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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 ...

  • Calgary police arrest 2 following minor explosions

    Two men are in custody following two minor explosions in a southwest Calgary neighbourhood on Saturday evening, police said. At 7 p.m. MT, residents of the 1000 block of 75 Ave SW reported hearing two explosions. The CPS tactical unit responded and found what looked to be four pop bottle bombs: two of them were live, and the other two had been detonated. No one was hurt and no property was ...

  • Stanley Cup Stories Jason Spezza a go Wings rebound

    Ottawa Senators Jason Spezza, who took part in a team practice in Ottawa on Saturday, expects to play in Game 3 against the high-flying Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday night. (Fred Chartrand/Canadian ...

  • Canada deports convicted terrorist after 26 years

    A Palestinian man convicted of hijacking an airliner in Greece in 1968 has been deported from Canada 26 years after entering the country using an alias, the immigration minister said ...

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Paris, Texas [DVD]

Paris, Texas [DVD]

The first thing we see in Wim Wenders Paris, Texas is the landscape of southwest Texas near the border of Mexico: expansive, imposing, beautiful, and terrible, it is a desert of enormous, carved canyons and towering rocks, mostly desolate and foreboding, but also strangely enchant ... ...

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  • Logan Coutures OT goal lifts Sharks over Kings

    SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Logan Couture scored a power-play goal 1:29 into overtime to help the San Jose Sharks bounce back from two losses in Los Angeles to beat the Kings 2-1 in Game 3 of their second-round series on Saturday night. Dan Boyle scored a power-play goal early in the first period and Antti Niemi made 26 saves for the Sharks, who got the penalty calls to go in their favor down the ...

  • Cops probe possible links between Bosma suspect missing woman

    Dellen Millard, left, has been charged with the first-degree murder of Tim Bosma. Cops are also probing possible between Millard and Laura Babcock's disappearance. (Handout/Facebook ...

  • 2013 Ironman Texas results Paul Amey and Rachel Joyce top excellent field

    The race began with a 2.4-mile swim in Lake Woodlands. The farmland of East Texas was the backdrop for the challenging 112-bike, and the 26.2-mile run in and around The Woodlands led the triathletes to the finish line on Waterway Avenue. Early on Paul Amey of Great Britain was well back after the swim as a very fast pack of pros broke loose and were out of the water over five minutes ahead of ...

  • Pacers eliminate Knicks will face Heat in East final

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Lance Stephenson scored a playoff career-high 25 points and led a late 11-2 run Saturday night, leading the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks, 106-99 and into the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2004. The New York native also had 10 rebounds and the Pacers were spurred by the return of point guard George Hill two days after he was diagnosed with a ...

  • Top hockeynight tweets from Saturday

    The focus was on the Red Wings and the Blackhawks as they battled in Game 2 on Saturday afternoon. The Wings were hungry to tie up the series and make things interesting, and that's exactly what happened in our matinee matchup. Here's how the social world ...

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