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  • New drug allegations for family of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford report

    There are new drug allegations today involving members of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's family, including his brother city councillor Doug Ford. According to a report published in ...

  • Stanley Cup Playoffs Saturdays Need To Know

    Four Original Six teams are in action tonight, and two could be done for the season if they don't pull out victories. Ahead of those do-or-die Game 5s for the New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks, stay up to date with all the latest with your Need To Know, which will be updated throughout the ...

  • Gallery A centurys worth of celebrity guests at the Banff Springs Hotel

    These candid poses of actress Marilyn Monroe were taken in Banff and Jasper during a hiatus in the filming of River of No Return in the summer of 1953. They were taken by Look magazine photographer John Vachon, who seems to have unfettered access to Monroe, then at the height of her ...

  • Alumni all over Canada lament loss of Mount Royal theatre program

    For Mount Royal University, it will be one less diploma program and fewer part-time instructors to pay.For Calgary's cultural community, it will create one gaping hole in a delicate ecosystem.And ...

  • Canadas indigenous peoples join forces call all Canadians to join Solidarity Spring

    The sound of drums beating has just gotten a whole lot louder in Canada with the joining together of Idle No More and Defenders of The Land, a network of Indigenous Activists formed in 2008. Idle No More, a First Nations Indigenous movement that became an instant phenomenon in December 2012, was established by four First Nations women, Jessica Gordon, Sylvia McAdam, Sheelah McLean and Nina ...

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A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) [DVD]

A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) [DVD]

Asghar Farhadis A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) is a devastating, slow-burn portrait of how dozens of seemingly insignificant actions and decisionssome conscious, some otherwisecan accumulate into a ruinous scenario. The film opens in the midst of a judicial hearing ... ...

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  • Howard and Quick perfect on Thursday

    Jonathan Quick was equally great for the Kings in making 24 saves in their 3-0 win over the San Jose Sharks. Detroit currently leads Chicago 3-1 and Los Angeles leads San Jose 3-2 in the Western Conference semi-finals. The fact that American goaltenders are performing well when it matters most is continuing a recent trend. It is a trend that shows American goalies are doing better than Canadian ...

  • ‘Teen Mom’ star Gary Head causing trouble with Jade and Jenelle

    Jenelle Evans while filming the show, but it sounds like the two of them have settled their drama. He was there for her when she was having her miscarriage back in January of this year and return to be by her side, as she was deciding whether to forgive or divorce her husband, Courtland Rogers. However, Gary's decision to stand by his friend did cause him some trouble with his ...

  • R.A. Dickey Blue Jays hope to ground Orioles

    Rogers Centre has long been known as a launching pad. The Baltimore Orioles can attest to that. Baltimore looks to continue its home-run barrage Saturday afternoon against R.A. Dickey and the Toronto Blue Jays. The Orioles (26-22) took over the major league lead in home runs with a season-high four in Friday's 10-6 victory. They have hit at least three homers in four straight games - ...

  • Revolution not counting out Toronto FC

    New England Revolution coach Jay Heaps insists that Toronto FC is not a bad team, and counterpart Ryan Nelsen makes the same point even though his club is mired in a nine-game winless run. Toronto FC is also winless in 12 straight on the road since its last trip to Gillette Stadium heading into this Saturday night matchup. Only league-worst D.C. United has fewer points than the seven amassed ...

  • RBC Code of Conduct a welcome step Steelworkers

    RBC denies it's replacing staff with foreign workers The United Steelworkers, Canada's largest union, congratulated the Royal Bank of Canada for promising not to hire foreign workers to replace Canadians and not to outsource jobs. RBC announced a Supplier Code of Conduct Friday, saying that "this principles-based Code sets out RBC's expectations of suppliers to ensure their ...

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