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Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has died at age 99. The Queen’s husband was admitted to a London hospital on Feb. 17 after feeling unwell. He spent a month in hospital and was released on March 16, when he returned to Windsor Castle. His illness was said to not be related to COVID-19.  The Queen and Prince … Read more

A wedding planner has revealed the one mistake that bride’s always make that makes her cringe.  Creative director and wedding planner at Grit & Grace Events, Claire, regularly shares wedding tips and tricks on her TikTok, where she’s known as @gritandgraceeventsco.  But it’s her reminder to brides that everyone’s raving about.  In a video that has been viewed 15.4 … Read more

Rory McIlroy accidentally hit his father with a golf ball yesterday during the first round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Course in Georgia.  The golf pro, who parred his first four holes and bogeyed the next two holes, hit a spectator on the left leg with an errant shot on the seventh hole. The man turned out … Read more

A woman knocked out her front teeth after drinking too many mimosas at a bottomless brunch, according to her viral video about the ordeal.  The woman, known as TikTok user Autumncathey6, is first shown in footage with pals giving updates on how many of the bubbly concoctions they’d downed in one sitting.  “This is me after four mimosas,” … Read more

Starbucks is launching a “Borrow A Cup” program letting customers order their java in a reusable cup for a $1 deposit after having to suspend its bring-your-own cup policy during the pandemic.  The two-month program will run at five stores in Seattle through May 31 letting customers order a hot or cold beverage in a reusable cup. Once … Read more

Shaquille O’Neal surprised a young man by paying for his engagement ring.  O’Neal said he was visiting a jewelry store in Georgia looking for earrings when the young man came into the store.  “I went in there to get some earrings, and I see the guy come in — he was just so shy — and he was saying, … Read more

A dog amazed vets by surviving for eight weeks with a 4-inch wooden kebab skewer inside her.  Bear the German Shephard started limping after the stick passed all the way through to her leg.  An ultrasound eventually revealed the skewer, which had missed all her vital organs, lodged in the 10-month-old, which was surgically removed.  Vet Riccardo Minelli of Abington … Read more

The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo and Stratford Perth is starting a Centre Advancement Campaign to raise $100,000 which they need to purchase important medical equipment and to build and improve onsite parks for dogs at the shelters. The money being raised will go to a new x-ray machine with dental imaging capabilities, a Cautery Unit, and an onsite park … Read more

It’s just four months into 2021, and a little more than a year after the start of the pandemic, so chances are you’ve still got some choice words for 2020.  Now Budweiser is giving you the chance to scream them at the top of your lungs, at the top of a mountain in Utah.   The new sweepstakes, called “Swear, … Read more

Cookies and doughnuts are colliding at Krispy Kreme.  The chain revealed it has teamed up with Nabisco’s Oreo cookie brand to create two new treats, according to a recent press release.  Starting yesterday, customers can get their hands on the Oreo Cookie Glazed Doughnut and the Oreo Cookie Over-the-Top Doughnut.  “We’ve taken everything fans love about OREO Cookies and … Read more

THEMUSEUM in Kitchener has announced it is partnering with Waterloo Brewing and Peller Estates as the exclusive beer and wine sponsors for the upcoming The Rolling Stones UNZIPPED tour when it comes to Waterloo Region in the Fall.  The exhibit runs from November 30, 2021 until February 27, 2022. The attraction is set to be “immersive and memorable” for fans … Read more

A Texas-based auction house announced a sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System sold for $660,000 — the highest price ever fetched for a video game.  Heritage Auctions, based in Dallas, said the copy of Super Mario Bros. that was sold as part of the Comics & Comic Art Auction over the weekend was part … Read more

An enraged ex-Walmart employee crashed his car into a Concord, North Carolina, location, driving down several aisles of the store before he was stopped.  The incident happened at 6 am on Friday.  The early hour meant there were no customers on site, but a number of employees — the man’s former colleagues — were in the store at the time … Read more