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Air France plane on fire in Toronto 2

Aug

2005

An Air France jet carrying as many as 200 passengers skidded off the runway and caught on fire today at 3:50PM. I just checked the live Highway 401 traffic camera, and it looks like there is still a lot of smoke coming from the plane. The news agencies haven’t said whether they were able to ...

Today’s lame news 2

Jul

2005

I decided to talk about the news today, and how boring it happens to be on this twenty-fifth day of July, two thousand and five. The top story on CNN today is entitled “Union split over future direction“. I’ve never been a strong believer in unions, so this one pretty much bores the hell out ...

Fire that won’t go out 1

Apr

2005

The Toronto fire Dept. is desperately battling a fire this morning. I stood there watching the Fire Dept battle this fire for over 2 hours. But still the fire persists. The roof has collapsed, but this fire will not subside. I can see them battling this fire from my bedroom window right now. I smell ...

Texas oil tycoon indicted

Apr

2005

Bribing Saddam Hussein for oil contracts in Iraq is no longer necessary now that the US has control of that country. Texas oil tycoon David Chalmers Jr, his oil company Bayoil of Texas, and Bayoil Supply & Trading Ltd, based in the Bahamas, face federal criminal charges as part of the scheme to pay millions ...

3 Years for heartless mom 1

Apr

2005

A heartless mother in Toronto received 3 years in prison for leaving her child to die in a swelteringly hot apartment while she was out “clubbing”. Clara DaSilva was sentenced yesterday for her child’s death in September 2002 in which her child was left alone for 33 hours in the sweltering 35C apartment with no ...

Indonesian Earthquake – New Tsunami threat?

Mar

2005

*Update: Thankfully, fears of a major tsunami are receding. A major quake in the Indian Ocean has hit the coast of the Indonesian tsunami-hit island of Sumatra, triggering an alert across the region. The quake was given a magnitude of 8.2 by the US Geological Survey who have warned it could cause tidal waves. Read ...

Discount Airline Strands Passengers 3

Mar

2005

Canada’s 3rd largest airline Jetsgo is seeking court protection from its creditors after announcing that it is ceasing operations. 17,000 passengers are stranded at one of the busiest travel times. Passengers entered the airport only to find that the kiosks were abandoned, the computers were removed, and the www.JetsGo.com website wasn’t responding. Full Story: Link ...

Bizarre City Incidents 2

Mar

2005

The City of Toronto has experienced some extremely bizarre incidents in the last two weeks. Check out the videos of the first 2 incidents, they are pretty graphical and unedited, so don’t watch if you have a weak stomach. Today a man threatened to kill himself, then poured gasoline all over himself and set himself ...

26 years in prison for lying 1

Mar

2005

A California man sent to prison for 26 years for lying on a driver’s license application won a new hearing on Friday in a case that revived debate over the state’s “three strikes” law, which imposes lengthy terms on repeat offenders. Santos Reyes was convicted of perjury for filling out a driver’s license under a ...

TenByTen.Org – A snapshot of the time

Mar

2005

I recently came across TenByTen.Org. 10×10 is a unique way of delivering news. It takes a snapshot each hour of the top stories from international news agencies and forms a list of the top 100 words and the top 100 images for the current news. A matrix is formed and you’re presented with a visual ...