There must, must be a movie out there that takes advantage of the treacly, creepy music-box sound of a neighbourhood ice cream truck.

If there isn't, there should be.

I can't imagine the driver of one of those trucks not having a broadaxe or scythe in the back.

I'm walking westbound on College Street, when, at Euclid, I hear an angry voice boom out, "YOU'RE A TINY LITTLE MAN!!"

While I don't think the remark was necessarily directed at me, having seemingly come from across the street, I instinctively turned to look for the source of the sound. I didn't see an obvious conflict going on, or even a bellower fleeing the scene.

Other people were looking too, which comforted me. I was starting to wonder if the voices were back. :)

From CTV.ca:

There are indications that a Somali militant group believed to be holding two journalists, including a Canadian, may soon make a ransom demand, says a journalism organization official.

Tom Rhodes, Africa co-ordinator for the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, told CTV.ca on Monday that his sources say the militants are looking for a safe house to hold Amanda Lindhout and Nigel Brennan.

Once they have found such a place, it is believed they will make a formal ransom demand, he said.

But "no one really knows what's going on," Rhodes glumly added.

Six Canadian soldiers and two Canadian journalists were among those injured when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Panjwaii district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province.

One soldier suffered serious injuries.

From CBC.ca:

The journalists are Tobi Cohen of the Canadian Press and Scott Deveau of the National Post. Both are in good condition and have returned to work, the military said.

Here's Cohen's first-person story.

This CTV.ca story has video attached of Cohen being interviewed from Kandahar.