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Calgary Herald
29-05-2025
- Climate
- Calgary Herald
Mother moose attacks Edmonton senior, baby moose dies after vehicle strike
Trail closures where east Edmonton meets the North Saskatchewan River tell a tale of danger and heartbreak this week after an Edmonton senior was rammed by a protective mother moose foraging through yards with her baby — and lived to tell about it. Article content Article content At 5:25 p.m. last Saturday, emergency medical services was called to an incident near Rowland Road and 106A Avenue in Edmonton. Article content Article content According to media reports, a senior resident was knocked out by a female moose, sustaining non-life-threatening injuries, including three broken ribs, a gash in his leg and a bump on the head. Article content Article content The mother-baby pair made their getaway, and intermittent moose sightings were subsequently reported in southeast Edmonton in and around Fulton Ravine Park and Wayne Gretzky Drive. Article content On Sunday morning, another man, Robert Boyko, was working in his yard when he heard a loud crack from the brush, like something big walking through branches unheeding, and he figured it was a moose. His daughter had seen one the day before. Article content He's very accustomed to wildlife wandering through the yards perched high above the river. A deer or two, the occasional jackrabbit, a bumbling porcupine looking for fresh foliage almost nightly, tottering along the edge of the bank. Sometimes they get at Boyko's garden, sometimes the chicken wire keeps them out. Article content Article content 'Just Saskatoons' Article content He didn't begrudge the mother-baby pair for stripping the leaves and unripe berries off his full Saskatoon bushes. Article content There's still maybe 40 per cent of the berry bushes left, and the bushes are half-full, as far as Boyko's concerned. Article content 'They're just Saskatoons. It doesn't matter,' he said. Article content He's more protective of his fruit trees — including a large, robust plum — which appear to be blooming among deterrent bars of Irish Spring soap dangling from branches, since the moose don't care for strong smells, Boyko said. Article content When he saw the adult female ungulate, he crossed his yard to get out of its way. Live and let live, that sort of thing. Article content 'Then I saw the calf. And of course, the moose is very protective right away, like just my presence here was enough to just get her uneasy, because I moved from there to here, so she probably thought I was stalking her or something, and then she came through the bush there. It was a bit of a bluff charge, I guess,' he recalled.
Ottawa Citizen
27-05-2025
- Ottawa Citizen
Thief of iconic Winston Churchill portrait sentenced to two years in jail
Article content Article content Sadly, the man who has worked at the hotel for more than 30 years was subjected to police questioning and a lie-detector test, which he passed. (Polygraphs are not legally allowed in Canadian courts as evidence in light of significant flaws, which have led to wrongful convictions.) Article content Hotel manager Geneviève Dumas said the case was awful for morale because some staff were wrongly treated as suspects. Article content The hotel did not store surveillance footage long enough to capture the crime, so there is no video account of the theft. Article content Police appealed for the public's help and asked to send them photographs of the Roaring Lion. Hotel visitors and guests sent in enough photographs to pinpoint the last time the original had been on the wall, and, days later, when the fake had replaced it. Article content A detective, using online searches, found that a 'Roaring Lion' print had been sold at auction months earlier, and asked for help from counterparts overseas to get the auction house records. Article content Article content It turned out that Wood had used his real name and address when he negotiated with Sotheby's auction house. Article content The Ottawa police investigation found Wood had contacted the auction house months before he stole the print, falsely claiming he acquired it from the Karsh estate. The print was sold to a buyer in Italy, where Ottawa detectives went to retrieve it. Article content According to the police investigation detailed in court, Wood left for Mexico on Jan. 5, 2022. His phone records showed he called a storage company on Dec. 27, 2021. Police later searched Wood's storage locker, where they found and seized another online print of the Roaring Lion. Article content Police also found a bar of Irish Spring soap and a toothbrush, which they swapped