Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Today's Front Page News From Canada
I just happened across this online news source for Canada and I thought their collection of front page stories was interesting and in some cases, even a bit strange. Here are links to some of those stories:
Tiger mauls zookeeper to death
An animal keeper was mauled to death Wednesday by a rare white tiger at a wildlife park in New Zealand while visitors watched in horror, police said.
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Dog that saved owner from fire is euthanized
A terminally ill bulldog whose barking awakened her owner in time for both to escape from a burning house in Michigan has been euthanized.
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Terminally ill dog saves owner from blaze
Woman's body in freezer 20 years
London police have discovered a woman's corpse in a home freezer 20 years after her death, Britain's Press Association reported Wednesday.
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Drunk driver left pal dying on roadside
A Drayton Valley drunk driver has admitted taking a pal out for drinks on his birthday and then leaving him dying on the side of the road after rolling his pickup truck.
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Teen faces 22 charges
Students at Burnaby Mountain Secondary were in shock yesterday after a brazen shooting metres away from school grounds Monday.
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Footlong Fugitive loyal to Subway
Police are looking for the Footlong Fugitive who's been repeatedly knocking off the same Subway restaurant in the south end.
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Hopefuls strut their stuff to be Miss Hooters
This city is going to sizzle tonight. And we're not talking about the weather. Twenty young women from across Canada are in Winnipeg to compete in the 10th annual Miss Hooters of Canada pageant.
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Slain girl battled disease
Given a new lease on life, Angela Holm was settling into a normal routine after beating a life-threatening immune disorder -- one that claimed her older brother -- she battled since infancy.
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Ex-schools trustee gets probation in ketchup theft
A former school board trustee from southern California has been sentenced to two years of informal probation for stealing a bottle of ketchup from a college dining area.
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Teens pranking school caught red-handed
Police in San Diego say a dozen high school students were caught in the act of moving hundreds of desks and chairs out of classrooms as part of a senior prank.
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Cigarette bandit wore beer carton as disguise
Police in Nebraska are looking a man who stole cigarettes while disguising himself as a beer carton.
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Toy helicopter used to smuggle phones into jail
Toddler is a cue-ball wizard at pool table
'Worst' inmate wants bail
A high-risk convict called the "most difficult" inmate in the Edmonton Remand Centre wants out on bail on charges of starting a fire in his cell and assaulting two guards.
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Bus driver called 'creepy'
Lawyer says man who fondled disabled woman not criminal
Bus beheader's fate unknown
Boy, 13, is not baby's dad: Court documents
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