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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 ...

  • Canadian warships join Port Hueneme military exercise

    JOSEPH A. GARCIA/THE STAR Stef Ludin (left) and Joel LaLonde, who are both leading seamen and port inspector divers for the Royal Canadian Navy, aboard the HMCS Saskatoon, prepare to submerge a remote-operated vehicle Wednesday during a mine countermeasure exercise at Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme. Two ships from the Royal Canadian Navy are searching for fake mines off the coast ...

  • Canada U.S. must work to become energy independent Alberta premier

    Alberta Premier Alison Redford, (left to right) Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall listen in as British Columbia Premier Christy Clark responds to media questions during the press conference for the 2013 Western Premier's Conference in Winnipeg, Monday, June 17, 2013. (John Woods / THE CANADIAN ...

  • Donald Trump announces $360M hotel-condo tower in Vancouver

    Donald Trump gives the thumbs up as he leaves an announcement with sons Donald Jr, Eric and daughter Ivanka in downtown Vancouver, B.C. Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Jonathan Hayward / THE CANADIAN ...

  • Mask ban Canadas veiled protesters face 10 years jail

    Protest A new Canadian law forbids people from wearing a mask or covering their face during a riot or so-called "unlawful assembly" in the country. The law carries a maximum ten-year sentence for anyone convicted of physically concealing their identity. Current Canadian law already forbids covering the face during a criminal act, although CBC reported that the statue, which ...

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The Naked City [DVD]

The Naked City [DVD]

Shot on 107 different locations around New York City, Jules Dassins The Naked City was a new kind of a crime thriller, one whose striking originality when it premiered in 1948 subsequently paved the way for every detailed police procedural that followed, from Dragnet to ...

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  • Italy rallies to beat Japan advances to semis

    Italy rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Japan and countryman Alberto Zaccheroni 4-3 Wednesday, earning a spot in the Confederations Cup semifinals. First-half substitute Sebastian Giovinco scored the winner in the 86th minute of an entertaining match at the Arena Pernambuco, pounding home a cross from Claudio Marchisio. After a dismal start for the Azzurri that saw Japan score twice in ...

  • Preventative health care for unhealthy could save billions

    Billions of dollars could be saved in Canada's health-care system with the introduction of preventative programs that focus on those individuals in poor health, says a study by the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. "Canadian medicare with its focus on illness treatment has made illness and disease a growth industry," lead author Herb Emery told reporters ...

  • Girl assaulted at Kamloops graduation party

    Mounties in Kamloops, B.C., are investigating the alleged sexual assault of a teenager at a bush party attended by as many as 1,000 high school graduates. The 17-year-old girl became separated from her friends, was approached by a male she didn't know and was taken into a wooded area where she was sexually assaulted on Tuesday night, said RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush. RCMP had deployed extra ...

  • Students and education officials react to EPSB budget

    Impending cuts to staffing facing Edmonton Public Schools has parents, students and teachers worried. Edmonton Public is calling it a "bad news budget," but said it simply cannot afford to keep all of its staff. "We're disappointed -- it's been a really challenging month," said EPSB Chair Sarah Hoffman on Wednesday. "We know that a lot of people who've ...

  • Ex-Rexall bartender in court for alleged theft

    The man accused of stealing more than $700,000 while working at Rexall Place made his first court appearance in Edmonton Wednesday. Alvin Jackson Goh, 37, was arrested in the United Kingdom by Interpol after an international warrant was issued after he failed to turn himself into police on May 17. After his arrest, Goh was flown back to Canada in police custody, where he will remain. ...

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