John Crawford, Author at Teaching Kids News

Cougars Spotted On Vancouver Island, BC

John Crawford — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:07:19 +0000

Cougars are becoming a problem on Vancouver Island, BC.

Last September, four cougars were spotted prowling through Victoria (the capital of BC), on Vancouver Island.

Vancouver Island has a growing population of deer who look for food in city gardens and the cougars are following them into the city.

Cougars rarely attack humans, but in the cases where it has happened it is usually because the cougar is hurt or startled.

Dieter Gerhard is a long-time resident of Victoria. "We have a very fat cougar living on the property next door to us," he said. The cougar is attracted to the deer who come to graze nearby.

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Give Yourself Up – And Get A Mani-Pedi?

John Crawford — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:22:24 +0000

If you turn yourself in to police and admit you were part of last year's Stanley Cup riot, you could get a free manicure or pedicure.

Last June, there was a major riot in Vancouver after the Canucks lost the Stanley Cup to Boston. Crowds swarmed the streets, smashing store windows and stealing things.

So many people were involved that the police are still trying to identify who did what.

Vancouver's Eccotique Salons has an unusual promotion to help the police identify and arrest the rioters. They are offering a $50 "Calm Down And De-Stress Gift Certificate" to any rioter who gives himself up to police.

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