The death toll of iconic saiga antelopes in central Asia has soared to around 120,000, almost half of the world’s remaining population, according to unofficial estimates. Today vets and scientists investigating the catastrophe presented their results so far to government officials in Kazakhstan, where the animals are dying.
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Biglerville Dress Code : Pennsylvania school’s dress code letter criticized as ‘degrading’ (Video)
Biglerville School sent ‘sexist’ letter to girls over graduation dress code. A family has threatened to sue an entire school district for sexual harassment after receiving a dress code letter for graduation.
Read More »Christian beheads jihadist in Syria revenge killing, Report
Christian Fighter Beheads Islamic State Jihadist in Syria Revenge Killing. The report came from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based organization that has become a key resource for exclusive intelligence from Syria. Its director, Rami Abdul Rahman, told Agence France-Presse the terrorist was found in a village of Hasakeh province called Tal Shamiram, whose people are Christians from …
Read More »Terminally Ill Couple Fall In Love At Nursing Home And Get Married (Video)
Terminally ill couple married in hospice care bonded over lung disease. Debbie Rivera, 54, and John Whaley, 58, are both suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Whaley, a triple-amputee, also has lung cancer. They met at hospice and fell in love.
Read More »Child in critical condition at London hospital with Ontario’s first recorded case of tetanus
A six-year-old boy from Owen Sound, Ont. is in critical condition with tetanus. Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is rare in Ontario with only one case per year on average. This is the first recorded case in Grey and Bruce.
Read More »Manitoba ramps up efforts to curb spread of zebra mussels (Video)
The province is doubling its efforts in the fight against zebra mussels. Last year, a plan to keep the invasive species out of Lake Winnipeg did not succeed, so twice as many staff and twice as much equipment will be available this year.
Read More »‘Friendly’ clown rape? Robert Jensen charged with raping a brain injury patient
‘Friendly’ clown rape? Robert Jenson is accused of raping the 20-year-old woman in her bed, American media reports. Jensen, 57, from Princeton, allegedly told the woman, who was recovering from a brain injury, “he was praying for a little girl like her to come around” in an incident on 29 January.
Read More »70-Year-Old Woman Killed In Head-On Crash Near Wroxeter
A 70-year-old woman has died following a head on collision south of Wroxeter in Huron County. Huron County OPP, along with members of the Brussels Fire Department and Huron County EMS, responded to the scene of a two vehicle crash on Brussels Line (County Road #12) between C Line Road and Gough Road shortly after 4:30p.m. Thursday afternoon.
Read More »Crying Toddler Kicked Off Flight? Sarah Blackwood, ‘Walk Off The Earth Singer’, Kicked Off Plane Over Crying Baby
Crying Toddler gets singer kicked off plane. Sarah Blackwood says she was kicked off a United Airlines flight because her 23-month-old son was crying.
Read More »E-cigarettes to face limitations in Manitoba, Report
Manitoba is about to join a growing number of provinces that limit the use of electronic cigarettes.
Read More »Linzie Janis Married : ABC’s Linzie and John Ferracane Wed in Jamaica
Linzie Janis and “Good Morning America” senior broadcast producer John Ferracane are married, People confirmed. “I’m so lucky that within weeks of walking into a new job at GMA… I found the woman of my dreams right in the office,” John, 34, told the magazine.
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