Fleeing Suspect Falls To Death Off SF Cliff

Tip to would be car burglers: When you jump a wall in San Francisco, make sure there is something on the other side to land on."SAN FRANCISCO -- A 38-year-old man fell to his death early Thursday off a 200-foot...

Octogenarian man survives after shooting five times in head

In a miraculous escape an octogenarian man tried to kill himself but couldn't succeed even after 5 bullets. It seems the God doesn't want him to die soon.    " An 84-year-old Argentine man who shot himself five times in the head in an apparent suicide...

U.S. exports cigarettes, bras, bull semen to Iran

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. exports to Iran -- including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons -- grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. ...

Abuse of foreign workers unavoidable, Alta. Tories suggest

OpinionBarry Artiste, now Public ContributorCertainly nothing new here to report, Vancouver Contractors have been doing the same for over a year to South American Guest workers, working on the Canada-Line Tunnel...

A final farewell for Trevor Linden

UPDATELinden has officially announced his retirement."Vancouver Canucks forward Trevor Linden officially announced his retirement today, 20 years to the day, after the Canucks selected him with the 2nd overall...

Alberta Residents Return to Homes after Wildfire

Multiple small towns and hamlets were evacuated in northern Alberta over the weekend after wildfires consumed almost 2,000 hectares of land. Hot weather and dry brush often leads to massive wildfires in Western...

5 dead in Alberta plane crash

A cruel and tragic case of deja vu. A toddler has now survived two deadly plane crashes in five months."Five people died Friday morning when a small airplane owned by an Edmonton engineering company crashed while travelling from Edmonton to Winnipeg.""The wreckage was located...

CBC Series: A week without women

This certainly will be an interesting program to watch, as a small town loses all of it's women and the men have to fend for themselves, Kids and all.  Sort of reminds me of Al Bundy and his fictious No MA'Am...

Cops shut Facebook page naming accused cat killers

I'm not sure which is the bigger story here--that the kids may have microwaved a cat, or that the police shut down a Facebook webpage.  Take your pick."Edmonton - Four teens charged with killing a cat in a...

God's Prophets of Convienience

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIs it any wonder people turn away from the Church, Mosque, Temple and other places of worship, when Prophets use the "Guise of God" to commit atrocities against  a ...

In Memoriam: Lady Bird Johnson

Former first lady Lady Bird Johnson has died at 94. Lady Bird, born Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson in Texas, was the wife of former President Lyndon Johnson. By all accounts, she was a force of political and personal...

Brazilian gangs torch buses, kill 18 in wave of violence

"Brazilian drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro set fire to four public buses and sprayed police stations with bullets starting at dawn Thursday, killing at least 18 people, including two officers."

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