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  • Family of Canadian hiker missing in Australia urging officials not to abandon search efforts

    The family of a missing Ontario man who disappeared almost two weeks ago in Australia's Snowy Mountains region is urging search-and-rescue officials to not give up, using social media to relay their message. In a YouTube video posted on Friday, Ruby Singh, Prabhdeep Srawn's cousin, made an emotional plea to Canadian and Australian authorities to not abandon their search efforts, ...

  • Canadian Graham DeLaet 1 shot back at Colonial

    Matt Kuchar made a 12-foot birdie putt at the 16th hole to regain the lead near the end of a long Saturday at Colonial, and led four players by a stroke after three rounds. Kuchar had a 1-under 69 that included some near misses and a nice par save at No. 17 to get to 11-under 199. Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., Boo Weekley, Chris Stroud and Matt Every were tied for second. When the second ...

  • Redford slams Wildrose party for making illegal robocalls

    Redford spoke out against the robocalls on Friday night during a policy meeting held by the Progressive Conservative party members in Edmonton. ...

  • Photos Vancouver Mini Maker Faire

    Art, invention, innovation and destruction intersect Saturday, May 25, 2013 at the Vancouver Mini Maker Faire in Vancouver, BC. Innovative art, constructed with items harvested from discarded or recycled materials, highlighting the connection between destruction and creation, will be on display next weekend at the PNE. Pictured is George Russu (left) and Paul Locke (right) who is the creator of ...

  • Huge cache of Canadian history hits U.K. auction block tests Library and Archives

    A huge cache of Canadian history, stored for 200 years in three wooden chests held at a British estate, is set to be auctioned next month in London -- a possible test of whether the controversy-plagued, funding-challenged Library and Archives Canada is still in the business of acquiring newly available treasures of documentary heritage. An extensive and important collection of letters, maps and ...

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Office Space

"Office Space" should have started with a brief dedication: "This film is dedicated to anyone who has ever worked in a cubicle." This film, the first live-action offering from Mike Judge, creator of "Beavis and Butt-head" and "King of the Hill," is a wry tale of vengeance against cubicle culture, and anyone who has ever worked in one will find much to laugh about. I, for one, have worked in a cubi ... ...

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  • Price Check - Theres a price for everything

    "Price Check," written and directed by Michael Walker, is about the price we have to pay for happiness, or at least financial security. Set in a drab office in a Long Island suburb not far removed from TV's "The Office," it features ordinary people struggling in the economy and having to make tough choices. Pete Cozy ...

  • Tyson Gay cruises to 100m victory at Adidas Grand Prix

    American Tyson Gay wins the 100-metre final with Nickel Ashmeade of Jamaica, left, and Ryan Bailey of the U.S. finishing seventh and second during the Adidas Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island Saturday in New York City. (Al Bello/Getty ...

  • Hockey Canada bans body-checking for peewee players across the country

    CHARLOTTETOWN -- Hockey Canada has voted to remove body-checking from peewee hockey across the country.Spokesman Andr Brin says the motion passed Saturday at a meeting in Charlottetown, with only Saskatchewan voting against banning body-checking.Brin says the board of directors has agreed to develop a body-checking standard for coaching to be implemented in the 2014-'15 hockey ...

  • 1 dead 1 injured after multi-vehicle crash near Calgary

    Emergency crews are on the scene of a fatal multi-vehicle crash along Highway 8 and Range Road 34, just west of Calgary. EMS has confirmed that one person died in the crash and at least one other was injured just before 1 p.m. Saturday. RCMP say that Highway 8 is now closed between Highway 22 and Range Road 34 while investigations are ...

  • Immigrants express frustration over job barriers

    Members of New Brunswick's Korean community expressed frustration over employment barriers during a meeting Saturday morning with the federal immigration minister. Some say more immigrant families will leave the region if the province continues to make finding employment for immigrants difficult, especially professionals. Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney met with about 75 ...

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