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VIDEO: Guy nearly crashes Ferrari during test drive
They're flashy supercars, but they probably aren't meant to be driven speed demon-style down a country road, as this man finds out.
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Couple locked puppy in apartment bathroom while on two-week vacation
A southwestern Ontario couple has pleaded guilty to four counts of animal cruelty after they locked their Chihuahua mix puppy in a bathroom when they left for a two-week vacation. An apartment building landlord in London, Ont., started to receive complaints of a neglected dog near the beginning of the year and contacted the humane society. The humane society got a search warrant and went into the apartment on Jan. 6 and found the 12-week-old puppy in the bathroom.
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Vicky Venancio allowed to stay in Canada two more years
Vicky Venancio, the former temporary foreign worker who was left quadriplegic following a traffic accident in Edmonton three years ago, has been granted a two-year work permit. Immigration Minister Chris Alexander granted the permit. It was delivered to Venancio on Friday evening by Edmonton MP and Minister of State for Multiculturalism Tim Uppal.
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10 countries sitting on massive oceans of oil
The world powers and Iran struck a deal on Tuesday to curb Iran's nuclear program for at least 10 years in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from international sanctions. Interestingly, although Iran has a huge amount of oil, the Islamic republic doesn't even make it into the top three when it comes to proven crude oil reserves. Using the data provided by Barclays commodities analyst Michael Cohen, we put together a list of the 10 countries sitting on the greatest amounts of crude oil.
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Marc-André Simoneau's body believed to be found in Rivière des Prairies
Police say a body found yesterday in the Rivière des Prairies, between Montreal and Laval, could be that of Marc-André Simoneau. Simoneau, 31, is from Beloeil, an off-island suburb of Montreal, and has been missing for six days. Police say the car appeared to have been in an accident, and Simoneau's wallet was missing, but there were no signs of violence in the vehicle.
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'Mockingjay Part 2' Trailer Drops
"Game" on! "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" released its first full-length trailer on Thursday, but die-hard fans have had their bows and arrows long ready. The closing chapter of the blockbuster franchise culminates in an epic showdown between
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Dead Oregon man could be linked to Calgary woman missing for 9 years
Fri, Jul 24 : The shooting death of a man in Oregon may be connected to a young Calgary woman who went missing without a trace in Las Vegas in 2006.
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Man Discovers ‘Mutant Daisies’ Growing At Fukushima Nuclear Plant
A discovery of ‘mutant daisies’ has been made near the site of the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. Twitter user San Kaido posted the pictures of the flowers, that appear to show stems and flowers connected to each other. San Kaido wrote alongside the picture: “The right one grew up, split into 2 stems to have 2 flowers connected to each other, having 4 stems of flower tied belt-like.
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Devonport workers entombed in submarine ballast tank - BBC News
Two workers were accidentally entombed inside the ballast tank of a nuclear submarine, it has emerged. Colleagues had mistakenly sealed the tank at Devonport base in Plymouth, where Britain's nuclear submarines are refitted. The desperate electricians hammered on the tank with a drill and were saved when they got a faint signal on a mobile phone. The Unite union called it "an extremely unpleasant situation".
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Neutered cat's reaction to being 'snipped' takes Internet by storm
(SWNS)Feline fans will probably have heard of cat nip, for its ability to delight our feline pals. Cat SNIP, not so much. Puzzled kitty, Milo, aged six months, awoke from an operation and let out a massive MEOW-CH as he noticed his ‘bits’ had gone. The
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Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson gets engaged at a Cubs game
Shawn Johnson, the Olympic gold-medalist gymnast and "Dancing With the Stars" competitor," threw out a first pitch at Friday's Chicago Cubs game. Johnson, 23, was joined by follow Team USA gymnast Alicia Sacramone for first-pitch duties, and when she walked back toward the dugout, her boyfriend Andrew East, dropped to one knee. East is a football long-snapper who recently signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Craig Landry pleads guilty in Philip Boudreau 'murder for lobster' case
Craig Landry pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact in the death of Philip Boudreau in a Cape Breton court on Friday. Landry is a third cousin of Joseph James Landry, the man found guilty of manslaughter over Boudreau's death in 2013. According to an agreed statement of facts read in court, the crew of the Twin Maggies saw Boudreau at their traps that day and believed he was tampering with them.
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Mum Refuses To Apologise After Posting Picture Of Down’s Syndrome Boy In Washing Machine On Facebook
A mum who posted a picture of a young boy with Down’s Syndrome inside a washing machine has refused to apologise after she was questioned by police. Courtney Stewart, 21, posted the picture of the boy - who she was looking after at the time - on her Facebook page. After questioning, Stewart refused to apologise for the image, which she branded “a laugh”.
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Katy Perry Jabs Taylor Swift
Katy Perry may have spilled a little more "Bad Blood" in the Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj debate. The "Teenage Dream" singer threw her hat in the ring on Wednesday, with a Tweet referencing the heated exchange between her fellow pop stars about this year's MTV Video Music Awards nominations. In her carefully worded post, Katy called it "ironic" to criticize someone for instigating a feud between two women when that person has allegedly demonstrated such behavior themselves.
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Alex Morgan hits the red carpet (17 photos)
U.S. women’s national team forward Alex Morgan has been one of America's sweethearts ever since she stepped into the limelight following the London Olympics. Check out some of her best looks off of the field and on the red carpet. LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY
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Want to avoid divorce? Here's when to get married
A new study flips conventional wisdom on its head by suggesting that those who marry older face a higher risk of divorce, according to a sociologist at the University of Utah whose data unearthed surprising results about marriage success and age. Nicholas H. Wolfinger found that people who marry after their early thirties are more likely to divorce than those who wed in their late twenties.
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Canadian crude prices already at $30 face more downward pressure
By Kristen Hays HOUSTON (Reuters) - Canadian crude prices have dropped to $30 a barrel and face further downward pressure as refineries shut for maintenance, cutting demand. "We tend not to see these projects slow down in the oilsands region," he said.
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Toronto massage therapist charged with sexual assault
Toronto police have arrested a massage therapist with sexual assault. Police say a 26-year-old woman attended a massage clinic called “Needed Massage” at 173 Queen St. E. Police say she was sexually assaulted by the owner, who is also a massage therapist. On July 10, Abdulaziz Albekairi, also known as Aziz, 42, of Toronto, was charged with sexual assault. Police say Albekairi was employed as a registered massage therapist at various establishments since 2006 and they believe there may be other victims.
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Woman killed in Highway 1 multi-vehicle crash
The fatal collision happened at Highway 1 near Garden Road at about 2 p.m., RCMP said. Earlier EMS said an infant injured in the crash had died, but RCMP say the child is still alive in critical condition in hospital. Nania told CBC News the cause of the fatal crash isn't clear.
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After four years in a shelter, this dog found its forever home
It all started at a Middletown Humane Society in New York State when a volunteer was asked to take out the dog in the corner cage that “barked so much.” Danielle Hopper remembers being really nervous. “I remember sitting there, so scared of the dog who probably weighed more than I did,” she wrote on her Facebook page. Mira went on to play until she was so pooped that she lied across Hopper as if she was a lapdog.
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Lara Croft Redesigned To Look Like A Real Woman By Body Confidence Campaigners
Female video games characters, including Lara Croft, have been redesigned to look like real women, thanks to body confidence campaigners. The characters have been reimagined using average American women’s measurements to give them waistlines that would actually allow room to house their internal organs - a rarity for women in video games. “Video games have grown increasingly realistic over time.
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