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Two planes report 'bright green UFO' flying over Canadian air space | Daily

Two planes report 'bright green UFO' flying over Canadian air space | Daily | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
Two pilots over Canadian airspace reported a 'bright green flying object' that flew into a cloud and 'disappeared' towards the end of last month, with the military plane abruptly changing course.
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Ontario's forgotten places, weird destinations, folklore, legends, and curious history. Ontario, Canada.  https://strangeontario.com/ https://ontariowitch.com/
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July 19, 2022 5:59 PM
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'Astonishing' 500 million-year-old fossils preserved the brain of this creepy 3-eyed predator | Live Science

'Astonishing' 500 million-year-old fossils preserved the brain of this creepy 3-eyed predator | Live Science | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
Paleontologists found dozens of astonishingly well-preserved fossils of a three-eyed Cambrian creature, at a site in British Columbia in Canada.
Marco Vintimilla's curator insight, April 13, 2024 12:15 AM
La trata de personas con fines de explotación sexual es una atrocidad que persiste en todo el mundo, afectando a millones de personas, especialmente mujeres y niñas. La trata de blancas, como se conoce popularmente, es solo una manifestación de este crimen, donde las víctimas son engañadas, secuestradas o coaccionadas para ser vendidas y explotadas sexualmente. Este fenómeno se alimenta de la vulnerabilidad de las personas, la desigualdad de género, la pobreza y la falta de oportunidades.

Es fundamental abordar este problema desde múltiples frentes: fortalecer la legislación y su aplicación para castigar a los traficantes, mejorar la protección y asistencia a las víctimas, sensibilizar a la sociedad sobre los riesgos y consecuencias de la trata, y abordar las causas subyacentes, como la desigualdad económica y de género.

La lucha contra la trata de personas requiere una cooperación internacional sólida, así como el compromiso de gobiernos, organizaciones internacionales, la sociedad civil el sector privado. Todos tenemos un papel que desempeñar en la prevención y erradicación de este flagelo. Es crucial trabajar juntos para proteger los derechos humanos, promover la igualdad y justicia, y crear un mundo donde la trata de personas sea un recuerdo doloroso y no una realidad cotidiana.
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July 19, 2022 5:56 PM
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A Face Emerged in the Clouds! ! Strange Scary Clouds Appearing Over Ontario, CANADA! 🇨🇦 #ONstorm

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July 19, 2022 5:52 PM
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Abandoned Farmhouse in the Middle of Nowhere Has a Yard Full of Classics

Abandoned Farmhouse in the Middle of Nowhere Has a Yard Full of Classics | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
The junkyard is the common place to explore abandoned cars, but some vehicles never make it there. Some are simply abandoned on properties that one's taking care of, such as this mysterious farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, Canada.
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July 19, 2022 5:23 PM
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hidden toronto Archives

hidden toronto Archives | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
Toronto's best source for alternative news, entertainment, events, and food.
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July 19, 2022 5:14 PM
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The Best Canadian History Podcasts

The Best Canadian History Podcasts | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
These Canadian history podcasts feature compelling subjects and many unusual twists. Think the story of Canada is boring? Think again.
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May 3, 2022 3:07 PM
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Tales from the Great White North: E3 - Forgotten UFOs of July 1947

Tales from the Great White North: E3 - Forgotten UFOs of July 1947 | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
From the archives of Mr. Gary S. Mangiacopra comes a succession of forgotten Canadian UFO sightings, all of which took place in July 1947.0:00:00 –...
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May 3, 2022 3:00 PM
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Twenty Years of High Strangeness in Ontario--Fan Illustrated

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May 3, 2022 1:50 PM
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10 roadside attractions in Ontario that you won't want to miss (PHOTOS) | News

10 roadside attractions in Ontario that you won't want to miss (PHOTOS) | News | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
Make some pit stops along your road trip at some of Ontario's wonderful and obscure monuments, including a bigfoot and UFO!
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May 3, 2022 1:50 PM
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Abandoned Caboose Found Deep in the Woods Is a Bit of a Mystery, a Cool Time Capsule

Abandoned Caboose Found Deep in the Woods Is a Bit of a Mystery, a Cool Time Capsule | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
Classic cars abandoned in the woods are nothing new. Whether we're talking about secluded properties or vehicles that have left to rot away, we've seen quite a few of them in recent years. But I bet you've never seen a caboose parked on a forested hill.
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March 28, 2022 10:20 AM
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Barn fire in Lakeshore results in heavy damage | CTV News

Barn fire in Lakeshore results in heavy damage | CTV News | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
Lakeshore firefighters responded to a fully engulfed barn fire on Wednesday night.
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February 17, 2022 1:32 PM
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Ontario’s ‘colonization’ roads

Ontario’s ‘colonization’ roads | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
The Frontenac Road was opened as part of a network of "colonization roads" planned by the government to encourage settlement in the southern region of the Precambrian Shield. Like most efforts to colonize, these roads come with a chequered past. The impact of these roads on the First Nations who had lived on this land for centuries was immediate and severe.
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February 13, 2022 5:39 AM
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Comet explosion may have ended ancient Native American culture - study - The Jerusalem Post

