The Victoria SPCA claim two dogs they killed last month, Bear and Dozzer, were put down due to behavior. But while they call it euthanizing, and necessary, that's not how it looks from the outside. From the outside it looks unwarranted and uncaring.

A pod of some 50 pilot whales has stranded itself in the Florida Everglades National Park along the Gulf of Mexico. Officials can't say why and already about 10 of the whales have died. Fisherman discovered the pod there on Tuesday.

Jamaican reggae singer Junior Murvin, best known for his hit "Police & Thieves," has died, aged 64. The cause of death is currently unknown.

Suzette Hall of Longmont, Colo. decided that providing haircuts while topless would likely be a good money-maker. She may have been right but it was a gig that didn't last so long. Last week Hall was arrested for not having a licence - to cut hair.

The embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is making the news in his country of Canada and elsewhere, especially in the U.S. where he's been the butt of TV show sketches and talk show jokes. Now even a small-town U.S.A. cop has made a Ford reference.

A U.K. consumer website called FreeDeliveryLand released a poll this week that purports to name the Most Heartbreaking Movie of all-time. The winner is the 1997 version of 'Titanic' starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio

Vancouver - Thousands of marijuana activists in the Canadian province of B.C. are trying to change how the drug is policed there. But the petition 'Sensible B.C.' canvassers are gathering appears unlikely to gain enough signatures to get the job done.

There may be a measure of justice on the way for Brenda Moreside. The 44-year-old Moreside was killed in her Alberta home in February of 2005, stabbed to death after calling 911 for help and receiving none. An inquest into her death began Monday.

Oklahoma City - A man who escaped from a Maryland prison 33 years ago, and has been running since, found his past catching up to him. Anthony Rackley was being extorted by his business partner, who demanded money under the threat of handing him over to the cops.

Though the fun bits aren't visible, an ad for a furniture store called The Dump featuring a middle-aged couple sitting naked on a couch has been nixed by NBC and CBS affiliates in the Chicago-area. It's also been nixed in other areas.

There are many stories circulating about popstar Justin Bieber and his time in Brazil on his 'Believe' tour. One has him exiting a brothel covering himself with a sheet. That should be filed under unconfirmed and, given his status with women, unlikely.

The American Academy of Pediatrics again published a press release on safety tips for kids at Halloween this year. The advice is basic but timely and will help your kids stay safe on Thurs, Oct. 31 when witches and goblins go trick-or-treating.

A high-school student in Florida witnessed his pregnant teacher go into contractions and immediately sprang to action — he took a 'selfie' photo with her. In the background she looks pained as in the foreground the student, Malik Whiter, smiles.

Shannon 'Bear' Cothran was minding his own business working his job at a Shell gas station he'd been at for 10 years when a man walked in brandishing a knife. The would-be robber demanded money and came around behind the counter in a threatening manner.

Along with getting attention for a new single, Justin Bieber is getting extra looks thanks to an Instagram photo he posted today. In it, the Biebs showed that he's not only spending his time in the studio recording, but in the gym pumping iron.

A Dutch salvage firm, Royal Boskalis NV said on Thursday they've won a $30 million contract to remove the Costa Concordia. The Italian cruise ship partially sunk 300 metres off of the shore of Giglio Island in the Tuscan Bay on Jan. 13, 2012.

Police in Saskatoon, Sask., say they don't know why a man there was building a pipe-bomb. It exploded prematurely and it badly hurt the 20-year-old bomb builder, also injuring another 20-year-old man nearby. The two are thought to be accomplices.

All of us might like to do what Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg managed to do, but we'd need to be rich. The Facebook mogul bought 4 homes that surround his home in order to increase his privacy. However, he'll still have neighbours.

A new spray billed as a cure for Premature Ejaculation (PE) has hit the market. The spray works to desensitize the penis and allows the user to delay orgasm. It can also be used by those not suffering from PE to prolong their sexual encounters.

It has been an issue before and with the new website that seeks to change, slightly, the Canadian national anthem, it's becoming an issue again. It's just one line of the anthem and only a few words, mind you. Why? Let's see if we can find out.