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  • New business jet Challenger 350 launched by Bombardier New business jet Challenger 350 launched by Bombardier

    GENEVA - Canadian aeroplane maker Bombardier has expanded its leading Challenger family of business jets with the launch of the new Challenger 350 aircraft in collaboration with global leader in private aviation, US firm NetJets. The launch on Monday was held at a special event here at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE). Bombardier said deliveries of the ...

  • Mississauga high-schoolers to join Rolling Stones for Toronto concert

    Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs on the 50 & Counting tour at the Honda Center on Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Anaheim, Calif. (John Shearer/The Associated ...

  • Former RCMP Musical Ride member suing force over alleged abuse

    In this photo taken Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police perform their Musical Ride at the Wyoming State Fair in Douglas, Wyo. (AP Photo/Casper Star-Tribune, Dan ...

  • Photos The Sheepdogs street concert in Saskatoon

    Saskatoon's own Sheepdogs performed on the Red Bull Hometown Tour bus stage at the corner of Broadway Avenue and 10th Street East for thousands of fans on May 20, 2013. Fans were dancing in the ...

  • Tiger Woods Sergio Garcia feud continues

    Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia don't like each other, and they're making no effort to disguise their feelings. The verbal feuding began May 11 during the third round of The Players Championship. It resumed this week on both sides of the Atlantic when Woods offered a one-word answer if he thought about contacting Garcia to put the matter to rest. "No," he replied with a tight ...

Movie Review

Double Suicide (Shinju ten no amijima) [DVD]

Double Suicide (Shinju ten no amijima) [DVD]

Much like the teenage lovers in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the adult lovers in Masahiro Shinoda's Double Suicide (Shinju ten no amijima) find that their love for each runs into a wall erected by a structured society that will not permit it. While Shakespeare's ill-fated lovers were caught in the cross-hairs of familial feuding, the lovers in Double Suicid ... ...

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  • Rob Gronkowski should make full recovery from 4th forearm surgery

    Rob Gronkowski's agent says the tight end's latest surgery is expected to be the last on his forearm. The New England Patriots' star had his fourth surgery on Monday on the left forearm that he broke on Nov. 18 while blocking for an extra point against the Indianapolis Colts. He broke it again early in the Patriots' first playoff game, a win over the Houston Texans. ...

  • Whitehorse RCMP seize cocaine cash from 3 B.C. men

    Three B.C. men have been charged with drug offences after Whitehorse RCMP seized 60 grams of cocaine from their hotel room. The men were arrested at a downtown hotel Friday night. Police also seized cash from their room. They have been charged with trafficking, and are still in custody. "Anytime you're taking drugs off the street that's a success. We clearly have some problems ...

  • Emmanuel Arceneaux happy to be back with B.C. Lions

    Wide receiver Emmanuel Arceneaux is returning to the B.C. Lions. The Lions announced Tuesday that Arceneaux has reached an agreement with the team. Arceneaux played the 2009 and 2010 seasons with the Lions before spending two years in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins and New York Jets. "We are very pleased to have Emmanuel returning to the club," Lions VP of ...

  • Arrests made in Malvern playground fire

    (CBC) Toronto police have arrested two men and a young offender and charged them with destroying a children's playground in the city's east end. An 18-year-old, a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old young offender have been charged with setting fire to the playground at the Mary Shadd Public School on May 6. All three have been charged with arson. The playground was set on fire sometime ...

  • Complete service outage on Montreal metro

    Montreal's metro service has been paralyzed across all four lines as commuters prepare for the evening rush hour. The public transit corporation tweeted that problems with its computer system led to the disruption across its entire system. The STM said it expects to resume at about 4:40 ...

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