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  • Paddy Lowe to join Mercedes early

    Agreement has been reached between Mercedes and McLaren for Paddy Lowe to join the works team ahead of the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix June 9. The announcement of Lowe leaving McLaren for Mercedes was made in February and the British racing engineer was supposed to join the team at the end of 2013. "Paddy will strengthen the team in the role of executive director (technical) and will work ...

  • Jennifer Lawrence brother being stalked

    Hollywood actress Jennifer Lawrence and her brother Blaine Lawrence are reportedly being stalked by a Canadian named Han Cong Zhao. Han, 23, was said to be remanded on bail after Judge Annette Karem at Kentucky court here heard he sent Blaine 200 messages and a threatening voicemail. "You got me really upset, when I am upset, wait and see what happens," thesun.co.uk quoted Han as ...

  • Canada’s West Coast Ports Hold Onto 2012 Gains

    Canada's West Coast container ports stayed level in the first quarter of 2013 with the robust growth they experienced last year. When compared with the first quarter of 2012, Canadian ports saw a higher throughput volume in the first quarter of 2013, but a slight dip in West Coast traffic market ...

  • Gawker the mayor of Toronto and the crack cocaine video

    The US gossip website Gawker is attempting to raise $200,000 in donations to buy a video alleged to show mayor of Toronto Rob Ford smoking crack ...

  • Calgarys summer weather forecast Drier but altogether nice

    Sikome Lake in southeast Calgary is going to be busy again this summer, if the forecast for dry, warm weather holds true. AccuWeather.com also predicts central Alberta will have more severe thunderstorms than usual this ...

Movie Review

Fanny and Alexander [DVD]

Fanny and Alexander [DVD]

Fanny and Alexander occupies a somewhat strange space in legendary Swedish director Ingmar Bergmans filmography. It is most often thought of as his final film, the pinnacle of his distinguished career and a hearty summation of all his filmic and thematic fascinations. ... ...

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  • Yahoo buys Tumblr blogging site for $1.1B

    Yahoo announced Monday that it will pay $1.1B cash to purchase Tumblr, a blogging service that says it has massed more than 50 billion posts from 108 million blogs. (Fred ...

  • Blackhawks captain Toews looks to shake slump Zetterberg

    DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings got much younger this year, rebuilding with rookies and prospects pushed onto the ice. For much of the lockout-delayed season, it didn't look good for them. The storied franchise used to chase Stanley Cup titles with key players in their late 30s and 40s such as Nicklas Lidstrom, Chris Chelios, Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull and Larry Murphy. Not anymore. ...

  • Blue Jays begin 9-game homestand against green Rays hurler

    A rainout this weekend gives R.A. Dickey the chance to help the Toronto Blue Jays get back to their winning ways while earning another victory at home. The Blue Jays' next opponent, though, has had plenty of success in Toronto lately. The surging Tampa Bay Rays will seek their 13th win in 18 games at Rogers Centre on Monday while denying the Blue Jays a fourth consecutive home victory and ...

  • Woman arrested in LaSalle stabbing

    A 40-year-old woman is in custody after a stabbing incident outside her LaSalle home early this morning. Const. Dany Lacoursire of the Montreal police said the confrontation began when a noisy group emerged from a bar on Dollard Street near Lithuania Street just after the bar closed at 3 a.m. Lacoursire said the woman's son went outside to tell them to be quiet, and was assaulted by part ...

  • Human rights complaint filed on behalf of Ashley Smith

    Ashley Smith is shown in this still image taken from a coroner's video. Federal correctional authorities are trying to stop public disclosure of videos and documents during a fight over the scope of an Ontario inquest into the prison death of a deeply troubled teen. (The Canadian ...

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