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Canada's best-documented UFO sighting still intrigues, 50 years on
The first frantic callers to reach the RCMP were clear: something had crashed in the waters off Shag Harbour, N.S. But a series of searches turned up nothing. No wreckage. No bodies. No clues as to what really happened that night 50 years ago.Colorado Springs police hunting for 'The Mad Pooper' on the run
Police in Colorado are looking for a jogger they say is repeatedly interrupting her runs to defecate in public in one neighbourhood. Police Sgt. Johnathan Sharketti calls the case "uncharted territory."
Police in Colorado are looking for a jogger they say is repeatedly interrupting her runs to defecate in public in one neighbourhood. Police Sgt. Johnathan Sharketti calls the case "uncharted territory."Shaman dragged under in crocodile-infested Indonesian lake
This is the moment a man claiming to have supernatural control over crocodiles died after one of the reptiles appeared to drag the shaman under water in Kartanegara, Indonesia.
Strange | 85026 hits | 8:03 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
This is the moment a man claiming to have supernatural control over crocodiles died after one of the reptiles appeared to drag the shaman under water in Kartanegara, Indonesia.Meet the Flemings, the internet-famous Irish family who freaked out over a bat
As It Happens host Carol Off touches base with the Fleming family of Ballymacelligott, Ireland, whose efforts to rid their kitchen of a rogue bat have gone viral.
As It Happens host Carol Off touches base with the Fleming family of Ballymacelligott, Ireland, whose efforts to rid their kitchen of a rogue bat have gone viral. Lost budgie ruffles feathers in Abbotsford as police tweet to find owner
Police are looking for the owner of a budgie, as the bird appears to be lost outside in Abbotsford. The tiny bird has been nestling on a sign and ruffling feathers as locals have been trying to catch it without luck.Tiger shot dead in Henry County after it attacks dog
Henry County police and state authorities are working to determine how the tiger ended up in a residential area.
Strange | 87968 hits | 12:15 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Henry County police and state authorities are working to determine how the tiger ended up in a residential area.Ghostly, translucent lobster hauled from ocean off Maine
Maine lobstermen Alex Todd has hauled in blue lobsters and even some lobsters that were half blue, or half orange. But he says those don't compare on the scale of weirdness to the translucent crustacean that he recently pulled up in a trap.
Maine lobstermen Alex Todd has hauled in blue lobsters and even some lobsters that were half blue, or half orange. But he says those don't compare on the scale of weirdness to the translucent crustacean that he recently pulled up in a trap. Yellow lobster joins Boston aquarium's colourful collection
A rare yellow lobster has made its debut at the New England Aquarium, posing for a photo op with fellow oddly colored crustaceans. Summer meets winter: Sask. man goes wakesurfing using a toboggan
Chris Bear of Kamsack, Sask., posted a video on Facebook Thursday of himself wakesurfing at Madge Lake using a toboggan as his board. "As far as summer sports go, that's about as Canadian as it gets." He's considered Canada's founding father, but many Ontario teachers want his name stripped from public schoolsStrange | 85606 hits | 7:26 AM on Thursday | posted by shockedcanadian
Seven police officers storm pensioner's house to take her 'dangerous' Yorkshire terrier
Seven police officers in five squad cars swooped on a pensioner's cottage to seize her 'dangerous' Yorkshire terrier. Police stormed the 73-year-old Claudia Settimo-Bovio's home after Alfie chased a squirrel...
Strange | 85385 hits | 11:10 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Seven police officers in five squad cars swooped on a pensioner's cottage to seize her 'dangerous' Yorkshire terrier. Police stormed the 73-year-old Claudia Settimo-Bovio's home after Alfie chased a squirrel...'Out of a fairytale': Rare white moose captured on camera in Sweden
With its hulking size and all-white appearance, a rare moose put on quite the show for one lucky man in Sweden on Friday. This particular white moose is an eight-year-old male that has been seen in the area for some time.
With its hulking size and all-white appearance, a rare moose put on quite the show for one lucky man in Sweden on Friday. This particular white moose is an eight-year-old male that has been seen in the area for some time. 'It still fits': Diamond ring missing since 2004 turns up on garden carrot
When Mary Grams lost her diamond engagement ring in the garden in 2004, she thought it was gone for good. This week it was found on a carrot, plucked from the soil on the family farm.Texas man shoots armadillo, bullet ricochets back into his face
A Texas man was airlifted to hospital to get his jaw wired shut after he tried to shoot an armadillo and a bullet rebounded off the animal's hard shell, striking the man in the face.
