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  • Pattinson seeking solace plans holiday with family

    Actor Robert Pattinson has reportedly decided to spend some memorable time with family and rented a house in Canada for two months. The 26-year-old, who is nursing his broken heart post his split from Kristen Stewart, will stay in the swanky pad with his family members, reports dailystar.co.uk. "Rob is renting a house in Bloor West Village in Toronto for July and August. He needs time away ...

  • Canada raises liability for offshore oil spills to $1-billion

    The federal government will raise the bar for oil companies operating off the East Coast and in the Arctic, increasing the limit on their liability for environmental and other damage from a blowout or oil spill to $1-billion.Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said the $1-billion cap - up from $30-million in the Atlantic and $40-million in the Arctic - is part of the government's ...

  • Colin Miller to coach Canada’s men’s soccer team in Gold Cup tournament

    Colin Miller will be on the bench with Canada's men's soccer team at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.Miller returned as interim head coach after leading the squad in a game against Costa Rica last month in Edmonton. He was also Canada's coach at a camp in the U.S. earlier this year, and was Canada's interim head coach for part of ...

  • Secretary General Meets with Minister of Defense of Canada

    The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, and the Canadian Minister of National Defense, Peter MacKay, met today at the headquarters of the hemispheric organization to analyze regional issues and strengthen cooperation in areas of security and defense covered by the OAS.At the meeting, the Secretary General Insulza summarized the progress ...

  • GlencoreXstrata secures alumina supply from potential upstart producer in Quebec

    , a major presence in the alumina marketplace, made sure it won't have to compete with new supply of alumina in the heart of Canada's aluminum smelting industry in Quebec. Orbite Aluminae, a junior that hopes to beat the Bayer process and revolutionize the commercial scale production of alumina using an acid-leach process, said Glencore had signed a binding 10-year offtake agreement ...

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As Good As It Gets

In James L. Brooks' "As Good As It Gets," Jack Nicholson plays what very well may be the ultimate "Jack Nicholson Character." As Melvin Udall, an obsessive-compulsive misanthrope, Nicholson is allowed the kind of free range that suits his talents best. Whether he's snarling and threatening his wife with an axe in "The Shining" (1980), or glowering behind smug speeches about honor in "A Few Good Me ... ...

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  • Bruins blank Hawks take 2-1 lead in Stanley Cup finals

    Bruins club that held the Penguins to two goals in four games and in their last Cup appearance held the Canucks to but a handful of goals over a full seven ...

  • Roughrider ring reportedly retrieved.

    Yet, there are times when good news makes the rounds, as in the case of the former Saskatchewan Roughrider football player who was recently reunited with his championship ring. According to Metro News ...

  • Matthew Good announces 2013 North American tour

    Facebook page, the multi-Juno Award winner will perform a 43-city solo tour across North America in support of his upcoming sixth studio album "Arrows of Desire," which hits shelves Sept. 24. The Canuck 90's radio staple will kick off the tour in Sept. 24 in Seattle, Wash. at Tractor Tavern and wrap up Nov. 28 in Vancouver, BC at the Orpheum Theatre. Tickets for the Canadian ...

  • Montreals embattled mayor to address public at 330 p.m.

    Montreal's embattled interim mayor is expected to speak to the public on Tuesday afternoon, more than 24 hours after his sudden arrest on corruption and conspiracy charges. Michael Applebaum was arrested Monday by police and charged with 14 offences including fraud, conspiracy, breach of trust, and corruption in municipal affairs. A city spokesperson says the interim mayor will make a ...

  • Edmonton’s Wool on Wolves among multiple nominees for Western Canadian Music Awards

    We shall take it as a sign of parity.The nominees for this year's Western Canadian Music Awards, which will be handed out in Calgary on Oct. 6, have just been announced and the acts are spread out evenly across the six regions that make up the organization: MusicBC, Alberta Music, SaskMusic, Manitoba Music, Music NWT and Music Yukon.There are no clear dominant acts or artists in the ...

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