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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 ...

  • Float-plane crash off Vancouver Island claims one life

    A Harbour Air float plane flies through low cloud after taking off from Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday February 16, 2012. (DARRYL DYCK/The Globe and ...

  • RCMP being asked to help officers with PTSD

    Krista Bouchard was married to a Mountie for 13 years - a quirky, funny, chatty guy she met on a blind date.Thirty-year-old Martin Bouchard was an RCMP officer in Manitoba and had a French accent and plenty of friends.But three years into the marriage, Krista Bouchard started noticing symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder - apparently related to her husband's posting in Shamattawa, a ...

  • How prepared for disasters are Portland and Vancouver schools

    PORTLAND, Ore. – Unlike hundreds of schools in Oklahoma, the two schools hit by the tornado Monday did not have safe rooms. Seven students of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., were killed in the monstrous tornado. We checked into what measures that schools locally have in place in the case of a natural disaster. Tornadoes are uncommon in Oregon and Washington, but they ...

  • Mooseheads manhandle Knights at Memorial Cup

    Mooseheads right winger Stefan Fournier, left, and right-winger Darcy Ashley celebrate a goal as Knights defenceman Dakota Mermis looks on in the first period. Ashley scored twice and added an assist in a 9-2 Halifax victory. (Liam Richards/Canadian ...

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The French Connection [Blu-Ray]

The French Connection [Blu-Ray]

Prior to its release in late 1971 and subsequent winning of five of that years Academy Awards, including best picture, director, and actor, there had never been a movie quite like The French Connection. There have been dozens and dozens since--most of what we associat ... ...

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  • One dead as floatplane overturns in Bute Inlet

    At least one person is dead after a plane came down in Bute Inlet on the South Coast of B.C., the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria ...

  • Search for missing Canadian continues in Australian mountains

    Family members joined a frantic search Tuesday for a Canadian man with survival training missing for more than a week in Australia's Snowy Mountains region.Prabhdeep Srawn, of Brampton, Ont., hasn't been heard from since parking his rental car on May 13 in the village of Charlotte Pass in Kosciuszko National Park. For the last two years, the 25-year-old has been a law student at Bond ...

  • Canadian killed in Iraq violence Baird says

    Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says a Canadian is among those killed in a spate of recent sectarian violence in Iraq. A string of attacks in the Mideast country has killed more than 270 people in just the past week. Baird says consular officials are in touch with the Canadian's family and are offering assistance. He says he's grown "increasingly concerned" about the ...

  • Bruins take commanding 3-0 series lead over Rangers

    NEW YORK (AP) Daniel Paille snapped a tie with 3:31 left in the third period, and the Boston Bruins put the New York Rangers on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night. Boston leads the best-of-seven series 3-0 and can advance to the conference finals as early as Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Only three teams in NHL ...

  • Griffins rally to eliminate Marlies from AHL playoffs

    Luke Glendening's goal at 15:57 of the third period spelled the end of Toronto's season as the Grand Rapids Griffins rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the third period to beat the Marlies 4-3 on Tuesday, and win the AHL Western Conference semifinal 4-2. Grand Rapids will face the Oklahoma City Barons in the conference final. Glendening was in front of Toronto goalie Drew MacIntyre and had ...

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