mexico acknowledges 2nd Mayan reference to 2012
Mexico's archaeology institute downplays theories that the ancient Mayas predicted some sort of apocalypse would occur in 2012, but on Thursday it acknowledged that a second reference to the date exists on a carved fragment found at a southern Mexico ruin
Blind Rockaway Twp. man unfit to own gunsA full-blown court hearing started Thursday on whether a blind Rockaway Township man who shot himself in the shin can continue to own handguns or should forfeit ownership and the ability to purchase firearms.
Spanish cemetery threatens to evict the dead
Pushed for space, a Spanish cemetery has begun placing stickers on thousands of burial sites with lapsed leases as a warning to relatives that their ancestors face possible eviction.
Belgium's 'Mr Penguin' dreams of Antarctic funeral
BRUSSELS - Belgian pensioner Alfred David dreams one day he�ll find eternal rest in the icy waters somewhere near Antarctica, dressed in his penguin suit and laid out in a coffin decorated with penguins.
B.C. mom suing kids for financial support
A lawsuit in B.C. involving a mother who wants her adult children to support her financially is raising questions about whether Canada still needs laws that obligate children to support their parents.
Mystery Windsor rumbling pinpointed to U.S.
The source of mysterious rumblings that have been troubling residents in the Windsor-Essex area for months are coming from the United States, a Ministry of Environment official said Thursday.
Mystery bell leaves Africville community baffled
A bell is hanging high up in a belfry in Africville, Nova Scotia, baffling community members who say it mysteriously appeared one night at the site of a church that's being rebuilt to commemorate the black community that once flourished there.
'Gumby' fumbles California robbery
San Diego police say surveillance tape shows a person dressed like Gumby telling a convenience store clerk he is being robbed, fumbling inside the costume as if to pull a gun, dropping 27 cents and leaving.
Giant croc to become star of Philippines tourist park
MANILA, Philippines � Villagers and veteran hunters have captured a one-ton saltwater crocodile which they plan to make the star of a planned ecotourism park in a southern Philippine town, an official said Monday.
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