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Man steals mummified toe from Dawson City hotel's infamous Sourtoe CocktailStrange | 95 hits | 9:01 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Yukon hotel’s Sourdough Saloon is down one one human toe after a patron boasted about and then followed through with stealing a mummified toe that is used in the saloon’s infamous Sourtoe Cocktail on Saturday. Catch o' the day: B.C. police impound car decked out with fishing gear
Police said the unusually adorned car was travelling more than 50 km/h over the speed limit. The vehicle was adorned with buoys, rope, a life jacket, a life ring and a fishing cage, along with a full-blown motor attached to the trunk. Vancouver Island bald eagles raise red-tailed hawk chick as their own
A red-tailed hawk being raised by a pair of bald eagles on Vancouver Island is about two weeks from leaving the nest — if its three eaglet siblings don't kill it first. Bald eagles spotted swimming in Belcarra, B.C.
Most people will never see a swimming bald eagle in their lifetime. Cheryl Papove, however, has seen it twice — with more than one bird.'An unbelievable sight': Same-sex vulture couple hatches abandoned egg
The Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo is home to a same-sex vulture couple who have never been able to have babies — that is, until zookeepers found an abandoned egg.
The Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo is home to a same-sex vulture couple who have never been able to have babies — that is, until zookeepers found an abandoned egg.Robert Bigelow 'absolutely convinced' of aliens on Earth
Robert Bigelow, whose Las Vegas-based company Bigelow Aerospace has built expandable space habitats with Nasa, was speaking in an interview with 60 minutes.
Strange | 328 hits | 1:22 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Robert Bigelow, whose Las Vegas-based company Bigelow Aerospace has built expandable space habitats with Nasa, was speaking in an interview with 60 minutes.Bin Laden Song sparks calls for police helicopter
A police helicopter was sent to a property in Cambridge after a well-known song mocking the death of Osama bin Laden (pictured) was played during a garden party.
Strange | 207 hits | 8:24 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A police helicopter was sent to a property in Cambridge after a well-known song mocking the death of Osama bin Laden (pictured) was played during a garden party. Government accused of hoarding Canadian history in 'secret' archivesStrange | 519 hits | 3:26 AM on Thursday | posted by shockedcanadian
Sea lion drags young girl into water at Richmond's Steveston WharfStrange | 225 hits | 7:01 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A sea lion was captured on video dragging a young girl into the water at Richmond’s Steveston Fisherman Wharf.Man charged after removing transgender woman’s testicles
A man is facing felony assault charges after police say he used an Army surgical kit to remove the testicles of a transgender woman in her Denver apartment.
Strange | 190 hits | 11:02 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A man is facing felony assault charges after police say he used an Army surgical kit to remove the testicles of a transgender woman in her Denver apartment. Falcon Lake incident is Canada's 'best-documented UFO case,' even 50 years later
Stan Michalak can still vividly remember when his dad came home sick and injured from something that happened in the Falcon Lake woods on the May long weekend of 1967.Chef who killed trans wife undone by smell of boiled human flesh
It was the smell that drew police to the inner Brisbane apartment.
A foul stench no one could quite place. Unmistakably foreign.
But no one could have imagined...
Strange | 420 hits | 12:22 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
It was the smell that drew police to the inner Brisbane apartment.
A foul stench no one could quite place. Unmistakably foreign.
But no one could have imagined...Body found looming over suburbs in tree had lain undiscovered for weeks: German police
Untold numbers of locals had passed by the tree before noticing that there was a body in it
Untold numbers of locals had passed by the tree before noticing that there was a body in itDanish brewery 'beercycling' urine to make novelty beer
A Danish brewery is drawing on 50,000 litres of urine collected from the largest music festival in Northern Europe in producing a novelty beer aimed at the more adventurous drinker.
A Danish brewery is drawing on 50,000 litres of urine collected from the largest music festival in Northern Europe in producing a novelty beer aimed at the more adventurous drinker.Man spends more than £25k on plastic surgery to become elf
Luis Padron, 25, from Buenos Ares, Argentina, became obsessed with the world of elves, angels and fantasy beings after being bullied as a child.
Strange | 485 hits | 9:47 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Luis Padron, 25, from Buenos Ares, Argentina, became obsessed with the world of elves, angels and fantasy beings after being bullied as a child.Meet the baseball fan who's been flushing his buddy's ashes down ballpark toilets
A New York City man is on a mission to flush the cremated remains of his lifelong friend — a plumber — down ballpark toilets around North America.
