Oddities

STONY PLAIN, Alta.

LYNN, Mass. - Commissioners at a Massachusetts cemetery have said no to profanity on headstones.

Sonny Santiago, 23, was a rapper who died in a car crash in February.

CALGARY - An Albertan who won a $15.8-million share in a record Canadian lottery prize has his wife to thank for making him buy the ticket.

Chad Klepaychuk from the Calgary bedroom community of Okoto

WINNIPEG - Winnipeg police faced a slithery situation when a citizen came across a live python in a Dumpster.

Police say the city resident was surprised to find the snake on Tuesday night in a garbag

CALGARY - Former TV game show host Bob Barker would be pleased.

A pair of giant, dancing condoms were putting on a performance on a busy downtown Calgary corridor during the noon hour encouraging ani

VIENNA - Camels and llamas — and football?

MARION, Ohio - An unwanted modern addition has flown into the arms of a Lady Justice statue that sits atop a county courthouse in north-central Ohio.

A 9-inch, remote-control helicopter flew into Lad

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Lawmakers in South Carolina are trying to keep junk food out of the governor's mansion.

State senators inserted a clause in the 2013-14 budget plan that would bar Gov.

SEATTLE - In sun-deprived Washington state, the promise of nice spring weather has prompted a small private school to give students a day off to enjoy the sunshine.

Friday will be a "sun day" of sort

CALGARY - Hold onto your hearts — deep-fried butter will be one of the midway snacks for sale at this year's Calgary Stampede.

The annual rodeo and fair has released details of the foods that will be