Severed human foot washes up in False Creek
A severed human foot in a running shoe has washed up in Vancouver’s False Creek, near the Edgewater Casino. First the whale, then the proliferation of seals, and now this: the restoration of False...
View ArticleLost bear occupies downtown Vancouver neighbourhood
A black bear that apparently hitched a ride on a garbage truck rode into Vancouver late this afternoon, causing police to shut down a multi-block area on the edge of Yaletown. The local economy was...
View ArticleBlackBerry PlayBook heist was professional job
The pre-holiday truck-jacking of 5,200 BlackBerry PlayBooks from a rest stop in Indiana has the FBI reviewing video surveillance footage. The cargo was bound for BlackBerry headquarters in Waterloo,...
View ArticleCarissa Moore 19, World Champion Surfer Plus “JAWS”: National Geographic’s 10...
Carissa Moore Warning: The Video below of surfing “JAWS” my frighten some rookie surfers! Each year National Geographic selects the “Adventurer of The Year.” This is my 9th blog of the 10 finalists....
View ArticleNorth Korea stages unauthorized Disney show for new leader
North Korean state TV this week showed a musical featuring apparent Disney characters put on before the country’s new leader, Kim Jong-un. It was the opening performance in North Korea’s unauthorized...
View ArticleFrancis refuses to move into groovy Pope pad
Pope Francis is going to continue to live at a modest Vatican hotel, instead of moving into the swanky, top-floor luxury apartment that popes traditionally live at. A Vatican spokesman said there is no...
View ArticleRussian track women deny protest stunt
Russia won the women’s 4×400-metre relay at the World Track & Field Championships in Moscow on the weekend. Quick kisses between the four in celebration led to rampant speculation they were...
View ArticleWhite powder package causes Kitsilano Hazmat scare
Wednesday’s postal delivery to the Fraser Institute’s offices at W. 1st and Burrard in Vancouver brought a quick response from the Fire and Rescue Hazardous Materials Team and the VPD after an envelope...
View ArticleStarbucks apologizes for satanic latte art
A Starbucks cafe in Louisiana has issued an apology after a woman received lattes prepared for her with a pentagram design and “666″ written on the foam in caramel. Devil-worshipping baristas sounds...
View ArticleRogers and Shaw announce Shomi, made-in-Canada service to rival Netflix
Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications today announced Shomi, a joint-venture, Canadian video-streaming service to rival U.S. giant Netflix. When it launches this November, Shomi will initially...
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