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  • New business jet Challenger 350 launched by Bombardier New business jet Challenger 350 launched by Bombardier

    GENEVA - Canadian aeroplane maker Bombardier has expanded its leading Challenger family of business jets with the launch of the new Challenger 350 aircraft in collaboration with global leader in private aviation, US firm NetJets. The launch on Monday was held at a special event here at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE). Bombardier said deliveries of the ...

  • Paddy Lowe to join Mercedes early

    Agreement has been reached between Mercedes and McLaren for Paddy Lowe to join the works team ahead of the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix June 9. The announcement of Lowe leaving McLaren for Mercedes was made in February and the British racing engineer was supposed to join the team at the end of 2013. "Paddy will strengthen the team in the role of executive director (technical) and will work ...

  • Jennifer Lawrence brother being stalked

    Hollywood actress Jennifer Lawrence and her brother Blaine Lawrence are reportedly being stalked by a Canadian named Han Cong Zhao. Han, 23, was said to be remanded on bail after Judge Annette Karem at Kentucky court here heard he sent Blaine 200 messages and a threatening voicemail. "You got me really upset, when I am upset, wait and see what happens," thesun.co.uk quoted Han as ...

  • Montreal street named for former Expos catcher Gary Carter

    MONTREAL -- Former Montreal Expos catcher Gary Carter will be immortalized on Tuesday when a street close to where he used to play is renamed in his honour. Faillon St. W. will be christened Gary Carter St. in a ceremony at 1 p.m. presided by Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum and Villeray-St-Michel-Park Extension Mayor Anie Samson. Faillon St. is near Uniprix Stadium, which used to be known as ...

  • Stanley Cup Stories Red Wings put on show in Motown

    Al Sobotka of the Detroit Red Wings gets the crowd going by spinning an octopus over his head prior to the Red Wings playing the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 on Monday. (Gregory Shamus/Getty ...

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Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

Louis Letteriers remake--or reimagining, or whatever-you-want-to-call-it--of 1981s campy mythological mash-up Clash of the Titans is just about what you would expect it to be. Maintaining only the barest of plot threads from Desmond Daviss original, this new cinematic ... ...

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  • Patrick Roy to be named Avalanche head coach report

    Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy is reportedly on the verge of being the next head coach of the Colorado Avalanche. A report posted on the Denver Post's website Monday night says Roy's younger brother, Stephane Roy, leaked the impending announcement. "They're discussing the final details of an arrangement," Stephane Roy told the denverpost.com. "Colorado is going ...

  • Baseball fuels dreams desperation in Dominican Republic

    (Nick Purdon is a current affairs reporter and Leonardo Palleja is a current affairs producer and videographer with CBC's The National. Purdon and Palleja visited the Dominican Republic in late April 2013 to explore the dark side of Dominican baseball. Like many profesional ball teams, the Toronto Blue Jays have a number of stars from the Dominican Republic: Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Edwin ...

  • Tanzania Tanzania Canada Sign Agreement to Promote Investment

    Tanzania and Canada have signed a co-operation agreement designed to promote and create favourable investment conditions between the two countries, Tanzania's Daily News reported Thursday (May 16th). The pact, known as the foreign investment promotion and protection agreement, strengthens economic ties between Canada and Tanzania and promotes local and foreign investment. Minister of ...

  • Canadian Prime Minister Travels to Peru and Colombia

    Ottawa, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper travels to Peru and Colombia today as part of its strategy to strengthen relations with Latin America and the Caribbean in the complex global economic scenario. According to an official statement, Harper will review on Wednesday with Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, the current state of their business and discuss prospects ...

  • Long weekend keeps Saskatoon police busy

    Between several stabbings and helping Good Samaritans save a life, Saskatoon police faced the usual hectic pace of a May long weekend. ';Overall, it was a typical long weekend,'; said Sgt. ...

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