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  • 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 ...

  • Search for missing Canadian continues in Australian mountains

    Family members joined a frantic search Tuesday for a Canadian man with survival training missing for more than a week in Australia's Snowy Mountains region.Prabhdeep Srawn, of Brampton, Ont., hasn't been heard from since parking his rental car on May 13 in the village of Charlotte Pass in Kosciuszko National Park. For the last two years, the 25-year-old has been a law student at Bond ...

  • Canadian killed in Iraq violence Baird says

    Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says a Canadian is among those killed in a spate of recent sectarian violence in Iraq. A string of attacks in the Mideast country has killed more than 270 people in just the past week. Baird says consular officials are in touch with the Canadian's family and are offering assistance. He says he's grown "increasingly concerned" about the ...

  • Bruins take commanding 3-0 series lead over Rangers

    NEW YORK (AP) Daniel Paille snapped a tie with 3:31 left in the third period, and the Boston Bruins put the New York Rangers on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night. Boston leads the best-of-seven series 3-0 and can advance to the conference finals as early as Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Only three teams in NHL ...

  • Griffins rally to eliminate Marlies from AHL playoffs

    Luke Glendening's goal at 15:57 of the third period spelled the end of Toronto's season as the Grand Rapids Griffins rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the third period to beat the Marlies 4-3 on Tuesday, and win the AHL Western Conference semifinal 4-2. Grand Rapids will face the Oklahoma City Barons in the conference final. Glendening was in front of Toronto goalie Drew MacIntyre and had ...

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The French Connection [Blu-Ray]

The French Connection [Blu-Ray]

Prior to its release in late 1971 and subsequent winning of five of that years Academy Awards, including best picture, director, and actor, there had never been a movie quite like The French Connection. There have been dozens and dozens since--most of what we associat ... ...

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  • Cops sought info from Mulcair about ex-Laval mayor meeting

    NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says he 'never saw cash,' and has no proof the ex-mayor of Laval, Que., Gilles Vaillancourt, offered him a bribe in 1994. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian ...

  • Childrens mouths allegedly taped shut at N.S. school

    An assistant instructor at a school in Bedford, N.S., is under investigation by police after allegedly taping shut the mouths of several students. The incident allegedly happened at Bedford South School on Thursday, May 16, during an after school program called Excel. One mother says her seven-year-old son was involved in the alleged incident. Her name is not being used to protect the identity ...

  • Kamloops man skydives for 90th birthday

    A Kamloops man has crossed another item off his bucket list by jumping out of a plane to mark his 90th birthday. "What a thrill," said Ken Legge, who went skydiving for the first time this weekend, as more than 100 well-wishers watched from below. "I had put bungee jumping on my bucket list, and someone warned me that with these old bones of mine they might come apart, so I ...

  • B.C. teachers win fight over political posters in schools

    (CBC) British Columbia's teachers are free to express their political opinions through buttons and posters in schools after a B.C. Appeal Court panel sided with the union in a constitutional challenge. The B.C. Teachers Federation battle began before the 2009 provincial election when teachers in Cranbook, B.C., launched the campaign critical of government education policies. The union ...

  • Judge dismisses HD Mining court challenge by unions

    (QMI Agency files) A Federal Court judge dismissed Tuesday a challenge by two unions to overturn temporary foreign worker permits granted to a China-backed mining company. Judge Russel Zinn ruled HD Mining properly applied for the 201 worker permits, according to the Labour Market Opinions process. The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115 and BC Building Trades union said the ...

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