for DNA. That provided a match to another DNA sample lifted from the tape that Wood used to frame the fake portrait. Article content Article content The iconic print was valued and insured for $20,000, but it had been damaged during either the theft, storage or shipping. So it ended up being sold for 5,292 British pounds (almost $10,000 CDN). After fees, Wood received just $4,503.85, according to his bank records. Article content Article content In a touching impact statement read into court by the prosecutor, Estrellita Karsh detailed why the portrait and the hotel had been so special. Her late husband kept a studio on the sixth floor in the early 1970s, and later in the early 1980s they moved into a suite at the landmark hotel. Article content 'It was not just where we lived and worked. It was our home and the wonderful staff became our family,' she wrote. Article content When the couple moved out of the hotel, they gifted a collection of historic prints to express their gratitude for the years of hospitality. The only stipulation was that the photographs needed to be displayed in the hotel. Article content She said it was fitting the Churchill portrait was displayed in the reading lounge, where she spent good times with her husband and friends. She said the Churchill portrait was especially meaningful because it had become one of the 'most iconic images in photography.' Article content
Scottish Sun
01-05-2025
- General
- Scottish Sun
Why a bar of soap & a pair of tights are all you need to keep pesky flies out of your home AND away from your BBQ treats
The hack means you can steer clear of nasty chemical-based repellents FLY BYE Why a bar of soap & a pair of tights are all you need to keep pesky flies out of your home AND away from your BBQ treats THE sun's out, and a weekend of barbecues is being planned by thousands. But one thing that can end up ruining warm days is the pesky flies that come with the lovely weather. 3 There's nothing more annoying than flies sneaking into your house in the summer Credit: Getty - Contributor 3 But this aloe-based soap could be the answer to keeping them away Credit: Supplied While there's an array of gadgets on the market to get rid of the insects, they often contain a whole load of chemicals. However, there's another hack that promises to keep the pests away from your home - and your BBQ - and it's completely natural. People on Facebook have been sharing the clever trick, which uses just a bar of soap and an old pair of tights. It does have to be a particular soap though - namely Irish Spring, which you can get for around £3.49 a bar online. The strong and "invigorating" scent is believed to be an effective fly repellent, and works well used on patios, by doors or around windows. All you need to do is shred the soap, which you can do with a cheese grater, and put it inside a mesh bag. If you don't have a mesh bag - this is where you can make use of your old tights. People took to Reddit to reflect on the effectiveness of the hack, with one asking: "Does this really work?" "Not sure if it's all in my mind but usually we have a horrible fly problem in the garage area or near outdoor kitchen," one wrote. "But my wife shaved some in a plate and placed it in those areas and they've pretty much stayed gone… till the smell ran out." Top 3 Hacks to Get Rid of Moths "Do you have an idea of how long the smell lasted?" another asked. And when the person said the soap scent lasted for around two to three weeks, the posted replied: "This could be a good frugal solution!" "I guess I'll try applying it every two weeks and see how it goes." Why do flies come out in summer? Flies are present all year round, but all of a sudden when summer comes, they are just EVERYWHERE! The main contributing factors are the breeding cycle of flies and the soaring temperatures. Insects are cold blooded and in summer, when their body temperature rises from the external heat, they become more active. The hotter weather also let's them seek out cool moist spots, like inside your home, to escape from the sweltering heat and to lay their eggs. House Fly eggs take around 20 hours to hatch, but when the temperature rises above 37 degrees, can hatch within 8 hours! In extreme hot weather the eggs can mature from larvae to adult fly in as little as four days. The average lifespan of a housefly is 21 days, so each female can lay up to 900 eggs during the summer months! "Basically no flies this year where in the past, despite fly trap and ribbon and tape everywhere, it was still a big issue," a third added. "I am 1000% sold. It really is a miracle... "And we did not shave the bars, we just hang the whole bar in sachets."
