Canada Parliament eats seal to defy “ignorant” EU (Reuters)
Reuters – Canadian parliamentarians tucked into a meal of seal meat on Wednesday to defy both animal right activists and the European Union, which has banned imports of seal products.
“Dead” baby elephant calf born alive in Sydney zoo (Reuters)
Reuters – An elephant gave birth to a calf at Sydney’s main zoo on Wednesday, surprising vets and keepers who two days earlier declared the baby had died in the womb.
Air Canada learns that hockey trumps flying (Reuters)
Reuters – Canada’s largest airline has learned it sometimes has to take a back seat to the country’s biggest sporting passion, ice hockey, the head of Air Canada said on Tuesday.
New Zealander auctions “ghosts” in a bottle (Reuters)
Reuters – A New Zealand woman sold two vials that she said contained the ghosts of an old man and a young girl for almost NZ$2,000 ($1,410) after a fiercely contested online auction, local media reported.
In Focus: Senate Candidate Drops Out Of Race Due To Shyness
KNOXVILLE, TN–Donald Miller told his campaign manager to tell the people that Tennessee would be better off with a more confident, outgoing representative.
Alternate Health Care Bills
In response to President Obama’s call for compromise, several lawmakers have concocted their own health care reform bills. Here are some…
Alternate Health Care Bills
In response to President Obama’s call for compromise, several lawmakers have concocted their own health care reform bills. Here are some…
Sports: Chris Bosh Out For Season After Cutting Open Knee To See How It Works
TORONTO—The Raptors medical staff announced Tuesday that Chris Bosh will miss the rest of the season after the inquisitive forward cut open his knee with a steak knife in an effort to look inside and see how the joint works.
