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  • Quebec soccer body reverses its turban ban

    In a big relief for the Sikh community, the Quebec Soccer Federation (QSF) has been forced to withdraw its turban ban on Sikh footballers. QSF apologised for hurting the Sikh sentiments and in a press conference on Sunday announced reversal of its ban on players wearing turbans or related religious headwear on the pitch. QSF said it is pleased with the international soccer body FIFA's ...

  • Video Montreal mayor leaves police headquarters facing 14 charges

    Montreal's interim mayor wouldn't comment on his arrest as he left police headquarters Monday. Michael Applebaum faces 14 charges including fraud and ...

  • Video Pauline Marois says Montreal mayor should resign

    Quebec Premier Pauline Marois says Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum has no choice but to resign after being charged with fraud. Marois says Montreal will not be placed under provincial trusteeship like neighbouring ...

  • B.C. wants truce with Ontario Quebec on film tax credits

    B.C.'s Finance Minister is challenging his counterparts in Ontario and Quebec to stop allowing Hollywood studios to pit the three provinces against each other for "unaffordable" film tax credits."As a country, and individual provinces within the country, we are better off to stop competing to see who can send the biggest cheque to Hollywood," Mike de Jong said ...

  • Elections Canada witness blasts Tory MP for bullying tactics

    A witness who is helping Elections Canada unravel a Conservative MP's 2008 campaign expenses says he has been publicly bullied, discredited and intimidated.Frank Hall, who ran an Ottawa-based polling firm that did work for Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro, has written to both the Speaker of the House of Commons and the Prime Minister, saying Mr. Del Mastro has abused the concept of ...

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Clerks [Blu-Ray]

Clerks [Blu-Ray]

Despite the adoration of its legions of primarily twentysomething male fans, the simple fact is that Kevin Smiths feature debut Clerks is not a great movie. It is not even a particularly good movie. But, it is an exceedingly important movie that is crucial in defining the shifts in the Holl ... ...

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  • Canadian stock market higher ahead of Fed meeting

    The Canadian stock market was higher Monday as optimism that the US Federal Reserve may not taper off its bond-buying stimulus program spurred big gains in energy and financial shares.The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index grew 101.54 points, or 0. 83 percent, to close at 12288.90, recovering some of its 1.5 percent loss last week, while the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index increased 1.86, ...

  • Mayor of Montreal arrested

    MONTREAL (AP) — A spokeswoman for Quebec's anti-corruption unit says Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum has been arrested.Anne-Frederick Laurence said Monday Applebaum was arrested at his home early Monday. She gave no other detailsAnti-corruption officials raided city hall last February. They also targeted offices in various boroughs, including the one Applebaum represented for many ...

  • Korean Air Increases Frequency to Canada and China

    Korean Air, South Korea’s flagship airline, has announced to increase frequency on its routes to Canada and China. From 20 June, the current five flights a week between Seoul/Incheon and Vancouver will be increased to daily flights, with flights to Toronto also increased to daily from 24 June. The flights between Seoul/Incheon and the Chinese destination Jinan will increase from four ...

  • Union Station revamp wont be complete until 2016

    It will be another three years before the revitalization of Toronto's Union Station is complete, though officials say the work is being completed on budget. More than $600 million is being spent to make the city's downtown transit hub more accessible, more up to date and more functional for the tens of thousands of people who pass through its doors each day. While the work is taking ...

  • Deaf Russian painter refused permanent residency in Canada because he failed verbal language tests

    A Russian painter, deaf since birth, has been refused permanent residency in Canada because he did not meet the language proficiency requirement when tested verbally, despite getting near perfect scores when tested using sign language. The decision to reject Dmitri Smirnov's bid to remain in Canada because he did not meet listening and speaking language requirements angered deaf advocates ...

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