Headless Hitler - Man attacked Waxwork on a bet

And Now for more on the saga of the headless Hitler...."The man who tore the head off the Adolf Hitler wax figure at Berlin's new Madame Tussauds on Saturday said he did so to protest war and fascism – and to win a bet. “Politically, I lean to the left, but I'm not an...

Lottery luck for Ottawa barber and his longtime client

The $32 million Lotto 6/49 cash prize is to be shared between Mike Detorre, an Ottawa barber, and his longtime client Samir Haddad. The two men played lottery together for quite some time but have never won big until this Saturday. What is amazing is that Samir Haddad has...

Diablo 3: What We Know So Far

Well, Blizzard finally announced Diablo 3, sequel to some of the best-selling games of all time. While rumours surrounded this new iteration, whether it would be an action-adventure game, turn into a Massively...

Obama, McCain Spar over Immigration

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe Sway to get the Ethnic Vote is underway as two Presidential candidates fight to get elected as President. It seems both are trying to top one another in who is the...

Smoke from wildfires in California threatening people's health

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne can be assured California Celebs are off to exotic places unknown while their poorer neighbours are suffering the consequences of not being as flush with the bucks...

Record-breaking serve at Wimbledon by Venus Williams

Venus Williams records the fastest serve ever by a woman at Wimbledon with the scoreboard also had Williams winning 6-1, 7-5 Saturday over qualifier"One swing from completing her week’s work, Venus Williams toed...

Midwest floodwaters wash levees, weather improves

Drier weather is on the way for Midwest residents, as even though the Mississippi River washed over more flood barriers today, the weather is improving and hopefully drying up the worst flooding in 15...

Berlin's 30th Annual Gay Pride Parade

Starting in 1979, Berlin's Gay Pride Parade, also known as "Christopher Street Day" was inspired by Gay pride gatherings in New York City.  Today was the 30th annual parade, packing the streets and heading...

China Denies IOC Criticism

Thursday, June 26, 2008China denied politicizing the Beijing Olympics although the International Olympic Committe accused that it had injected politics into the Games. The IOC had sent a letter this week to the...

Wildfires Rage in California

"Firefighters from neighboring states arrived to help Monday after an "unprecedented" lightning storm sparked more than 800 wildfires, from Big Sur to wine country to Humboldt County. Along the coast in the...

Who's better for Canada? Obama or McCain?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly a great divide, when those under 30 years old may take to Obama, where those of us 40-70 years old  may take to McCain.  Guess it all depends who has...

Newspaper Questions Ahmadinejad, Gets Shut Down, Links to Political Rival Pro...

UPDATE: This clash between Ahmadinejad and freedom of the press (or what passes for it in countries like Iran) is a story that's gaining legs, as they say. Reuters notes: that the newspaper  "was seen as being close to Tehran Mayor Mohammed Baqer Qalibaf, a conservative...

Mermaid Parade in Coney Island today

The annual Mermaid Parade kicked off in Coney Island, New York today, but one person will be making a political statement and will be undertaking a hunger strike in protest to the proposed changes to the...

River rises again, along with worries in Illinois

Just when the rivers were supposed to be receding, the Mississippi River has swollen again and certain towns in northeastern Missouri and Illinois are trying to keep their levees intact as levels are rising...

Five foreign soldiers killed in separate bombings in Afghanistan

There is no word on the nationality of the dead soldiers, but it is believed no American or Canadian soldiers were among the casulties."Five foreign soldiers killed in separate bombings in Afghanistan ...

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