A New York City man is on a mission to flush the cremated remains of his lifelong friend — a plumber — down ballpark toilets around North America.Guy in gorilla costume finishes London Marathon after 6 days
An English policeman wearing a gorilla costume while crawling the London Marathon has finally finished the race, almost a week after starting.
An English policeman wearing a gorilla costume while crawling the London Marathon has finally finished the race, almost a week after starting.London lesbian couple vanish after 'bust-up with father'
Maria Jimena Rico Montero and her Egyptian girlfriend Shaza Ismail have been reported missing to Spanish and Turkish officials after leaving the UK for the Middle East.
Strange | 193 hits | 6:08 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Maria Jimena Rico Montero and her Egyptian girlfriend Shaza Ismail have been reported missing to Spanish and Turkish officials after leaving the UK for the Middle East. Meet Steve, the curious ribbon of purplish light discovered in Alberta skies
Alberta sky watchers chasing the northern lights have partnered with scientists on the discovery of a curious ribbon of purplish light that everyone is calling "Steve." The feature is attracting attention for its unexpected name, as well as how it was dis UN Puts Afghanistan, World's Opium Capital, On Drug Board | The Daily CallerStrange | 205 hits | 1:54 AM on Friday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Afghanistan is the world's premier producer of opium, but that fact did not prevent the country from receiving a spot on a United Nations drug control board Sask. ranchers stunned as beaver herds 150 cattle
Curious heifers marched after beaver, rancher calls event a very Canadian moment. Rancher Adrienne Ivey may have heard of a beaver, but until now, had never seen a beaver herd. Cattle, that is. Husband & wife shocked after DNA test reveals they are twinsStrange | 601 hits | 5:44 AM on Sunday | posted by BeaverFever
Massive chicken egg cracked open to reveal another egg inside
A hen's egg that was more than three times the size of a normal egg has been cracked open. The results are amazing.'Neo-Nazi furries' uproar causes convention cancelation
Strange | 427 hits | 12:53 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
8-year-old boy drives 4-year-old sister to get cheeseburger: Police
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio- It wasn't a Big Mac attack, but a craving for the 'Golden Arches' that ended with a little boy taking his young sister for a ride in his dad's van.
Strange | 380 hits | 10:12 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio- It wasn't a Big Mac attack, but a craving for the 'Golden Arches' that ended with a little boy taking his young sister for a ride in his dad's van. It may not be legal, but marijuana-infused ice cream is now available in Calgary
Remedy Ice Cream is made in Calgary and infused with concentrated marijuana in an operation that's not legal but not exactly underground, either. While its operator may be more outspoken than others in the "grey area" industry, he's far from alone. ‘They will kill you and then they will bill you’: Teen who died in car crash receives $3,000 bill to replace guardrail | National PostStrange | 382 hits | 7:37 AM on Monday | posted by shockedcanadian
How this 3-year-old got stuck inside a toy claw machine
Irish dad Damien Murphy only turned away for a few seconds at a children's play centre. Moments later, he found his three-year-old son, Jamie, inside a toy machine.Plane lands safely in Australia after propeller falls off
A passenger plane landed safely Friday after one of its two propellers fell off in a near disaster as the plane approached Sydney Airport.
A passenger plane landed safely Friday after one of its two propellers fell off in a near disaster as the plane approached Sydney Airport. 'Very, very pink' tap water has residents in Alberta town in a tizzy
Residents in a small town northwest of Edmonton say bright pink water coming out of their taps was a bit of a shock. The town was doing its weekly wash of filters at the water treatment plant using potassium permanganate, which turns water pink when used Indian student 'burned alive on pyre after wrongly being pronounced dead'
A student who was pronounced dead in hospital may actually have been alive at the time and only later burned to death on a funeral pyre, Indian police say.
Strange | 454 hits | 8:21 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A student who was pronounced dead in hospital may actually have been alive at the time and only later burned to death on a funeral pyre, Indian police say.Man dies under his six-ton pile of porn magazines
The man's lowly death was revealed by a cleaner, who said his company had been hired to remove the magazines discreetly after the man's landlord called in at the flat in Japan over unpaid rent.
Strange | 524 hits | 7:47 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The man's lowly death was revealed by a cleaner, who said his company had been hired to remove the magazines discreetly after the man's landlord called in at the flat in Japan over unpaid rent.Father and son killed in head-on collision with each other
Authorities say a father and son have been killed in a head-on collision with each other in Fayette County, Alabama.
