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  • Deadly US Twister Hits Tornado Alley

    Monday's deadly tornado in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma struck in an area commonly known as "Tornado Alley" - home to most of the nation's tornadoes. Tornado Alley is generally seen to span north to south from South Dakota to Texas between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains, but there is no official consensus on the boundaries. Comparison of Tornado paths in ...

  • Europe Needs Big Reforms Bank of Canadas Carney

    Europe could face a decade of stagnation unless it makes big reforms and should heed the lessons of Japan, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said on Tuesday as he highlighted Japan's bold moves to bolster growth.In his final speech as Canadian central bank chief before taking over the Bank of England on July 1, Carney said Europe's recessionary economy is being held back by fiscal ...

  • Stanley Cup Stories Confident Sens ready for Penguins

    Goalie Craig Anderson has given the Ottawa Senators plenty of confidence heading into Game 4 against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. (Chris ...

  • Toronto mayor Rob Ford avoids questions about video purporting to show him smoking crack cocaine

    Toronto mayor Rob Ford in happier times, waving the pan american flag during the Closing Ceremony of the XVI Pan American Games at the Omnilife Stadium on October 30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Dennis Grombkowski/AFP/Getty ...

  • Mike Trout hits for cycle drives in 5 L.A. Angels rout Seattle Mariners

    Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Aaron Harang (39) is lifted in the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Angels during a baseball game Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Anaheim. (AP Photo/Alex ...

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My Kid Could Paint That [DVD]

My Kid Could Paint That [DVD]

The most intriguing documentaries are often the ones that end up being about subjects the filmmakers didnt originally intend. This is both the inherent danger and lure of documentary filmmaking: the act of capturing life unfolding in front of the camera lens in potent ... ...

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  • Bruins depth crushing Rangers

    Boston Bruins winger Daniel Paille celebrates his game-winning goal against the New York Rangers Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. (Frank Granklin ...

  • Sharks squeeze out win to square series

    SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Joe Thornton set the tone for the San Jose Sharks with a dominant first period. After that, the Sharks did their best to hang on and tie up their playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings. Thornton set up Brent Burns' first-period goal and Logan Couture added a power-play goal early in the second to give the Sharks just enough offense to beat the Kings 2-1 Tuesday ...

  • Canadians advised to prepare against tornadoes despite lower risk than U.S.

    TORONTO - Canadians face a significantly lower risk than their American neighbours of finding themselves in the path of a tornado, but should still be prepared to face the worst if mother nature decides to defy the odds, experts said Tuesday. The perils of tornado season were tragically demonstrated Monday when a massive twister flattened homes and demolished an elementary school in Moore, ...

  • Conservatives demand Thomas Mulcair ‘come clean’ on 1994 bribe probe

    OTTAWA -- Federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says he was contacted by the provincial police anti-corruption squad in Quebec to discuss a suspected 17-year-old bribe offered to him. Mulcair says he never reached out to the police himself because he had no proof a bribe was actually being offered at a 1994 meeting with the now-controversial ex-mayor of Laval, Que. Mulcair, who back then was a ...

  • Canada NDP suffers debacle in British Columbia election

    Opinion polls and media pundits notwithstanding, the trade union-backed New Democratic Party (NDP) suffered a debacle in the May 14 British Columbia election, failing to unseat an unpopular twelve year-old Liberal government.The Liberals, who have held office in Canada's third-most populous province since 2001, will use their fourth successive majority government to intensify big ...

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