Aug. 16, 2026

Please do not bring any grenades

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Johnny Mac: OPP Grenade Warning, 600+ Trombone Record, Outback Barber, Oldest Water Skier, Denmark Santa Congress
Ontario Provincial Police remind the public not to transport found explosives after someone brought an unexploded WWII grenade into Ottawa police, advising people to leave such items in place and call police for disposal. In Australia, Ipswich City Big Band organized a Guinness World Record attempt with more than 600 trombone players performing “76 Trombones,” awaiting certification. Also in Australia, “Outback Barber” John James travels to remote communities like Mornington Island to teach locals to cut hair, even helping style a wedding with student barbers. In New Zealand, Brian earned the Guinness record as the world’s oldest male water skier at 94 years and 318 days. In Denmark, the World Santa Claus Congress in Aalborg reunites professional Santas for contests and parades.

00:10 Grenade Safety Reminder
00:53 Trombone Record Attempt
01:28 Outback Barber Teaches
02:20 Oldest Water Skier
03:00 Santa Congress Denmark
04:11 Wrap Up and Goodbye

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Caalaroga Shark Media. I am Johnny Mack with five good

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news stories. The Ontario Police have a reminder for you,

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please do not bring in live grenades. The warning came

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after someone walked into the Ottawa PD carrying an unexploded

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World War II grenade they had found. After safely dealing

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with the situation, police issued a public reminder on social media.

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Had said the opp would like to remind the public

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that if you find such items, please do not transport

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them to your local police station. This could obviously prove

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extremely dangerous to the person bringing in the item and

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others around. Officers say anyone who discovers old grenades or

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other explosives should leave them where they are and call

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the police. The police tell us the police will arrange

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for the explosives disposal unit to attend to safely discard

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any items. An Australian city wanted to set one of

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those Guinness World Records. For this one, they brought together

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more than six hundred trombone players. The trombone players were

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gathered to play the classic tune seventy six trombones. Of course,

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it was more than six hundred trombones in this case.

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The record Attemp was organized by the Ipswich City Big Band.

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Mayor Harding said this record Attemp was about much more

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than numbers. Was about showcasing the power of music in

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a city that embraces culture, supports local talent, and delivers

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unique experiences to bring people together. At the time of

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this recording, the record was not yet certified. I'm sure

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I'll let you know at some point. Also in Australia,

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a barber is proving that a haircut can do far

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more than change someone's appearance, and can help build skills,

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confidence and community. John James is known as the Outback Barber.

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He's been traveling to some of Australia's most remote communities

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to teach people how to cut hair themselves. He took

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a plane to Mornington Island off the northern coast of Queensland.

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He stepped off the plane he found a crowd of

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people waiting, hoping for a haircut. Instead of just cutting

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there himself, he decided to teach people. The Outback Barber said,

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I couldn't believe how quickly they picked up barbering. They're like,

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let's go further, and then they were doing skin fade

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straight up and then they were doing them on their own.

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A local couple asked if he would style the bride

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and groom for their wedding with help from his new students,

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who took care of the guests. The outback barber focused

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on the wedding party before and being invited to stay

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for the wedding. He said, to be part of that

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emotionally and be asked to attend the wedding after was

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incredibly humbling. I'm so grateful I had the opportunity. We'll

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stay in that part of the world. In New Zealand,

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a great grandfather has earned the Guinness World Record after

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proving that age is no barrier to staying active. Brian

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has been recognized as the world's oldest male water skier

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age ninety four and three hundred and eighteen days. Brian

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took up water skiing in nineteen fifty five and I

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spent decades competing in tournaments across New Zealand. He said,

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I didn't consider it initially, but as I got older,

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it became a challenge and I enjoyed it so much

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I kept going. Also, the family all participate in the sport,

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which took us all over New Zealand. For tournaments. Most

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people tell me I'm an inspiration of people of all ages.

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It encourages me to know I'm leading the way for

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others to keep active. I like the saying you don't

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stop because you're too old. You get too old because

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you stop being active. And it's been a hot summer

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out there. So in Denmark they're celebrating Christmas. Dozens of

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Santa Clauss, Missus Clausus, and Christmas Ells from around the

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world gathered for the annual World Santa Claus Congress, a

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colorful tradition that has delighted visitors for decades. The event

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began in nineteen fifty seven at an amusement park near Copenhagen,

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before moving to Alborg two years ago. Originally created to

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entertain children, the gathering has evolved into an annual reunion

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for professional Santas who spend the holiday season working in stores,

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shopping malls and community events. The four day schedule includes

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gingerbread eating contest, gift wrapping competitions, balloon modeling, beard comparisons,

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and festive parades through the city streets. Peter organizes the thing.

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He's also a Santa. He explains, the Grandma say oh,

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it's too early to come here, and the kids say, hooray,

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Santa is here already. Some came from Scandinavia, others traveled

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from as far as Tokyo. Robert was a first time

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at ten d. He says, Santa performers everywhere share something special.

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He explains, either have it or you don't. We have

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the true Santa spirit. It's all about giving, sharing and

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putting a little bit of joy in people's hearts. Danish

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Santa Simon says Christmas is not a season, It's a

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feeling you have in your stomach. So if you want,

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you can have Christmas the whole year. Don't tell me.

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Last year, I started doing five good news Christmas stories

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in October, and based on the download numbers, you guys

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were all in favor of it. If I had the

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stories this early, I would probably do it, but those

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don't start showing up until October. So those are your

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five regular good news stories for today. Have a great day.