Authorities say a father and son have been killed in a head-on collision with each other in Fayette County, Alabama.WISCONSIN STUDENTS DEMAND FREE TUITION FOR BLACK STUDENTS
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Black students should be offered free tuition and housing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison because blacks were legally barred from education during slavery and university
Strange | 234 hits | 12:08 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Black students should be offered free tuition and housing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison because blacks were legally barred from education during slavery and university Mysterious creature lurking in Vancouver Island lake
Researchers aren't saying they've found a monster, but they do say they believe something big is lurking in a small lake on Vancouver Island. Ohio teen with leukemia uses stun gun to zap police officer in order to fulfill bucket-list wish | National PostStrange | 363 hits | 10:02 AM on Tuesday | posted by shockedcanadian
B.C. man slashes car tire, accidentally stabs self in leg
A case of apparent parking lot rage gone wrong has ended with a Vancouver Island man in hospital after accidentally stabbing himself in the leg while slashing a tire.Man walking across country barefoot hit by an SUV
A man who was hiking across America barefoot on the side of highways to 'save the earth' was struck by a Buick SUV and died Saturday.
Strange | 576 hits | 12:42 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A man who was hiking across America barefoot on the side of highways to 'save the earth' was struck by a Buick SUV and died Saturday. Ground patrol to investigate mysterious Arctic 'ping' sound
The mysterious "ping" sound reported last fall is being investigated again by the military, which in November sent a surveillance plane to the area. Canada Revenue Agency monitoring Facebook, Twitter posts of some CanadiansStrange | 532 hits | 3:29 AM on Thursday | posted by shockedcanadian
The Canada Revenue Agency is scrutinizing the Facebook pages and other social media posts of people it believes are at "high risk" of cheating on their taxes. It's also rapidly expanding its use of cutting-edge big data techniques for everything from impr Justin Trudeau refuses to answer questions in EnglishStrange | 268 hits | 12:17 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refused Tuesday to respond in English to several questions put to him in English in Sherbrooke, Que., telling the town hall meeting that because he was in Quebec he would speak French.Maryland school employee FIRED for correcting student's spelling in lighthearted banter over Twitter
A school system employee in Maryland who had a lighthearted quarrel with a student on Twitter has been fired. Katie Nash who acted as the media services coordinator since November 2016.
Strange | 367 hits | 9:03 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A school system employee in Maryland who had a lighthearted quarrel with a student on Twitter has been fired. Katie Nash who acted as the media services coordinator since November 2016.Bull mounts matador after knocking her to the ground in shocking clip
A BULL mounted a female matador after knocking her to the ground during a fight in Spain.
Strange | 489 hits | 12:10 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A BULL mounted a female matador after knocking her to the ground during a fight in Spain.YouTuber 8Booth's leap from hotel balcony goes disastrously wrong
As well as capturing the moment on his own GoPro, his failed stunt was caught on various security cameras at the Pacific Edge Hotel, in Laguna Beach, California.
Strange | 573 hits | 8:41 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
As well as capturing the moment on his own GoPro, his failed stunt was caught on various security cameras at the Pacific Edge Hotel, in Laguna Beach, California.Whale spotted swimming in New York City's East River: police
Officers patrolling New York City's harbour in a police boat have spotted a whale in the East River.
Officers patrolling New York City's harbour in a police boat have spotted a whale in the East River. Couple charged in runaway cheetah case near Creston, B.C.Strange | 474 hits | 12:36 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Two people have been charged more than a year after a cheetah was spotted wandering the snowy roads in southeastern British Columbia.Missing New Jersey family members found alive in Virginia
A New Jersey woman and her 5-year-old great-granddaughter have been found alive in secluded woods in rural Virginia, apparently stranded there for days after disappearing on a holiday road trip, authorities said.
Strange | 333 hits | 10:31 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A New Jersey woman and her 5-year-old great-granddaughter have been found alive in secluded woods in rural Virginia, apparently stranded there for days after disappearing on a holiday road trip, authorities said. 'Rainbow lobster' leads contest for craziest crustacean
Social media users are casting their "likes" for photos of exotic lobsters in an online contest that has a multitude of multicoloured, oversized and extra-limbed critters clawing to be crowned craziest crustacean.Forget the turkey: When it comes to Christmas, 'we Japanese think of KFC chicken'
In Japan, the Christmas tradition isn’t turkey — it’s chicken. And to be specific, it’s the Kentucky fried variety.
In Japan, the Christmas tradition isn’t turkey — it’s chicken. And to be specific, it’s the Kentucky fried variety. Berlin terror attack warning a hoax: RCMPStrange | 527 hits | 11:18 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A man who warned the RCMP that terrorists were set to launch an attack in Berlin — three days before a truck plowed into a German Christmas market — was jailed when his claim was dismissed as a “hoax.”Back to Canada News
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