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  • Search on for Indo-Canadian man missing in Australia

    A frantic search is on for a 25-year-old Indo-Canadian man who went missing in a national park in Australia. Prabhdeep Srawn of Brampton in the Canadian province of Ontario was last seen May 13 parking his rental vehicle at village Charlotte Pass and entering the Kosciuszko National Park in the Australian state of New South Wales, according to local media. A law student of Bond University in ...

  • Deadly US Twister Hits Tornado Alley

    Monday's deadly tornado in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma struck in an area commonly known as "Tornado Alley" - home to most of the nation's tornadoes. Tornado Alley is generally seen to span north to south from South Dakota to Texas between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains, but there is no official consensus on the boundaries. Comparison of Tornado paths in ...

  • West End Vancouver jolted by accidental car explosion

    An area of Vancouver's West End has been closed off following an early-morning explosion caused by a leaking acetylene tank in the trunk of a car.The explosion took place just before 7 a.m., near the intersection of Nicola and Haro streets. It blew out the windows of nearby apartments and cut out power to several residences. Damage to buildings reached 12 ...

  • New festival is Wild About Saskatoon

    A new Saskatoon festival wants to bring out the wild side of city residents.At the very least, organizers hope the new Wild About Saskatoon festival, which starts on Saturday, will connect urban dwellers to nature in and around their city."We are used to thinking that nature begins where the sidewalk ends (but) the city exists in the larger landscape," said Candace Savage, a renowned ...

  • Almost a third of Canadians have no money left over after paying bills study

    MONTREAL - Almost a third of Canadian households report never or almost never having any money left to save after paying their bills, according to a new study issued Wednesday. Households that reported no wealth accumulation tended to be working, middle-aged people -- although of varying income levels, says the study by the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada. "They felt ...

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The Hills Have Eyes II

The Hills Have Eyes II

After the relatively positive critical and undeniably commercial success of A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), writer/director Wes Craven followed it up with what is generally considered the worst film of his career, if not one of the worst horror fil ... ...

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  • Stanley Cup Playoffs Wednesdays Need To Know

    The Senators and Penguins will both look to follow up the double-overtime intensity of Game 3 with a big performance in Game 4 on Wednesday night in Ottawa (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 p.m. ET). Ahead of the night's lone playoff tilt, here's a list of things you need to know from around the NHL, to be updated throughout the ...

  • Robinson Ruling on long putters comes up short

    PGA Tour and the rest of the world's golf circuits would go their own way and introduce their own rule allowing anchored strokes once the ban comes into place. That fear now appears unfounded after the announcement. But it still could become an issue in the coming three-plus years as players seek to adjust and/or decide to contest it, legally or otherwise. The bigger point remains how golf ...

  • Gritty defenceman Andy Sutton officially retires from NHL

    Andy Sutton makes contact for Edmonton on Calgary's Blair Jones during a 2011-12 game, with the Oilers his last stop in the NHL. (John Ulan/Canadian ...

  • Brian Urlacher says hes retiring from NFL

    Brian Urlacher, after 13 seasons as linebacker with the Chicago Bears, announced Wednesday that he is retiring from the NFL. Urlacher, who turns 35 later this week, said he was honoured to spend his whole career with the Bears. "Although I could continue playing, I'm not sure I would bring a level of performance or passion that's up to my standards. I'm proud to say that I ...

  • High-profile CEOs got $162K in planes homes and other perks

    The Las Vegas Sands Corp., which operates casinons and resorts, spent $2.8 million to provide security for its chairman and CEO, Sheldon Adelson, and his family. This kind of extravagance is not unusual in the world of CEO perks, the executive pay research firm Equilar reported. (Tyrone ...

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