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200 Rescued From England Flooding

Posted: 11/20/09 9:49AM
Filed Under: Top NewsWorldDangerous WatersenvironmentSurvival StoriesWeird Weather

COCKERMOUTH, England (AP) - Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats rescued scores more as floods on Friday swamped northern England's picturesque Lake District. One police officer was missing and feared dead after a bridge was swept away.

Massive B.C. Fraud Hits Debit-Card Users

Posted: 11/20/09 8:54AM
Filed Under: CanadaCrime FilesTop NewsEconomyFinancial FelonsNews That Stunned Us

debit card terminal
CBC News

There has been a massive debit-card fraud in B.C.'s Lower Mainland involving thousands of cards and possibly millions of dollars, CBC News has learned.

Police Say Gang Killed People for Their Fat

Posted: 11/20/09 11:34AM
Filed Under: Top NewsWeird NewsNews That Stunned Us

A police officer displays a bottle containing human fat.
AP

Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists.

Tories Reject Calls for Torture Probe

Posted: 11/20/09 9:44AM
Filed Under: CanadaTop NewsAfghanistanMideastNews That Stunned UsPoliticsScandals

Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway Peter MacKay speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont., on Thursday November 19, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
CP

OTTAWA - The Harper government is dismissing calls for a public inquiry into damning allegations that the military handed over prisoners to face torture in Afghanistan.

Buzzkill: Dire Outlook for Canada's Honeybees

Posted: 11/20/09 11:20AM
Filed Under: EnvironmentAnimals in the News

A beekeeper points to the queen bee in a hive.  Since 2006, an average of 33 per cent of Canadian honeybees have died each year from a range of factors that scientists have yet to pin down.
Getty

As the temperature drops, Canadian honeybees are retreating into the thermoregulated core of their colonies to cluster and feed through the cold months.

Canadian Stamp Sells for $260,000 U.S.

Posted: 11/20/09 9:47AM
Filed Under: CanadaTop NewsWorldAmazing DiscoveriesNews That Stunned Us

From the collection of Wall Street executive, William H. Gross, this 1851 Canadian 12 Pence denomination postage stamp, shown in this handout photo, sold for a record $260,000 (US) in a public auction
CP

NEW YORK - A 12 pence Canadian stamp more than a century old has sold for US$260,000 at a New York auction, the highest price ever paid for a single Canadian stamp.

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