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  • Toronto mayor denies video showing him smoking cocaine

    Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has declined association with video-related clips that show him smoking cocaine. Someone who tried to sell it to Toronto Star newspaper filmed the footage on a smartphone. Toronto Star reporters were shown the video by an anonymous tipster in a car park. The newspaper claims that it did not pay money for the video and did not obtain the copy of the same and hence could ...

  • Criminal probe sought against Indo-Canadian politician

    A criminal investigation has been sought against an Indo-Canadian member of legislative assembly (MLA) of the ruling Progressive Conservatives party in the Canadian province of Alberta in a case of ethics violation. Leader of the opposition Wildrose party, Danielle Smith, has requested the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to conduct a criminal investigation into the actions of ...

  • ‘RHOA’ star NeNe Leakes reacts to Beyonce’s pregnancy news

    NeNe Leakes learned this week that "The New Normal" had been cancelled. In addition, the producers of "Glee," NeNe's other Hollywood show, had spoken out and revealed that there would only be a couple of more seasons. It sounds like NeNe may be looking for new work sooner rather than later. She has been really busy this week, as she has been filming her wedding spin-off, ...

  • ‘Teen Mom’ star Jenelle Evans is trying to step up and prove herself

    Jenelle Evans may not have been qualified to win a parenting award over the past couple of years, but it sounds like she is finally realizing that she needs to step up and be a parent to her ...

  • ‘RHOA’ star Kim Zolciak reaches out to Teresa Giudice on Twitter

    Kim Zolciak may have been friends with the women from the show in Atlanta, even though she may not have been the most lovable friend after this past season. The women couldn't figure her out, as she said she wanted to go on the trip to Anguilla with the other women, but she bailed out at the last minute because of her pregnancy. Of course, this had the women mad. However, many of the ...

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Django Unchained

Django Unchained

In Sergio Corbuccis Django, the 1966 spaghetti Western from which Quentin Tarantinos Django Unchained draws its protagonists name, the titular gunslinger (played by the indomitable Franco Nero, who makes an amusing, wink-wink cameo in Tarantinos film) is first seen ... ...

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  • Time technology development spell end to drive-in

    It will be the end of an era this weekend. The first 24th of May weekend in nearly 60 years without the North York Drive-in. Cliff and Nancy Murrell opened the drive-in north of Toronto, in Sharon, Ont., back in 1955. And as Cliff says, "58 years is a long time." But times change. "Sunday nights would jammed full," remembers Cliff. "We'd have to hire the police ...

  • Overnight assault downtown sends man to hospital

    Police are looking for a suspect after a man was beaten in a laneway near Yonge and Gerrard streets. The attack happened around 3 a.m. Saturday morning. The victim was taken to hospital and has undergone surgery. He's reported to be in serious but stable condition. Police say the victim was hit with a weapon but they're not sure what was ...

  • Wrestling rules changed to keep sport in Olympics

    International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) interim president Nenad Lalovic of Serbia, shown in this file photo, was elected president of the body in Moscow on Saturday. (File/Associated ...

  • ‘Radioactive’ Mike Duffy has nothing to do with CRTC bid Sun News exec says

    OTTAWA -- Senators plan to take another look at Sen. Mike Duffy's expenses, the top Tory in the Senate confirmed Friday, as the government and Sun News Network distanced themselves from the embattled senator. The office of Sen. Marjory LeBreton, the government leader in the Senate, said the decision to send Duffy's audit of housing and travel expenses back to the committee for review ...

  • LOOKING AHEAD Canada-Born Sen. Cruz Eligible for Presidential Run

    Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz was born in Canada but is qualified to become president should he mount a campaign in 2016 or beyond. Cruz was born in Calgary, and his father is from Cuba. But the Republican senator's mother is from the first state of Delaware, which appears to settle the issue. Government officials didn't exactly have to scramble for the information amid speculation ...

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