- The American people woke up this morning to learn the tragic news that Europeans won all four acting Oscars the night before. A Congressional panel led by Kenneth Starr will launch a full investigation

- In an act of stellar creativity the folks at K-ROCK have named the new entertainment complex in downtown Kingston the "K-ROCK Centre", adding it to the pile along with Kingston Centre, Cataraqui Town Centre, and the Queen's Centre.

- Scientists in Norway have unveiled plans for a "doomsday" vault being tunneled into a mountain, where key plant seeds will be stored to protect them from environmental or military catastrophes.

- Since homosexuality is illegal in Iran the government will pay for transsexual surgery to "correct" the individuals diagnosed

- In the wake of the high-profile tragic shootings at universities and colleges in the U.S. and Canada a student organization called The Students for Concealed Carry on Campus is gaining momentum across both countries