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Appetite for destruction: 2012 and the Apocalypse | CTV NewsSome say the Mayans predicted that 2012 would mark the end of time, what will the coming year bring? Disasters? Famines? Droughts? But if the Apocalypse is only a theory for religion and long-extinct civilizations, why do the rest of us care so much?
Bear captured in downtown VancouverConservation authorities have successfully captured a large black bear that had been standing on top of a garbage truck in downtown Vancouver.
An Arizona gun club is offering a chance for children and their families to pose for photos with Santa while holding pistols and military-style rifles.
Mexico acknowledges 2nd Mayan reference to 2012Mexico's archaeology institute downplays theories that the ancient Mayas predicted some sort of apocalypse would occur in 2012, but on Thursday it acknowledged that a second reference to the date exists on a carved fragment found at a southern Mexico ruin
Blind Rockaway Twp. man unfit to own gunsA full-blown court hearing started Thursday on whether a blind Rockaway Township man who shot himself in the shin can continue to own handguns or should forfeit ownership and the ability to purchase firearms.
Spanish cemetery threatens to evict the deadPushed for space, a Spanish cemetery has begun placing stickers on thousands of burial sites with lapsed leases as a warning to relatives that their ancestors face possible eviction.
Belgium's 'Mr Penguin' dreams of Antarctic funeralBRUSSELS - Belgian pensioner Alfred David dreams one day he�ll find eternal rest in the icy waters somewhere near Antarctica, dressed in his penguin suit and laid out in a coffin decorated with penguins.
B.C. mom suing kids for financial supportA lawsuit in B.C. involving a mother who wants her adult children to support her financially is raising questions about whether Canada still needs laws that obligate children to support their parents.
Mystery Windsor rumbling pinpointed to U.S.The source of mysterious rumblings that have been troubling residents in the Windsor-Essex area for months are coming from the United States, a Ministry of Environment official said Thursday.
Mystery bell leaves Africville community baffledA bell is hanging high up in a belfry in Africville, Nova Scotia, baffling community members who say it mysteriously appeared one night at the site of a church that's being rebuilt to commemorate the black community that once flourished there.
'Gumby' fumbles California robberySan Diego police say surveillance tape shows a person dressed like Gumby telling a convenience store clerk he is being robbed, fumbling inside the costume as if to pull a gun, dropping 27 cents and leaving.
Giant croc to become star of Philippines tourist parkMANILA, Philippines � Villagers and veteran hunters have captured a one-ton saltwater crocodile which they plan to make the star of a planned ecotourism park in a southern Philippine town, an official said Monday.
Note to motorists: Don't do thisA B.C. man was reprimanded by police earlier this month for trying to load a full-sized refrigerator into the trunk of his car, officials said today.
PETA to launch porn siteIn another sensational attempt to draw attention to the plight of animals, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is planning to launch a porn site later this year.
Man claims to be 500-year-old vampireThe arrest of an American man who broke into a woman's house and tried to suck her blood over the weekend has sparked discussion about the impact of vampire books and movies on U.S. youth culture.
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