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Meet Georgina Pazcoguin: The white cat, Victoria, in 'Cats' Special By Markos Papadatos New York - Acclaimed ballet dancer Georgina Pazcoguin chatted with Digital Journal about portraying Victoria, the white cat, in the popular Broadway revival of "Cats."

'Sea monster' pulled from waters off Australia — frilled shark By Karen Graham The creature looks like the stuff of nightmares, a living fossil rising out of the sea, its mouth a chewing machine of 300 teeth set in 25 rows. It is the rarely seen frilled shark.

Australia: Bushfire near Moyston, Victoria By Richard van der Draay Moyston - Inhabitants of a country town in the Australian state of Victoria have been urged to evacuate to a football pitch in the vicinity in a bid to escape the threat of a raging bushfire.

Op-Ed: Accountant Jim McAvoy on why debt is so hard to manage Special By Jordan Hikin Victoria - Canadian households are in huge debt, not because of our appetite for consumer goods, but rather to meet living expenses. The result is that household debt in Canada has broken its own record, now ringing up over $1.5 trillion.

Dog thieves try to sell pit bull named Bieber to original owners By Marcus Hondro Victoria - A couple in Victoria, B.C., had their pitbull, Bieber, go missing and on the same day found an ad posted for a dog sounding a lot like theirs. CFAX radio news reports they arranged to meet the sellers, who tried to sell them their own dog.

Amateur Australian prospector finds huge gold nugget By Anne Sewell Ballarat - An amateur prospector in Victoria State, Australia has unearthed a gold nugget weighing 5.5kg (177 ounces), estimated at more than A$300,000 ($315,000: £197,000), using a handheld metal detector.

Apple 'Maps' could be a killer app in Australia — quite literally By Anne Sewell Several stranded travelers needed rescue by Victoria police officers in the middle of Murray Sunset National Park in the last couple of months, due to the Apple "Maps" app sending them the wrong way.

Neglected maggot-infested dog struggles to survive in Victoria By Darren Weir Victoria - A heartbreaking story out of Victoria, B.C. where a small Shih Tzu dog is struggling to survive after being found neglected and covered in massive open wounds infested with maggots.

Op-Ed: 'Weak Patrol' brings high energy rock to 'The Rock' By C. Schroeder As any Van Islander will tell you, locals affectionately refer to living on Vancouver Island as living on “The Rock.” Lately, there is an entirely new reason for the rock terminology when discussing Vancouver Island.

Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia Special By Joseph Boltrukiewicz Melbourne - Wilsons Promontory National Park (in short PROM) is on the southernmost tip of continental Australia. From here, after bypassing Tasmania, there's a straight line to reach the cold Antarctic iceland.

Protester shot in the face by 14 year-old duck hunter By Kimberley Pollock The controversial duck hunting season in Victoria, Australia got off to a bloody start with a protester being shot in the face on the first day.

Officer seen kicking man on video will not face charges By Lynn Curwin Victoria - A Victoria police officer who was seen on video kicking two men will not face criminal charges, after an investigation concluded that he had used legally permissible force.

BC: Ida Chong recall campaign stumbles By Gibril Koroma Vancouver - Efforts to recall BC Liberal MLA Ida Chong by anti-HST activists seems to be running into some difficulties as the February 4 deadline approaches.

Lane Bryant denies making Victoria's Secret parody skeleton ad By Kim I. Hartman Tucson - Despite the protests over the failure of networks to run the Lane Bryant lingerie ads last month, LB does not want customers to think they are behind the new Victoria's Secret parody "skeleton commercial" being shown on TV and around the Internet.

Op-Ed: Spring blooms at British Columbia’s premier Show Garden Special By Igor I. Solar Victoria - One of the most beautiful show gardens in Canada, and perhaps in the world, delightfully displays the marvels of spring renewal and new life.

Missing Indian Toddler Found Dead, Suspected Murder By Sam Duck Melbourne - Police suspect foul play as a young Indian child, Gurshan Singh, was found in the grassland of Oaklands Junction. A council worker made the grisly discovery on Thursday evening, near Melbourne Airport.

Victorian Government Moves to Combat Rising Knife Crime By Sam Duck The Victorian Government has announced new laws to combat the recent spate of knife related crimes. It follows many stabbings in the state and growing voter anger over the apparent inaction.

Victoria B.C. to stop dumping untreated sewage By Bob Ewing The British Columbia capital of Victoria has dumped, for years, tens of millions of gallons of raw sewage every day into the waters separating Washington state and Vancouver Island.

Leonard Cohen Wows Crowd at Vancouver's GM Place Special By Katherine Zarchikoff Leonard Cohen’s ninth stop on his North American tour in Vancouver was greeted with a standing ovation before a single chord had been struck, setting the tone for the night.

Melbourne earthquake but no injuries By Richard van der Draay Reports have emerged of an earthquake in the state of Victoria in southern Australia last night. The epicentre of the tremor was north of Melbourne.

The Beast is Alive; Millions in Oz Warned of New Fire Threat By Michael Squires As North America awakes, Australians face The Beast. Text messages will be sent to millions of Australians in the State of Victoria to warn them of the fire threat, as extreme weather conditions reach new threat levels.

Telstra infrastructure badly Damaged by Bushfire By Bodhisattva Banerji Australia's devastating bushfires has caused major damage to the telecommunications major Telstra. Earlier agencies reported of a devastating bushfire that swept though Victoria and caused unimaginable casualties.

Update: 65 dead in Australian bushfires, military called in By Paul Wallis A stream of those who’ve just been fighting the ferocious bushfires also try to come to grips with devastated towns, lost homes, and the tourists roaming around seeing the sights. 65 people are dead, and some are unaccounted for at this stage.

Australian Wildfires Kill 25 By Bob Ewing At least 25 and maybe as many as 40 people have been killed by wildfires that are sweeping across southeastern Australia.

Heatwaves test southern Australia By Richard van der Draay The worst heatwave to occur in several decades is causing havoc in south-eastern Australia with temperatures exceeding 43 degrees Celsius.

Victoria, Australia Soon To Offer Humanist Curriculum By KJ Mullins Students in Victoria, Australia primary schools will soon be offered to take religious education courses that teach that their is no evidence that God exists. The curriculum is being drawn up by the Humanist Society of Victoria.

4,000 Flash Mob Dancers Startle Commuters at Victoria By Chris V. Thangham 4,000 flash mob crowd gather suddenly in Victoria Station, England and start dancing, listening to MP3 players and iPods

Thieves Steal $12,000 In Underwear By kaleigh2u Three thieves walked into A Victoria Secret store in the Newport Center Mall in Jersey City and stole over $12,000 in womens underwear. The theft took place in broad daylight and was captured on surveillance cameras.

Homeless paid to stand in line for passports for ten hours By soome2000 The homeless in Victoria are getting paid to line up at the passport office for those who need passports.

LA Gets Just a Bit "Posh"er By Carolyn E. Price Victoria Beckham Arrives in L.A. to Go House Hunting ... aka Spend It Like Beckham

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