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  • Search continues for missing Canadian in Australia as family pleads for stepped up efforts

    CANBERRA, Australia -- Searchers in Australia are continuing efforts to try to find a Canadian who has been missing since May 13. New South Wales police say Prabhdeep Srawn went for a bushwalk in a national park (Koscuiszko National Park) southwest of the capital Canberra and hasn't been seen since. His rental car, which was due to be returned on May 15, was found in Charlotte Pass ...

  • British hiker survives night lost in remote area of Vancouver Island

    SAYWARD, B.C. - A 54-year-old hiker from the United Kingdom is OK after spending a night lost in a remote area of Vancouver Island. The RCMP say the man was reported missing Saturday afternoon, after he and his wife were separated in a forested area near Sayward, about 330 kilometres northwest of Victoria. The report prompted a large-scale search that involved police officers and ...

  • Jennifer Abel sets personal best at senior diving nationals

    Jennifer Abel, shown here competing in Beijing earlier this year, set a personal best score at the Summer Senior Nationals diving competition in Quebec on Sunday. (Lintao Zhang/Getty ...

  • LeBreton says Senate should be abolished if it cant be reformed

    The government leader in the Senate, Sen. Marjory LeBreton, says the Senate should be abolished if it can't be reformed. LeBreton made the rounds of the Sunday talk shows to highlight a package of proposed changes to Senate rules on expense claims. However, in an interview with CBC News, she conceded that, "The public do not see the Senate as a legitimate ...

  • Springbank Road crash sends several to hospital

    Several victims have been taken to hospital following a serious crash on Springbank Road. At around 5:30 p.m. MT, Calgary EMS were called to the scene of a crash on Springbank Road at Range Road 32. "Upon the arrival of paramedics, they were presented with a motor vehicle collision involving three S.U.V.'s this evening, yielding a total of ten patients," said Adam Loria, a ...

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The Men Who Stare at Goats

The Men Who Stare at Goats

The Men Who Stare at Goats is grounded in a whacked-out premise that an opening title card assures us has more basis in fact that wed like to believe. Said basis is derived from Jon Ronsons 2005 book of the same title, which was based on his interviews with v ... ...

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  • Banff officials hunt for cougar that man fought off with skateboard

    Parks Canada officials are advising people in Banff to be on alert after a man told them he fought off an attacking cougar with his skateboard.Bill Hunt, the resource conservation manager for the Banff field unit, says the man was attacked Thursday and originally reported the incident anonymously.But Hunt says officials tracked him down to get more information in order to find the ...

  • Man fights off cougar with skateboard Parks Canada tracking animal

    BANFF, Alta. -- Parks Canada officials are advising people in Banff to be on alert after a man told them he fought off an attacking cougar with his skateboard. Bill Hunt, the resource conservation manager for the Banff field unit, says the man was attacked Thursday and originally reported the incident anonymously. But Hunt says officials tracked him down to get more information in order to ...

  • Vote What should the Jays do about Brett Lawries antics

    He did it again. Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie let his emotions get the best of him during Sunday's 6-5 come-from-behind victory over the Baltimore ...

  • Suns close to hiring Jeff Hornacek as head coach report

    The Phoenix Suns appear close to hiring Jeff Hornacek as their head coach. A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday that the Suns are in contract negotiations with Hornacek, although no deal has been finalized. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no public announcement had been made. The comments came after azcentralsports, which includes the ...

  • Sunday picnic will have you seeing double - or triple

    You would be forgiven for thinking you were seeing double at Jackie Parker Park in southeast Edmonton on Sunday, as the Edmonton Twin and Triplet Club hosted a picnic for families with multiple children born at the same time. Charissa Scott is vice-president of the club, and a mother to five-year-old twins. Scott says that raising twins can lead to struggles that raising a single baby ...

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