The Sun
01-05-2025
- General
- The Sun
Why a bar of soap & a pair of tights are all you need to keep pesky flies out of your home AND away from your BBQ treats
THE sun's out, and a weekend of barbecues is being planned by thousands. But one thing that can end up ruining warm days is the pesky flies that come with the lovely weather. 3 While there's an array of gadgets on the market to get rid of the insects, they often contain a whole load of chemicals. However, there's another hack that promises to keep the pests away from your home - and your BBQ - and it's completely natural. People on Facebook have been sharing the clever trick, which uses just a bar of soap and an old pair of tights. It does have to be a particular soap though - namely Irish Spring, which you can get for around £3.49 a bar online. The strong and "invigorating" scent is believed to be an effective fly repellent, and works well used on patios, by doors or around windows. All you need to do is shred the soap, which you can do with a cheese grater, and put it inside a mesh bag. If you don't have a mesh bag - this is where you can make use of your old tights. People took to Reddit to reflect on the effectiveness of the hack, with one asking: "Does this really work?" "Not sure if it's all in my mind but usually we have a horrible fly problem in the garage area or near outdoor kitchen," one wrote. "But my wife shaved some in a plate and placed it in those areas and they've pretty much stayed gone… till the smell ran out." Top 3 Hacks to Get Rid of Moths "Do you have an idea of how long the smell lasted?" another asked. And when the person said the soap scent lasted for around two to three weeks, the posted replied: "This could be a good frugal solution!" "I guess I'll try applying it every two weeks and see how it goes." Why do flies come out in summer? Flies are present all year round, but all of a sudden when summer comes, they are just EVERYWHERE! The main contributing factors are the breeding cycle of flies and the soaring temperatures. Insects are cold blooded and in summer, when their body temperature rises from the external heat, they become more active. The hotter weather also let's them seek out cool moist spots, like inside your home, to escape from the sweltering heat and to lay their eggs. House Fly eggs take around 20 hours to hatch, but when the temperature rises above 37 degrees, can hatch within 8 hours! In extreme hot weather the eggs can mature from larvae to adult fly in as little as four days. The average lifespan of a housefly is 21 days, so each female can lay up to 900 eggs during the summer months! "Basically no flies this year where in the past, despite fly trap and ribbon and tape everywhere, it was still a big issue," a third added. "I am 1000% sold. It really is a miracle... "And we did not shave the bars, we just hang the whole bar in sachets." 3
The Irish Sun
01-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- The Irish Sun
Why a bar of soap & a pair of tights are all you need to keep pesky flies out of your home AND away from your BBQ treats
THE sun's out, and a weekend of barbecues is being planned by thousands. But one thing that can end up ruining warm days is the pesky flies that come with the lovely weather. 3 There's nothing more annoying than flies sneaking into your house in the summer Credit: Getty - Contributor 3 But this aloe-based soap could be the answer to keeping them away Credit: Supplied While there's an array of gadgets on the market to get rid of the insects, they often contain a whole load of chemicals. However, there's another hack that promises to keep the pests away from your home - and your BBQ - and it's completely natural. People on Facebook have been sharing the clever trick, which uses just a bar of soap and an old pair of tights. It does have to be a particular soap though - namely Irish Spring, which you can get for around £3.49 a bar online. Read more Pest stories The strong and "invigorating" scent is believed to be an effective fly repellent, and works well used on patios, by doors or around windows. All you need to do is shred the soap, which you can do with a cheese grater, and put it inside a mesh bag. If you don't have a mesh bag - this is where you can make use of your old tights. People took to Reddit to reflect on the effectiveness of the hack, with one asking: "Does this really work?" Most read in Fabulous "Not sure if it's all in my mind but usually we have a horrible fly problem in the garage area or near outdoor kitchen," one wrote. "But my wife shaved some in a plate and placed it in those areas and they've pretty much stayed gone… till the smell ran out." Top 3 Hacks to Get Rid of Moths "Do you have an idea of how long the smell lasted?" another asked. And when the person said the soap scent lasted for around two to three weeks, the posted replied: "This could be a good frugal solution!" "I guess I'll try applying it every two weeks and see how it goes." Why do flies come out in summer? Flies are present all year round, but all of a sudden when summer comes, they are just EVERYWHERE! The main contributing factors are the breeding cycle of flies and the soaring temperatures. Insects are cold blooded and in summer, when their body temperature rises from the external heat, they become more active. The hotter weather also let's them seek out cool moist spots, like inside your home, to escape from the sweltering heat and to lay their eggs. House Fly eggs take around 20 hours to hatch, but when the temperature rises above 37 degrees, can hatch within 8 hours! In extreme hot weather the eggs can mature from larvae to adult fly in as little as four days. The average lifespan of a housefly is 21 days, so each female can lay up to 900 eggs during the summer months! "Basically no flies this year where in the past, despite fly trap and ribbon and tape everywhere, it was still a big issue," a third added. "I am 1000% sold. It really is a miracle... "And we did not shave the bars, we just hang the whole bar in sachets." 3 The hack can stop flies getting anywhere near your BBQ treats too Credit: Alamy
