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The Destructive and Deadly Hartford Circus Fire
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Hartford Circus Fire On July 5, 1944, trains carrying the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus pulled into Hartford, Connecticut. The circu...
Feb 13, 2018
College Bros in the 1930s Were the Champs of Goldfish Swallowing
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Goldfish Swallowing While the Internet's cinnamon, saltine, mannequin, and ice bucket challenges may be just recent memories, mankind has long been swept u...
Feb 13, 2018
Snow plowing starts Thursday in Deer Park, Rosedale and Timberlands
Snow Zone plowing on Grey Routes is scheduled to start this Thursday (Feb. 15) in Snow Zone F. Residents are reminded to sign up for Snow Zone Alerts on the City website so they know when parking rest...
Feb 13, 2018
Toronto Rock's Tom Schreiber out for six to eight weeks after knee injury
TORONTO - The Toronto Rock announced midfielder Tom Schreiber will miss six to eight weeks after an injury. It happened in the fourth quarter of last week’s game against the Rochester Knighthawk...
Feb 13, 2018
Canada should cut corporate tax rate and incentivize high-tech investments: Mintz
MONTREAL - The Canadian government needs to shave a bit off the corporate tax rate and provide financial incentives for investments in artificial intelligence and robotics following U.S. tax reforms, ...
Feb 13, 2018
Government threatens to cut off Senate debate on pot as July deadline looms
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is moving to ensure the Senate doesn’t hold up its plans to legalize recreational marijuana in July. The government’s representative in the upper house, Sen...
Feb 13, 2018
Nova Scotia Teachers Union calls surprise strike vote over education reforms
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s teachers union has called an unexpected strike vote, setting up a showdown with the province’s Liberal government over education reforms. Any strike would not be le...
Feb 13, 2018
Alberta looks to rein in rising pay for school superintendents
EDMONTON – Alberta’s education minister says salaries for school superintendents are out of line with the rest of the province and need to be reined in. David Eggen says he’s looking...
Feb 13, 2018
SUV's accelerator sticks at speeds up to 100 mph in Florida
VERO BEACH, Fla. - Florida state troopers managed to stop an SUV with a stuck accelerator after it travelled about 50 miles (80 kilometres) on Interstate 95 at speeds up to 100 mph (160 kph). A Florid...
Feb 13, 2018
Patriots player Gronkowski gives $25,000 to kids' hospital
PORTLAND, Maine - New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has visited a hospital in Maine to make a donation and meet with kids. Gronkowski, his father and two of his brothers delivered a $25,00...
Feb 13, 2018