Close X
Thursday, November 7, 2024
ADVT 
National

Ontario Police, Firefighters Intervene After Fight Breaks Out Over Earth's Shape

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 14 Jun, 2016 12:24 PM
    BROCKTON, Ont. — Police and firefighters were called in after a heated discussion over the shape of the Earth reached fiery levels in eastern Ontario.
     
    Police in Brockville say they were called to St. Lawrence Park on Monday after an intense argument between family members.
     
    They say a woman who insisted the Earth was flat was locking horns with her boyfriend's father, who argued it is round.
     
    Investigators say the 56-year-old man grew so enraged that he started throwing things into their camp fire, including a propane cylinder.
     
    Firefighters were called to put out the flames.
     
    Police say the man took off and will face a mischief charge.
     
    They say "neither party would change their views."

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Politics Running Up Against Policy As Liberals Mull Mexican Visa Lift

    Politics Running Up Against Policy As Liberals Mull Mexican Visa Lift
    The federal Liberal cabinet is wrestling with how to lift visa requirements for Mexican visitors to Canada without having to spend millions of dollars handling what would likely be a spike in asylum claims as a result.

    Politics Running Up Against Policy As Liberals Mull Mexican Visa Lift

    Youth's Injuries Prompt B.C. Children's Watchdog To Call For 'Secure Care' Law

    Youth's Injuries Prompt B.C. Children's Watchdog To Call For 'Secure Care' Law
    British Columbia's representative for children and youth is calling on the province to urgently consider a law allowing youth to be involuntarily placed in a facility for their own short-term safety.

    Youth's Injuries Prompt B.C. Children's Watchdog To Call For 'Secure Care' Law

    Ministers Responsible For Emergency Preparedness Meet In Toronto Friday

    Ministers Responsible For Emergency Preparedness Meet In Toronto Friday
    The meeting was planned before wildfires in northern Alberta forced a massive evacuation of Fort McMurray involving tens of thousands of people.

    Ministers Responsible For Emergency Preparedness Meet In Toronto Friday

    B.C. Crews Chase Wildfire As It Crosses Border Into Disaster-Stricken Alberta

    B.C. Crews Chase Wildfire As It Crosses Border Into Disaster-Stricken Alberta
    A wildfire burning in northeast British Columbia has crossed over into Alberta, but B.C. crews are fighting the blaze on both sides of the border.

    B.C. Crews Chase Wildfire As It Crosses Border Into Disaster-Stricken Alberta

    Syrian refugees helping victims of Fort McMurray fire

    Syrian refugees helping victims of Fort McMurray fire

    A group of Syrian refugees have come forward to help Fort McMurray evacuees. Almost tens of thous...

    Syrian refugees helping victims of Fort McMurray fire

    WATCH: Dash Cam Videos Show Terrifying Drive Out Of Fiery Fort McMurray For Evacuees

    WATCH: Dash Cam Videos Show Terrifying Drive Out Of Fiery Fort McMurray For Evacuees
    The video shows orange embers raining down on his pickup truck as towering flames line the side of the road.

    WATCH: Dash Cam Videos Show Terrifying Drive Out Of Fiery Fort McMurray For Evacuees