“Now, gimme all your money or I’ll take this meat cleaver and chop you to death!” Three words: Bank. Robbery. Fail. This viral video showcases a real ‘meat-head’ trying to rob a bank with a meat cleaver. Oh yes, a meat cleaver. If you think that’s funny, then clearly you are on the same page as the bank teller who is laughing at the man from behind the glass. Especially […]
Polar vortex got you down? Arctic outflows and wind chills wearing away at your patience and have you cursing this brutal winter season? Well, this video from Vyacheslav Ivanov might help you see that snow isn’t so bad … when there’s only one flake … and you’re looking at it under a microscope … in a lab … rather than sitting on your driveway, sidewalks and roadways with a few […]
Five-month-old Sebastian stopped breathing while in aunt’s car Police officer and fire crew stuck in traffic rushed to help perform CPR Baby Sebastian is now recovering in hospital The aunt of the baby who suddenly stopped breathing as she drove him in her car has told of how she was struck by horror, but taken over by instinct, as she realized her nephew was no longer breathing. Pamela Rauseo, 37, […]
The world’s rich nations pushed back against emerging market complaints about the spillover effects of their monetary polices, saying on Friday they had to get their own houses in order and get with the agenda of lifting global growth. As finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 developed and emerging gather ahead of a weekend meeting in Sydney, many are already talking at cross purposes. Emerging […]
A luxury fortress resort with cow dung and clay fireplaces in the middle of Rajasthan’s Thar Desert has been named by Lonely Planet as the world’s most extraordinary hotel beating resorts in New York, Laos, and Italy to make the top spot. Mihir Garh, or the Fort of the Sun, whose turreted walls and honey-colored towers are described as “an enormous sandcastle,” by the travel guide, was purpose-built in India’s […]
Obama sent “congratulations and best wishes” on behalf of the American people to the people of India on the occasion of India’s 65th Republic Day. In a message to President Pranab Mukherjee, Obama said, “On this date, we join the people of India in celebrating its inspiring democratic heritage.” “Our partnership has always been guided by our shared values and interests,” he added. “I look forward to working with you […]
Tom Mulcair urges Stephen Harper to make the issue of military suicides a personal priority. The Canadian military is dealing with another case of suspected suicide, the third sudden death in a week. The latest tragedy, which occurred Wednesday, involves a reservist belonging to The Princess of Wales’ Own Regiment, one of the country’s oldest military units, based in Kingston, Ont. Several defence sources identify the victim as Cpl. Camilo […]
Toronto ice storm leaves 300,000 with power TORONTO — A steady dose of freezing rain across parts of Eastern Canada turned roads and sidewalks into skating rinks Sunday, cut power to hundreds of thousands of people, and played havoc with holiday plans at one of the busiest travel times of the year. Anxious passengers found themselves stranded in airports from Toronto to St. John’s, N.L., days before Christmas. Some 300,000 […]
Two quick-thinking men on Newfoundland’s northeast coast managed to save a Greenland shark from choking to death on a large piece of moose hide this past weekend. Derrick Chaulk said he was driving down a road by the harbour in Norris Arm North this past Saturday when he saw what he thought was a beached whale. When Chaulk went closer to investigate, he realized it was a shark, which he estimated […]
Garter snakes spread throughout North America. The common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) is the only species of snake to be found in Alaska, and is one of the northernmost species of snake in the world, possibly second only to the crossed viper, Vipera berus. The genus is as far ranging due to its less discriminant diet and adaptability to different biomes and landforms, with varying proximity to water. However, in […]
