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  • 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 ...

  • Sorry hockey fans. Canada’s NHL woes can’t be blamed on the loonie

    As we gaze upon another Stanley Cup playoffs with the sad, forlorn eyes of a nation whose teams are mostly already eliminated, we have to wonder how the elusive hand of economics has deceived us once again.Of the seven National Hockey League teams based in Canada, only four made the playoffs at all. After a couple of first-round defeats, the Ottawa Senators are now the lone Canadian team still ...

  • Can the Senate fire a senator

    An expert on parliamentary rules says the Senate has the power to turf a senator from the chamber, as long as a majority approves the expulsion. Ned Franks, an emeritus political science professor at Queen's university, said, "The Senate is master of its own house." Franks cautioned that the removal of a senator cannot be done without cause, but, "If the Senate considers ...

  • Canadian on EI shut out amid foreign worker influx

    A jobless Canadian IT professional who is collecting employment insurance is upset because he now suspects several recent jobs he applied for went to temporary foreign workers. "Out of the 50 some odd jobs that I've applied for, I've heard back from two," said Glen Hamel, of Mississauga, Ont. "The rest -- I never hear ...

  • A Vancouver MP not shocked but concerned with the Senate expense scandal

    5/20/2013 A Vancouver MP says she's not surprised Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff has resigned after it was discovered he cut a 90 thousand dollar cheque to Senator Mike Duffy. The cheque was intended to cover Duffy's disallowed housing expenses. Here's Liberal Joyce Murray. "What is surprising or concerning I think is how long the Prime Minister ...

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Scream 4

Scream 4

When Scream debuted to unexpected box office success in the winter of 1996, it came at a time when the horror genre in general, but the slasher film in particular, was bottoming out (which was, incidentally, hardly the first time a genre as cyclical as horror had reached that point). An ... ...

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  • Canadian court rules to repatriate Chinese fugitive

    A federal court in Ottawa ruled late Thursday to uphold Chinese fugitive Lai Changxing's deportation order, paving the way for his return to China after he stayed here for 12 years.The verdict, made after more than three hours of court hearings, putting an end to all legal proceedings related to the deportation case.According to the law, the deportation should be executed soon after the ...

  • Record-high heat scorches parts of Canada strains power grids

    by Mark BourrieA heat dome that has been hovering over parts of Canada several days are setting record highs across Eastern and Central Canada on Thursday, which could be the hottest day of the year.Environment Canada, the federal government agency that monitors weather, released a special weather statement for the region, warning residents that a "sultry tropical air mass" will make ...

  • China welcomes Canadian courts rule on Chinese fugitive

    China on Friday welcomed the Canadian Federal Court's decision to uphold the deportation of Lai Changxing, one of China's most wanted fugitives.Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu made the remark in a statement posted on the ministry's website.Ma said Lai is the prime suspect in a smuggling case in the city of Xiamen and has been sought by law enforcement for several ...

  • Air Canada plane returns safely to Sydney after smoke in cabin

    An Air Canada plane landed safely after being forced to return to Sydney Airport because of smoke in the cabin, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said on Thursday.The plane landed in Sydney shortly after 12.10 p.m. (local time) on Thursday, an ATSB spokesman said.It had left Sydney Airport at about 10.30 a.m. (local time) for Vancouver and Toronto."Air Canada reported smoke in ...

  • Stanley Cup Stories Senators stun Penguins

    Ottawa Senators' Colin Greening, right, celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal on Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tomas Vokoun, left, during the second overtime in Game 3 on Sunday. (Chris ...

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