Overheated Vancouver-area real estate market cools (CTV British Columbia)

A seven-year real estate bubble has burst in the greater Vancouver housing market. Sales of homes in 2008 dropped by over 35 per cent, compared to 2007 sales of more than 38,000 homes.

Couple, cats complete 4 023km cab ride (Pretoria News)

Phoenix - A New York couple who wanted to spare their cats a trip in an airliner cargo hold during a cross-country move completed a 4 023km cab ride to northern Arizona on Monday.

Needle and thread pose real danger for cats (Charleston Daily Mail)

Q: My 7-year-old Calico cat started getting sick and vomiting. At first she threw up food and then it was just foam. I took her to the vet and they examined her and did blood tests. Everything was normal, so they sent her home on...

Cats and the plight of bird trapping (Times of Malta)

The news that bird trapping in Malta ended in 2008 must have come as a sigh of relief for all those accusing Malta's trappers of affecting the European population of song birds.

Cats start quick on North boys (The Norman Transcript)

MOORE — For one quarter, Norman North could do nothing right. No matter what coach Butch Roberts or his players tried, the first period of their game Tuesday with Southmoore was one of the worst they have played all season.