A Texas man was airlifted to hospital to get his jaw wired shut after he tried to shoot an armadillo and a bullet rebounded off the animal's hard shell, striking the man in the face. False information sends asylum-seeking Haitians to CanadaStrange | 84927 hits | 8:59 AM on Monday | posted by shockedcanadian
The Ghostly radio station that no one claims to run.
“MDZhB” has been broadcasting since 1982. No one knows why.
“MDZhB” has been broadcasting since 1982. No one knows why. Do you see it' Man claims face of Jesus can be seen in wooden shelf
It wasn't until Mick Scanlan turned his wooden shelf upside down that he saw the face of Jesus praying in the wood grain. He said he's not the only one who has seen the face. Mystery solved: 'Thing in the woods' revealed as CIA spy camera, 55 years later
The mystery that has plagued a New Brunswick family for more than five decades has been solved, with a satisfying Cold War espionage-flavoured denouement. It turns out it was a high-altitude balloon-mounted spy camera developed in part by the CIA to secreHop on! Wild rabbits surf on sheep to flee New Zealand flood
It was a woolly ride, but three wild rabbits managed to escape rising floodwaters in New Zealand by clambering aboard sheep and surfing to safety on their backs.
It was a woolly ride, but three wild rabbits managed to escape rising floodwaters in New Zealand by clambering aboard sheep and surfing to safety on their backs. 'This guy thinks he is a bald eagle': young hawk defies odds in Sidney, B.C.
A young red-tailed hawk that has been raised by a pair of bald eagles in a Sidney, B.C., nest continues to defy the odds. The young hawk ended up in the bald eagle's nest in Roberts Bay in early June — likely intended as the next meal for their eaglets. 'The thing in the woods' still puzzles Moncton-area family after 55 years
In 1962 woodsman David McPherson Sr. found himself deep in the forest of Lutes Mountain staring upwards at a 181-kilogram white box with cameras and hanging from a tree by a deteriorated parachute.Orca Assault Shakes Up Boaters at Biorka
Victor Littlefield, his 14-year-old son and two of his son’s friends were on his 33-foot aluminum boat Sunday as it lay anchored near Little Biorka Island when the boat suddenly lurched violently to one side.
Strange | 84712 hits | 12:08 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Victor Littlefield, his 14-year-old son and two of his son’s friends were on his 33-foot aluminum boat Sunday as it lay anchored near Little Biorka Island when the boat suddenly lurched violently to one side. City Hall taking unnecessary steps in west-end park | LEVY | Toronto & GTA | NewStrange | 85121 hits | 11:56 AM on Wednesday | posted by shockedcanadian
Snopes publishes favorable Donald Trump report
Snopes.com is sometimes derided by conservatives as a liberal news operation disguised as a fact-checking site.
But this month, Snopes put out a report favorable to President Trump, concluding that, yes, he is the victim of lies in the news and in social
Strange | 87589 hits | 9:42 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Snopes.com is sometimes derided by conservatives as a liberal news operation disguised as a fact-checking site.
But this month, Snopes put out a report favorable to President Trump, concluding that, yes, he is the victim of lies in the news and in socialChina raise fear of genetically engineered soldiers with hyper-muscular test-tube dogs
Strange | 85166 hits | 8:33 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Lion seen nursing leopard cub in Tanzania
Newly released photographs from a Tanzanian wildlife area show a rare sight: a leopard cub suckling on a lion.
Newly released photographs from a Tanzanian wildlife area show a rare sight: a leopard cub suckling on a lion. B.C. woman agrees to donate her big toe for a free trip to the Yukon
Kelly Green, a Vancouver-based sea kayak instructor, won a strange contest with Tourism Yukon that offered a free trip up north in exchange for one of her big toes, to be donated after she dies. Toronto Parking Authority keeps executive salaries secretStrange | 84933 hits | 10:58 AM on Wednesday | posted by shockedcanadian
'Extremely rare' bird shows its face in New Brunswick
A bird of prey typically found wandering South America and the deep south of the United States has been spotted in New Brunswick. Man steals mummified toe from Dawson City hotel's infamous Sourtoe CocktailStrange | 84859 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 | 85319 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 | 85285 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 | 85338 hits | 3:26 AM on Thursday | posted by shockedcanadian
Sea lion drags young girl into water at Richmond's Steveston WharfStrange | 85067 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.Strange | 84976 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 | 85164 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.Strange | 85411 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 | 85199 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 | 84836 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 boardBack to Canada News
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