Comet explosion may have ended ancient Native American culture - study - The Jerusalem Post | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
No one knows why the Hopewell culture, stretching from Lake Ontario to parts of Florida, mysteriously ended in around 500 CE – but a comet airburst could be the answer.
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February 12, 2022 8:06 PM
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Endangered Ontario: The massasauga rattlesnake and the serpent specialists striving to save them

Endangered Ontario: The massasauga rattlesnake and the serpent specialists striving to save them | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
The conservationists working to rescue the province’s only venomous snake have to fight not just habitat loss, but also public fear of the reptile.
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July 19, 2022 5:58 PM
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NASA will study UFOs, aims to shed light on ‘the unknown’ - National | Globalnews.ca

NASA will study UFOs, aims to shed light on ‘the unknown’ - National | Globalnews.ca | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
Despite the 'reputational risk' NASA is committed to furthering the scientific understanding of UFOs with a study that is expected to span nine months....
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July 19, 2022 5:55 PM
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Canada Completes Construction of Manufacturing Facility to Make Food from Bugs

Canada Completes Construction of Manufacturing Facility to Make Food from Bugs | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
I’m not sure how everyone feels about this new effort to make bugs into food for humans, but everything about it seems weird.   A Canadian company is now celebrating the opening of a manufacturing facility in Ontario what will generate 9,000 metric tons of crickets for people to eat.
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I've eaten crickets before. I don't think this should be made into a big social issue, for lack of a better word. It's smart and its sustainable when they aren't wild but farmed. Why do we prefer to eat food from animals with fur and feathers? If that were the important part, why not eat dogs and cats?

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July 19, 2022 5:51 PM
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Two Forgotten Nuclear Accidents in Ontario

Two Forgotten Nuclear Accidents in Ontario | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
During World War II, the Université de Montréal set up a secret nuclear laboratory to do experiments for the Allies and to produce plutonium for a nuclear bomb. After the atomic bombings that ended the war, Chalk River Laboratories went public, announcing they would do peacetime...
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July 19, 2022 5:16 PM
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Haunted Toronto: The 10 spookiest places in the city

Haunted Toronto: The 10 spookiest places in the city | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
From its evil Victorian roots, grotesque architecture and creepy historical figures, Toronto's haunted past is the stuff of legend
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May 3, 2022 3:08 PM
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Ontario Abandoned Church | Freaktography | Urban Exploring

Ontario Abandoned Church | Freaktography | Urban Exploring | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
Since the summer of 2012 I have been visiting this small Abandoned Ontario Indigenous Church and Burial Ground to document the natural decay from elements.
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May 3, 2022 3:01 PM
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The Water In This Strange Ontario Lake Is Still A Mystery

The Water In This Strange Ontario Lake Is Still A Mystery | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
Nestled deep within Ontario sits a lake that still confounds scientists and locals, and its mystery has yet to be solved....
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May 3, 2022 2:00 PM
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Strange markings in some felled trees in Ontario. Any ideas as to what they could be? : ecology

Strange markings in some felled trees in Ontario. Any ideas as to what they could be? : ecology | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
73 votes, 31 commentaires. 64.3k membres dans la communauté ecology.Ecology (from Greek: οἶκος, "house"; -λογία, "study of") is the scientific …...
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Have you seen marks like this? They are ash borers, an insect. Kind of pretty but they aren't good for the life of the tree.

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May 3, 2022 1:50 PM
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HUGH ALIEN SPHERE ENCOUNTER IN ONTARIO CANADA | *** WORLD UFO PHOTOS AND NEWS *** WORLDS LARGEST UFO NEWS WEB SITE WITH OVER 3,500 UFO CASE FILES AND MORE…

HUGH ALIEN SPHERE ENCOUNTER IN ONTARIO CANADA | *** WORLD UFO PHOTOS AND NEWS *** WORLDS LARGEST UFO NEWS WEB SITE WITH OVER 3,500 UFO CASE FILES AND MORE… | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
NOVEMBER 1977……..HAMILTON ONTARIO CANADA KEN PFEIFER WORLD UFO PHOTOS AND NEWS HTTP://WWW.WORLDUFOPHOTOS.ORG HTTP://WWW.WORLDUFOPHOTOSANDNEWS.ORG HTTP://WWW.NEWDISCOVERIES51.YOLASITE.COM STRANGE AND WEIRD IMAGES (strange-and-weird-images.yolasite.com) Google ……….KEN PFEIFER ALIEN CRAFT DuckDuckGo…………..KEN PFEIFER DISCOVERIES FLICKER PHOTOS BY KEN PFEIFER https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=ken%20pfeifer
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February 22, 2022 11:16 AM
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The gentlemen farmers with a mysterious past – Prince Edward County Moments

The gentlemen farmers with a mysterious past – Prince Edward County Moments | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
The brothers’ modest farmhouse was hidden behind a tall screen of evergreen trees. They kept to themselves and made a point of shopping and doing business outside of the County. No one locally seemed to know much about them, except that these two middle-aged brothers were reserved and spoke with a thick German accent. It was almost 40 years before we learned the reason for their reclusive behaviour.
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February 14, 2022 5:51 AM
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The oldest and historic cemeteries in Ontario – Elgin County Genealogy

The oldest and historic cemeteries in Ontario – Elgin County Genealogy | Strange Ontario | Scoop.it
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February 13, 2022 5:38 AM
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Haunted Ontario Marathon | Weeping Willow Paranormal |

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