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  • ‘RHOOC’ star Vicki Guvnalson reveals she is still dating Brooks Ayers

    Vicki Gunvalson was completely heartbroken on the previous season of the show, because her daughter and her friends were not exactly supportive of her relationship ...

  • ‘Teen Mom’ star Gary Head says he has no friends left

    show . Fans took Jenelle's side in the choking scandal and he even lost his position with the Marines because of a drug charge and his court hearings. Of course, Jenelle and Gary still have some ...

  • ‘RHOOC’ star Alexis Bellino to open a coffee shop while filming the show

    Alexis Bellino may have been a stay-at-home mother when fans met her on her first season of the show, but she has always had a dream of owning her ...

  • ‘Teen Mom’ star Kailyn Lowry and husband Javi pushing people away

    Kailyn Lowry has been counting down the days until Javi came home to her after he wrapped up yet another training session with the air force. He has been home for a couple of days now and his visit will wrap up this upcoming week. While at home, he has been spending time with Kailyn and her son Isaac, and it sounds like some friends have made time to see Javi. However, based on Kailyn's ...

  • Ads tout job grants program that doesnt yet exist

    The Harper government is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars advertising a program that does not yet exist. Prime-time ads began airing this week during NHL playoff games -- currently the priciest advertising real estate on the dial -- that tout a new federal Canada Jobs Grant for training workers. The trouble is, the freshly announced program is at present little more than a concept ...

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The Woodsman

The Woodsman

From the very beginning, movies have frequently aligned the audience with criminal heroes. There is a sense of subversive excitement in sinking into the darkness of a movie theater and identifying with characters who break rules, laws, and sometimes bodies. The sexy couples in outlaw movies ... ...

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  • Harper’s chief of staff Nigel Wright resigns after Mike Duffy $90000 cheque controversy

    OTTAWA — The prime minister’s chief of staff announced his resignation early Sunday, saying he left his post in light of the controversy around his personal handling of Sen. Mike Duffy’s expense payments. Nigel Wright stepped down after a phone conversation with Stephen Harper, signalling a recognition that he — and not Duffy’s improper expense claims — had ...

  • Search continues for 2 missing New Brunswick fishermen

    A recovery effort continues today for two missing lobster fishermen off the coast of New Brunswick. Their boat, operating out of Tabusintac, NB, issued a distress call at around 5:30 a.m. local time Saturday. Three crew members were on board when it capsized. The body of a 23-year-old fisherman was later found on a beach near where the fishing boat hit a sandbar in rough seas and began taking ...

  • R.A. Dickey Blue Jays look to avoid sweep in New York

    Yankee Stadium continues to be a source of disappointment for the Toronto Blue Jays. The New York Yankees can claim their second home sweep of Toronto this season Sunday when CC Sabathia squares off against R.A. Dickey. The Blue Jays came into the series winners of four in a row and seven of 10 after starting 10-21. But the Yankees have outscored Toronto 12-2 in winning the first two games of ...

  • Harper chief of staff resigns amid Senate expense scandal

    Nigel Wright, former chief of staff for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, appears as a witness at the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2010. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian ...

  • Fire destroys historic church in Eastern Townships

    Residents of Windsor, Que. are mourning the loss of a 19th-century church that was a historic part of their community. Windsor Mayor Sylvie Bureau witnessed the early morning fire. She said she arrived shortly after 3 a.m., about 45 minutes after the fire started. Bureau said everyone pitched in to help evacuate a nearby seniors' home as a precaution, in case the flames spread. ...

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