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  • Search on for Indo-Canadian man missing in Australia

    A frantic search is on for a 25-year-old Indo-Canadian man who went missing in a national park in Australia. Prabhdeep Srawn of Brampton in the Canadian province of Ontario was last seen May 13 parking his rental vehicle at village Charlotte Pass and entering the Kosciuszko National Park in the Australian state of New South Wales, according to local media. A law student of Bond University in ...

  • Boil water advisory remains in effect for most of Montreal

    Almost the entire city of Montreal will remain under a boil water advisory until at least Thursday morning, after tests at a city filtration plant showed the water was not safe to drink. City officials advised residents Wednesday morning that the drinking water may not be safe for consumption everywhere south of Highway 40, also called the Metropolitan Expressway. That includes the ...

  • Canadian start-up hub thrives near Toronto

    Twenty years ago, no one would have believed the Kitchener-Waterloo area would blossom into the most vibrant technology start-up community in Canada - the Silicon Valley of the ...

  • Tornado touches down in Ontario town

    Environment Canada confirms that a tornado touched down in Ontario on Tuesday afternoon, ripping the roof off a house and demolishing a barn. Deb Craven says as soon as she saw the sky go dark she knew the storm system would be severe. She says it sounded like a train coming through the Lindsay area -- and when she came out of her basement her barn looked like a pile of wood. "It was ...

  • U.S. experts have safety advice for GTA schools

    U.S. experts were in Toronto on Wednesday with a warning for schools here -- be prepared. Although the instances of violence in local schools is small compared with schools in the U.S., a mother and daughter are cautioning that if a someone with a weapon gets inside a school staying put isn't always best. "I need you to be able to evacuate in a way that takes you away from the ...

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sex, lies, and videotape [Blu-Ray]

sex, lies, and videotape [Blu-Ray]

When talking about American independent cinema, there is before Steven Soderberghs sex, lies, and videotape and after. Debuting at the Sundance Film Festival in 1989, Soderberghs debut feature, shot for just over $1.25 million when he was 26 years old and starrin ... ...

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  • Contents of purse stolen from woman who died in Toronto subway

    (Toronto Police Service) Toronto police are searching for a suspect accused of stealing the purse of a woman who jumped to her death in a subway station Wednesday morning. Police say the woman left her purse on the subway platform before jumping in front of a train at College station. She was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead. Police say they have not been able to identify her ...

  • 2 communities north of Toronto eye casino possibilities

    Two communities north of Toronto may have an opportunity to host a casino, but neither appears to be a sure bet for the province. In Vaughan, Ont., councillors are set to have a casino debate next Tuesday and as was the case in Toronto, there are parts of the community that are adamantly opposed to developing a gaming facility. Mario Racco, a former MPP, says that bringing in a casino would be ...

  • 23-year-old woman dies while surfing near LaSalle

    A 23-year-old woman who was surfing on the Lachine Rapids died this morning after getting caught between her surfboard and a tree in the water. She ended up in the Lachine Rapids near LaSalle after making a wrong manoeuvre. She was underwater for several minutes before a passerby jumped in to help her, said Const. Dany Richer of the Montreal police. First-responders rushed her to hospital in ...

  • Union says Porter using lawsuit to stifle workers

    Porter Airlines is using a lawsuit to stop the union representing 22 striking workers from protesting the way the airline treats its employees, the Canadian Office and Professional Employees union contends. In a statement of defence filed in Ontario Superior court, COPE said Wednesday that a lawsuit filed by Porter over comments made on Twitter is an abuse of process designed to silence and ...

  • Paramedics unable to revive Chinese student inquest hears

    The two paramedics who responded to the near-drowning of a 17-year-old Chinese student at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre in Saint John in 2011 say they tried their best to resuscitate him, but they couldn't get his heart to beat. Mark Hines and George Scott testified Wednesday at the coroner's inquest into the subsequent death of Yifan (Jason) Wang. They said they were called to the ...

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