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Author Susie Moloney is a renowned author of horror fiction. Small-town Canadiana infuses every inch of her work, which has garnered praise from critics and the notice of major Hollywood players.
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The South African Army demonstrated its urban warfare skills to lawmakers and the media with house-clearing, parachute insertion and helicopter fast-roping tactics among other things.
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Three men who viciously attacked a tame fox in Wales, causing it to die, were given suspended sentences when they appeared in court.
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There used to be a dirt bicycle trail in River Rouge Park. While there still is, it turns into a newly paved stone road.
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The New York City Department of Health has taken the first step towards allowing residents to keep bees within the city.
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A recent article published on Digital Journal described 2009 as "The Year of the Gun". This article mentions an increase in the deaths of police officers by firearms in 2009. While it is horrible, we cannot assume that this is due to changes in gun laws.
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The City of Charlottetown has no problem with backyard chickens, but are watching a flock of a dozen birds in Lewis Point Park.
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Hellmann's are best known for their mayonnaise but they are also sponsors of 94 garden plots almost all across Canada. The plots are for gardeners who wouldn't otherwise have an opportunity to plant vegetables.
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Urban kids who live near parks and playgrounds have been found to be less overweight than other urban kids.
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In what sounds like a science fair project on steroids, engineers at Stanford University plan to have an unmanned robot car ready to navigate urban traffic in less than a year.
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Cleaner urban rivers are getting anglers hooked
Getting a tattoo has become is becoming an increasingly popular trend among Pakistan's urban youth.
"Brooklyn Grange" in Queens, N.Y., is a 40,000-square-foot rooftop farm.
The banks of the famed Seine River in Paris are turned into an urban oasis for summer.
A lack of exposure to a "natural environment" could be resulting in more urban dwellers developing allergies and asthma, research suggests.
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