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  • Toronto mayor denies video showing him smoking cocaine

    Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has declined association with video-related clips that show him smoking cocaine. Someone who tried to sell it to Toronto Star newspaper filmed the footage on a smartphone. Toronto Star reporters were shown the video by an anonymous tipster in a car park. The newspaper claims that it did not pay money for the video and did not obtain the copy of the same and hence could ...

  • Criminal probe sought against Indo-Canadian politician

    A criminal investigation has been sought against an Indo-Canadian member of legislative assembly (MLA) of the ruling Progressive Conservatives party in the Canadian province of Alberta in a case of ethics violation. Leader of the opposition Wildrose party, Danielle Smith, has requested the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to conduct a criminal investigation into the actions of ...

  • Columbus Crew continue mastery over Toronto FC with win at BMO Field

    Columbus Crew's Dominic Oduro, right, celebrates with Justin Meram after scoring as Toronto FC's Ryan Richter, left, looks on during first half MLS action in Toronto on Saturday, May 18, 2013. (Chris Young/THE CANADIAN ...

  • Toronto FC falls flat against Crew

    Columbus Crew's Dominic Oduro, right, celebrates with Justin Meram after scoring as Toronto FC's Ryan Richter, left, looks on during the first half Saturday. (Chris Young/Canadian ...

  • Astronaut Chris Hadfield adjusts to earthling life

    Canada's space ambassador, Chris Hadfield, is still readapting to life on this planet after spending 146 days in zero gravity as commander of the International Space Station. For now, though, he's taking his homecoming one step at a time. "Just learning to walk -- that's enough," Hadfield said of the "bizarre" experience of being back on Earth after five ...

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The Town

The Town

Like his directorial debut Gone Baby Gone (2007), there is a lot riding on Ben Afflecks crime drama The Town, or, more directly, on Affleck himself. Not only does he have to prove that Gone Baby Gone, one of the best films of that year, was not the cinematic equivalent of a on ... ...

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  • Father and two children fighting for lives after Montreal area house fire

    Police check the scene of a fire in Ste-Therese, Que., Saturday moring, May 18, 2013. Five family members, including three children, were found unconscious at the site of a fire in a home north of Montreal. A 10-year-old boy and seven-year-old boy, along with their father, are in hospital with life-threatening injuries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan ...

  • British classic car show held in Vancouver

    Hundreds braved the drizzle to check out the annual All British Field Meet in Vancouver on Saturday, which showcased more than 600 classic British cars. "This car is an original Vancouver car," said Craig Wallace, who brought his prized 1963 Aston Martin DB5 to the show at VanDusen gardens. "It came here originally in 1963 which was very rare because they sold very few of these ...

  • Woman killed in rollover near Ponoka

    A 25-year-old Red Deer woman was killed on Saturday when she was thrown from a vehicle that rolled on the QEII Highway near Ponoka. RCMP say the victim was travelling with two other people when their car rolled several times into a ditch around 9:15 a.m. The 26-year-old female driver and a 29-year-old male passenger survived the crash. Both were wearing seatbelts. Police believe the woman who ...

  • Woman killed at Edmonton Food Bank fundraiser as Jeep demonstration goes disastrously wrong

    EDMONTON -- A spectator has been killed after a Jeep demonstration at an Edmonton fundraising event went disastrously wrong. The event was called ';Jeeps Go Topless'; and was being held in the parking lot of a shopping centre to raise funds for the Edmonton Food Bank. "Obviously, a lot of people are very upset," Staff Sgt. Malcolm Allan told ...

  • Toronto Mayor Rob Ford cancels radio show as video story goes viral

    Toronto's embattled Mayor Rob Ford will not be behind the microphone this Sunday for his two-hour radio show to respond to allegations that he was recorded on video allegedly smoking crack cocaine. Ford, who hosts the weekly Sunday talk show "The City" with his brother Doug, abruptly cancelled this week's segment . The decision was made Friday after news of the story broke ...

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