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  • One-billion-year-old water saltier than seawater

    University of Toronto scientists have found pockets of water that had been sitting 2.4 kilometres underneath the Earth's surface for more than a billion years. Earth sciences professor Barbara Sherwood, who admitted that she had tasted it from time to time, revealed that the water has the consistency of maple syrup and is much saltier than seawater, News.com.au reported. She told the LA ...

  • 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 ...

  • Quebec 175000 construction workers mount province-wide strike

    Workers in all sectors of Quebec's construction industry launched an unlimited strike Monday--the first province-wide walkout since 1986--paralyzing billions of dollars' worth of building projects across the province, including various hydro-dam projects and the construction of Montreal's two mega-hospitals. Involving 175,000 workers, the strike is the largest in Canada since the ...

  • Canada on ice as Harper fails to secure EU trade deal

    CANADIAN Prime Minister Stephen Harper will conclude his eight-day European trip unable to complete a trade agreement with the EU, just as the opening of EU-US talks raises the risk that his country will be left ...

  • Calgary cyclists deserve more on-street options U.S. expert says

    U.S. cycling expert Steve Durrant says improving Calgary’s bike infrastructure is necessary for creating a better commute for cyclists. He’s in the city for a cycling ...

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The Ghost Goes Gear [DVD]

The Ghost Goes Gear [DVD]

In the mid-1960s, the Beatles starred in two films directed by Richard Lester, A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Help! (1965), that not only helped solidify the all-encompassing global star power of the Fab Four, but also helped to revolutionize cinema. According to Andrew Sarris, A Hard Day's Night was a "cataclysmic cultural event" that marked the end of an era, and film schola ... ...

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  • Banff exhibit shines light on dark chapter in war years

    Between 200 and 600 mostly Eastern European immigrants were help prisoner at two internment camps in Banff — first at Castle Mountain and later at Cave and Basin, above — between 1915 and ...

  • RCMP investigating suspicious death of 27-year-old Kelowna mom

    Detectives in white bunny suits scoured a Kelowna home and searched garbage bins for evidence Tuesday in what could be a homicide.Members of the RCMP's serious-crime unit are investigating the death of a 27-year-old mother of two in her rented house on Yates Road at the corner of Ballou Road. Police would only say it's suspicious.The ambulance service called RCMP at 12:37 a.m. Tuesday. ...

  • ’Shocking’ half of Canada’s First Nations kids living in poverty new study finds

    NEW YORK, N.Y. - Thousands of screaming fans brought Times Square to a standstill as they waited to catch a glimpse of Brad Pitt at the premiere of his new thriller, "World War ...

  • Thief takes bicycle Canadian retiree used for cross-country ride

    An elderly man in British Columbia is hoping for the recovery of a bicycle he used for a trip across Canada in 1985. Cor Dykstra was 57 when he biked from his home in Burnaby to visit relatives in Ontario, The Province reported. He told the newspaper he still hopes to get it back. "It was about freedom. I did it for the joy of it," he said of his trip. Cpl. Rick Skolrood, a ...

  • Heat force Game 7 with OT win over Spurs

    MIAMI (AP) LeBron James led a title-saving charge, and now his crown will be on the line one more time in Game 7. James powered Miami to a frantic fourth-quarter rally and overtime escape as the Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 on Tuesday night to extend the NBA Finals as far as they can go and keep Miami's repeat chances alive. Losing his headband but keeping his cool while ...

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