Beyond the headline

Mounties raiding two marijuana plantations near the US-Canadian border at Christina Lake were surprised to find 14 wild black bears roaming around freely, and quite contentedly, in the fields and had to proceed with caution. The bears, however, seemed to be quite tame and very used to humans and one even went and sat on a police car for a …

A bit wearing on the pocket

A Spanish company has just bought the world’s largest gold coin for $3.27 million, its exact material worth. The coin is a Canadian $1,000,000 Maple Leaf, weighing 100 kilos and measuring 53 cms in diameter.

Strange lawsuit

A Canadian woman, Gabriella Nagy, is suing a mobile phone company for 600,000 Canadian dollars for invasion of privacy and breach of contract and blames the company for the breakup of her marriage. Her husband apparently became suspicious after noticing a frequently called phone number on the itemised bill. Dialling the number, he was told by the man on the …

Rodent steals the show

Melissa Brandts and her husband set their camera on timer and then sat down on the shore of Lake Minnewanka (you couldn’t make it up) in readiness. However, a curious rodent popped up to steal the show….Picture…