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AFP, September 3, 2010

BERLIN - To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cardboard cone filled with sweets, but schoolchildren in Essen this year opened their cones to find pens which project erotic images.

Children attending the Adolf Reichwein School in the northwestern German city were handed cones containing the pens by members of the German ...

The Ottawa Citizen, August 31, 2010

OTTAWA — Ottawa police were dealing with two separate bomb threats in the downtown core Monday.

A suspicious package at the Lester B. Pearson Building on Monday afternoon turned out to be a false alarm, police said.

Police were called to the Department of Foreign Affairs on Sussex Drive before noon to investigate.

Sussex Drive ...

A video of a young girl in a red sweatshirt throwing several puppies into a river has caused a huge social media backlash on sites like 4chan, reddit and Facebook.

The backlash is similar to the one caused by the Cat Bin Lady, a woman who was caught on video throwing a cat into a dustbin, and whose identity was quickly revealed by 4chan members. Similarly, some members of 4chan and reddit ...

Nothing compares to the irresistible crunch of an expertly fried dish. But the deep fryer isn't just for chicken and French fries. Restaurant chefs, street vendors, and state-fair cooks around the globe are experimenting with frying often surprising ingredients. The results? Sometimes weird, sometimes unexpected, but usually delicious. Check out what's fresh from the fryer.

Ready to put your own fryer ...

By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times, August 30, 2010

LOS ANGELES — Studies show that married people share a lot of similar personality traits. But is that because their personalities blend over time or did they have similar personality traits at the start? A new study shows, convincingly, that people tend to choose their future spouse based on similar personalities. Indeed, marriage does not ...

By Sneh Duggal, The Ottawa Citizen, August 29, 2010

OTTAWA — What was supposed to be a fun, relaxing night around a bonfire turned to tragedy when a man in his 20s died after he was struck by a car in Ottawa’s west end early Saturday.

Friends said the man was Justin NcNaughton, someone who always had a smile on his face.

“He was always happy, everyone knew ...

By Ken Ellingwood, Los Angeles Times, August 25, 2010

MEXICO CITY — In a grisly discovery, Mexican marines have found 72 bodies dumped at a ranch in a violence-torn stretch of northern Mexico, the navy announced.

The bodies of 58 men and 14 women found Tuesday were not immediately identified, and it was not clear why or when they were killed.

Tamaulipas, the northern state ...

Mayor’s election bid will use new media to reach the voter

By Chris Cobb, The Ottawa Citizen, August 24, 2010

There will be several thousand fewer lawn signs decorating the Ottawa landscape during this fall’s municipal election.

Incumbent Larry O’Brien and challenger Clive Doucet have decided that lawn sign money can be better spent.

“You can get your message ...

By Sarah Schmidt, Postmedia News, August 24, 2010

OTTAWA — The clock has run out on Facebook to revamp its privacy rules to avoid a public showdown with Canada's privacy czar over how it protects the personal information of its 500 million users worldwide.

After announcing in July 2009 that the social media giant was operating outside of Canada's private-sector privacy law, ...