Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Vancouver’s Little Mountain blanked by Venezuela 4-0 at Little League World Series
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT - Canada's run at the Little League World Series started on a sour note Friday as Vancouver's Little Mountain lost 4-0 to Latin America, represented by Venezuela's Cardenales Little...
The Canadian Press Aug 15, 2025

B.C. RCMP team helps rescue 12 stranded kayakers near U.S. border
SURREY - An RCMP team patrolling the waters near the border between Canada and the United States helped rescue a group of 12 kayakers, including six children. British Columbia RCMP says in a release t...
The Canadian Press Aug 15, 2025

Tiger-Cats-Roughriders set to be quarterback showdown between Mitchell and Harris
REGINA - With Bo Levi Mitchell and Trevor Harris in the midst of tremendous individual seasons, it's not surprising that their teams are at the top of the CFL. Mitchell has Hamilton leading the CFL's ...
The Canadian Press Aug 15, 2025

Meet The Longest-Living Animals On Earth
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Some animals get the biological short end of the stick regarding longevity. Drone ants and houseflies are lucky to live past three to four weeks. And some ...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Oct 26, 2023

Halloween History: When Did Ghosts Start Saying “Boo”?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ask most English speakers what a ghost says, and they will probably answer "boo." It’s a word that people learn in the vernacular at a very young age...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Oct 25, 2023

Did Archaeologists Just Discover Egypt’s First Female King?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! New excavation work at the tomb complex of Queen Meret-Neith in the Abydos desert reveal that the woman was the most powerful female during the period in w...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Oct 24, 2023

What Lives at the Bottom of the Ocean?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Descending into the lowest depths of the ocean is akin to an extraterrestrial adventure. That said, you never leave the surface of the Earth. But the uniqu...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Oct 19, 2023

Funerary Cannibalism Was Common In Northern Europe 15,000 Years Ago
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A new study finds that prehistoric people called the Magdalenians regularly practiced cannibalism as part of their funerary rituals. These rituals occurred...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Oct 17, 2023

Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada Turns 10 With An Underwater Livestream
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Aquarium of Canada is turning 10 and everyone, everywhere is invited! Be a part of the celebration, and join Ripley's Aquarium of Canada as it mar...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Oct 16, 2023

Pennsylvania’s “Stoneman Willie” Finally Laid to Rest
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Residents of Reading, Pennsylvania, recently found out that saying goodbye can be hard to do. In early October, they laid to rest a local icon, "Stoneman W...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Oct 13, 2023