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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 ...

  • Germany register narrow win against Canada

    Germany 1-0 CanadaLeonie Maier scored in the second half as the European champions followed up their weekend win against Scotland with another ...

  • Don’t post photos of alleged assault Kamloops RCMP warn

    Kamloops RCMP are investigating an alleged sexual assault that occurred at an outdoor party in a semi-rural area near Kamloops, and are encouraging anyone who may have witnessed and photographed the incident to turn any images over to police."As this event strongly resembles recent cases that have been largely publicized, RCMP investigators believe there are individuals who witnessed what ...

  • Quebec corruption inquiry breaks for summer

    After months of digging through corruption and sleaze, Quebec's Charbonneau inquiry is taking a break for the summer.While the inquiry will continue to conduct investigations and prepare for the fall sitting, the public testimony is done until after Labour Day.The inquiry's spring session tackled everything from illegal political party financing, to engineering firms colluding on ...

  • Canadian Natural Resources poised for natural gas sales

    Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., which recently joined the slew of companies trying to offload some of their natural gas plays, has picked out its bankers to help it find a buyer - a potential deal that could influence the company's liquefied natural gas plans.CNRL hired BMO to help market the 243,000 acres of its Montney holdings the oil and gas outfit recently put on the auction block, ...

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Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith

The brilliance of Darth Vader as a villain has always been that he started out on the good side. You can't say that of many baddies who carry with them the kind of menacing black doom inherent to Vader's raspy breath and hollow, mechanical ... ...

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  • Field of Play Pan Am pool potential

    First you have to build it. Then if it's big enough and long enough, maybe you can find some great swimmers willing to take the plunge. First you have to build it.Then if it's big enough and long enough, maybe you can find some great swimmers willing to take the plunge.That's the theory behind the evolving Pan American Games Aquatics Centre which is well underway at the ...

  • Worlds wealthy richer than ever

    The investable wealth of the world's richest people reached a record high of $46.2 trillion US in 2012, a report by RBC Wealth Management and the consulting firm Capgemini has found. The ...

  • Flyers reportedly set to cut Danny Briere loose

    A person familiar with discussions confirms Danny Briere is set to become a free agent after the Philadelphia Flyers informed the veteran forward they intend to buy out the final two years of his contract. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Wednesday because the Flyers have not announced their decision. ESPN.com first reported Briere's pending buyout Tuesday evening. The ...

  • Holocaust survivors celebrate senior prom in Toronto

    To Holocaust survivors, the phrase "never forget" is about remembering a time of tremendous human tragedy. But last night, a group of 400 Toronto seniors had another kind of night to remember, celebrating their lives with dinner, dancing and dandy outfits at a senior prom for those who escaped death at the hands of Hitler's regime. The event continues to gain popularity each ...

  • Bald and beautiful women host fashion fundraiser

    in Vancouver From hats, to bandanas and wigs, for years Huang tried everything to cover her hair loss. But this year, the 30-year-old fashion designer decided the wig needed to go. The 'Aha!' ...

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