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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 ...

  • ‘RHOM’ star Adriana de Moura married for the cameras only

    Adriana de Moura has been on the show from the very beginning and she has been with Frederic since the very beginning. He has proven himself to be a good father to her child, which she had with another man who she thought was faithful to her. This story was shared on the show during the first season. However, their relationship status has been in question for quite some time and this weekend, it ...

  • ‘Teen Mom’ star Javi Marroquin proving himself to be a good husband

    Javi Marroquin would be returning home from his air force training. He is currently home for 10 days and he has been home for a couple of days now. Kailyn had to work earlier this week and it sounds like he is taking care ...

  • Family found unconscious in Montreal area fire

    STE-THERESE, Que. - Five family members, including three children, were found unconscious this morning at the site of a fire in a home north of Montreal. A 10-year-old boy and seven-year-old boy, along with their father, are in hospital with life-threatening injuries. The family's mother and a three-old-girl also suffered serious injuries. Fire crews and police arrived at the scene ...

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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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  • Eric Staal suffered MCL sprain avoids surgery

    Canada's Eric Staal, shown here after a knne-on-knee collision with Sweden's Alex Edler on Thursday, was diagnosed with a third-degree MCL sprain. (Anders Wiklund/Associated ...

  • Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wins at Diamond League meet

    Carmelita Jeter, left, grimaces in pain as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, right, sprints to victory in the women's 100 metres at the Diamond League track and field meet Saturday in Shanghai. (Eugene ...

  • Police not questioning Millard in other cases lawyer says

    Dellen Millard, who was charged with first-degree murder in relation to the death of Hamilton man Tim Bosma, has not been questioned about any other cases, his lawyer says. On Friday, reports surfaced suggesting that Millard, 27, may be connected to the disappearance of a 23-year-old Toronto woman, and that authorities were continuing to investigate the death of Millard's father last ...

  • Apartment fire leaves 2 children father in critical condition

    Two children and their father are in critical condition after a Saturday morning fire in Sainte-Thrse, north of Montreal. Firefighters said they received an emergency call at 7:21 a.m. to respond to a fire in a four-unit building. Emergency crews found all five family members -- two adults and three children under the age of 10 -- unconscious in their apartment at 83 St-Charles Street. The ...

  • Blatchford Toronto Mayor Rob Ford owes his supporters a serious explanation over crack cocaine allegations

    Toronto Mayor Rob Ford looks on during a Pride Day flag raising ceremony at Toronto City Hall the day after allegations have been made by a U.S. website and the Toronto Star that he smokes crack cocaine on ...

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