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US Town Wants Daredevil to Pay Up

Tightrope-walker Nik Wallenda calls it 'disgusting and sad'

(Newser) - When daredevil Nik Wallenda walked across a wire spanning Niagara Falls, history was made. But the stunt cost tens of thousands of dollars in overtime for policeman and firemen for two towns, one in the US and one in Canada. Wallenda paid for half the bill in both towns, and...

How Canada Got Richer Than US
 How Canada 
 Got Richer 
 Than US 
OPINION
Jul 17, 2012 4:34 PM CDT

How Canada Got Richer Than US

Blends ideas of left and right: Stephen Marche

(Newser) - When it comes to personal wealth, Canada's finally got us beaten—for the first time in modern history. The average Canadian household's net worth was $363,202 last year, compared to $319,970 in the US, as the Globe and Mail noted. What's more, the Canadian unemployment...

Bomb Threat Closes US-Canada Bridge

2nd threat in a week shuts busy crossing

(Newser) - Is somebody in Detroit trying to keep Canadians out? The Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit with Windsor, Ontario, was shut down last night after a bomb threat was received from the Detroit side, reports CNN . The bridge is America's busiest commercial border crossing, with more than 10,000 commercial vehicles...

Canada&#39;s New Money Melting
 Canada's New Money Melting 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jul 15, 2012 12:58 PM CDT

Canada's New Money Melting

'Indestructible' bills can't take the heat

(Newser) - The Canadian dollar is melting. No, it's not sinking in value again, it's physically melting. Canada switched to "indestructible" polymer $50 and $100 bills a few months ago, but it turns out that both are prone to melting and curling in intense heat "like bacon in...

Celebrity Chef Anthony Sedlak Dead at 29

Canadian died suddenly from undiagnosed condition

(Newser) - One of North America's most promising young chefs has been found dead at his home in Vancouver. Anthony Sedlak, 29, died suddenly from a previously undiagnosed medical condition, his family said in a statement. The Canadian, who started his restaurant career as a 13-year-old busboy, won the Food Network'...

Police: Yes, Head Belongs to Magnotta's Lover

Police confirm Lin Jun's head has been found

(Newser) - Police have indeed found Lin Jun's head: They confirmed today that the head found in a Montreal park Sunday does belong to the Chinese student allegedly murdered by Luka Rocco Magnotta. Some of Lin's body parts were mailed to schools and political offices, but police say all of...

Police May Have Found Magnotta Lover's Head

Testing needed to confirm Jun Lin connection: Police

(Newser) - The head of Luka Rocco Magnotta's former lover may finally have been recovered. Following a tip, police discovered an apparent human head in a Montreal park near Magnotta's apartment yesterday, the AP reports. Testing will help determine whether the head belonged to Jun Lin, a Chinese student allegedly...

World's Biggest Pot-Head Countries

Polite little Palau is surprisingly blunt

(Newser) - What sort of ranking gives its top spots to Palau, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam, and puts the US at No. 7? The list of the world's top countries for marijuana use, reports Business Insider , based on the UN's latest World Drug Report . Palau dominated the rankings,...

Canadians Don't Threaten to Move to US

Hilariously, Americans vowed to head north over health care ruling

(Newser) - A lot of people were upset over yesterday's Supreme Court ruling in favor of health care reform, and BuzzFeed noticed that more than a few were protesting in a pretty hilarious fashion: by threatening to move to Canada. "I'm moving to Canada, the United States is entirely...

1 Dead, 1 Trapped, 22 Hurt in Ontario Mall Collapse

9 still missing after rooftop parking lot caves in

(Newser) - The rooftop parking lot of a northern Ontario mall collapsed over the weekend, sending debris through two floors of the building. A pair of cars also reportedly crashed through. Now officials say they believe one person was killed in the incident; another is trapped but may still be alive after...

Germany Extradites Luka Magnotta to Canada

Accused body parts killer is on his way home to face charges

(Newser) - A Canadian porn actor suspected in the killing and dismemberment of a Chinese student is on his way back to Canada via military transport from Germany, where he was arrested this month. Luka Magnotta did not fight his extradition. He is suspected of killing Jun Lin and sending body parts...

Suspect in Canada Shooting Arrested at Border

Travis Baumgartner suspected of killing three guards in Friday shooting

(Newser) - The man wanted in a deadly armored car heist at a university in western Canada that left three armed guards dead was arrested at gunpoint by US border officials in Washington state, police said yesterday. An Edmonton police chief said that Travis Baumgartner was stopped near a border crossing in...

Central Banks Steel for Greek Vote

G20 ready for 'coordinated action'

(Newser) - Central banks across the world are preparing to take decisive action if needed after Greece's election on Sunday, which could rattle financial markets. "The central banks are preparing for coordinated action to provide liquidity," a G20 aide tells Reuters . Britain says it will inject its economy with...

3 Dead in Canada University Shooting

Armed robbery attempt leaves armored vehicle employees dead

(Newser) - A university shooting in Canada overnight left three people dead, Global Edmonton reports. Police were called to the HUB Mall on the University of Alberta campus just after midnight today after the armed robbery attempt, the Edmonton Journal adds. The victims are believed to be two male employees and one...

Vancouver Body Parts ID&#39;d as Magnotta Victim
 Vancouver Body Parts IDed 
Jun 14, 2012 3:45 AM CDT

Vancouver Body Parts IDed

Teacher suspended for showing class murder video

(Newser) - A hand and foot received in the mail by two schools in Vancouver last week have been identified as those of Lin Jun, a Chinese student believed to have been murdered by porn actor Luka Magnotta. Only his head is still missing, and investigators suspect it may also have been...

Magnotta Posted YouTube Vids Before Bust

Vancouver body parts linked to Montreal suspect

(Newser) - Attention-craving murder suspect Luka Magnotta posted three videos to YouTube while he was the target of an international manhunt. The Canadian porn actor—who was arrested while reading about himself in a Berlin Internet cafe—says "Hi to all my fans!" in one video, reports the New York ...

School Staff Slammed for Moose Poop Prank

Teens tricked into eating 'chocolate almonds'

(Newser) - If you're ever in the Canadian wilderness and somebody offers you a "chocolate-covered almond," beware. It might be moose poop. The parents of two Manitoba teenagers are furious after adults tricked their children into eating moose droppings on a school canoe trip, the CBC reports. One mother...

Human Hand, Foot Sent to Vancouver Schools

Cops suspect body parts belong to Magnotta victim

(Newser) - A human hand and foot were received by two schools in Vancouver yesterday, and police suspect there's a link to the gruesome Luka Magnotta case. The Canadian, who was arrested in Berlin earlier this week, is believed to have murdered and dismembered a man in Montreal before sending one...

Fight for Luka Magnotta 'Far From Over'

Police looking into unsolved cases for connections to Magnotta

(Newser) - The manhunt for Luka Rocco Magnotta is over , but Canadian police say the investigation—and the fight to bring him to justice—is just beginning, reports CNN . Magnotta is set to appear in Berlin court today, but even though Canada and Germany have a mutual extradition treaty, Magnotta's extradition...

Toronto Mall Shooting Kills 1, Injures 7

Many injured in panicked stampede for exits after shooting

(Newser) - Gunfire in a downtown Toronto mall last night has left one dead and seven injured, reports the Toronto Star . Police said the shooting appeared to be targeted, but, as it happened in one of Canada's most crowded malls, numerous bystanders were also shot in the attack and more were...

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