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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 ...

  • Homeowner says he was swindled out of his own property

    A Calgary homeowner says he was swindled out of his own property by a realtor he thought was trying to help him. Seyfeddin Mohammed and his wife sold their home to a company offering a deal without legal or realtor fees. Now, Mohammed says that the property was transferred out of his name without him receiving any of the $440,000 purchase price. "There is some fraud going on," said ...

  • RCMP investigating after man dies in Gleichen

    RCMP are investigating the death of a 26-year-old man in the town of Gleichen, near Calgary. Police were called to the home early Saturday morning after reports of a disturbance. When they arrived, they found two people inside the home suffering from undisclosed wounds. STARS ambulance was called to transport one man to hospital but he died of his injuries at the scene. A second man was taken ...

  • Most Canadians dont buy travel insurance study finds

    A majority of Canadians plan on vacationing this summer, but shockingly, only half say they regularly purchase travel insurance before leaving home. A survey conducted by BMO Insurance found that 83% of us plan on leaving town between May and September, and that we're likey to head to the U.S., Europe and Central and South America. While Canadians plan on spending an average of $3,073 on ...

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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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  • Senate expense claim scandal dampers Victoria Day festivities

    Play video OTTAWA - Tory MPs may not be in the mood for fireworks and barbecues over the Victoria Day weekend, amid a Senate expense claim scandal that forced Senators Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin to leave the party caucus. "I'm getting calls from loyal Conservatives furious over the Senate," one MP told QMI Agency on condition of anonymity. "And I'm mad with rage, ...

  • Can you know too much about your genes Jolie has turned a spotlight on genome testing but it may have risks

    Brynne Stainsby had known for 15 years a simple blood test could determine whether she, like her father, carried a gene for Huntington’s Disease. A positive result would all but guarantee the Toronto chiropractor would get the devastating neuro-degenerative genetic disorder that often becomes noticeable in mid-adult life. She put it off, mostly out of youth. But in her mid 20s, she did ...

  • Canadian athletics broadcaster Geoff Gowan dies at 83 on Friday

    Canadian Press , Canadian track and field broadcaster Geoff Gowan of Halifax, Nova Scotia, has passed away after a battle with Parkinson's disease at the age of 83 on ...

  • Downtown market alters layout due to construction

    Mild temperatures and sunny skies brought thousands of people to 104th Street on Saturday as the City Market moved outside for the first day this year. Market regulars will notice a small change this year. Construction on Fox Tower at 102nd Avenue and 104th Street means booths won't be set up north of 102nd ...

  • Spectator killed at Edmonton Jeep event

    A woman in her 20s died Saturday during an event for Jeep enthusiasts held in the parking lot of Oliver Square just west of downtown Edmonton. The woman, who was a spectator, was fatally injured when a Jeep lost control during a climbing demonstration around 1 p.m. Paramedics performed CPR on the woman but she was pronounced dead by the time she arrived at hospital. The Jeep driver was also ...

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