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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 ...

  • Report Montreal Toronto to share world junior tournaments

    Team USA poses for their team photo after defeating Sweden during third period gold medal hockey action at the IIHF World Junior Championships in Ufa, Russia, on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. (Nathan Denette/THE CANADIAN ...

  • Five things about the Canadian radio market

    It may not be the sexiest of mediums, but radio continues to churn consistent profits despite competition from competitors beaming signals from outer space and online listening services designed to pull listeners away from traditional radio.The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission said Canada's 675 commercial radio stations saw their revenues increase incrementally ...

  • Canadian high school seniors pose significant risk of chronic disease study shows

    18-year-old Mark Begin smokes a cigarette while his friend April Donovan, left, looks on in downtown Ottawa on Monday June 14, 2004. A new survey says 17.8 per cent of Canadians smoke, compared to 24.3 per cent who smoked 10 years ago. It's the second time in as many days that a federal study suggests a drop in youth smoking. (Tobin ...

  • Half of Canadas aboriginal children are poor

    TORONTO -; Half of Canada's aboriginal children are living in poverty, triple the national average, according to a new analysis of census ...

Movie Review

Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty

The fact that commentators, pundits, and politicians on both sides of the political spectrum are condemning Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelows gripping hunt-for-Osama bin Laden procedural, is a sure sign that she and journalist-turned-screenwriter Mark Boal, reuniting afte ... ...

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  • Kate Gosselin complains about repurchasing an app to tweet with fans

    Kate Gosselin hasn't been able to connect with her fans on Twitter via her phone over the past couple of days. And rather than using her phone to connect with people, she has been complaining on Twitter about not having the freedom ...

  • Jack The Giant Slayer doesnt lived up to the implied promise

    Jack The Giant Slayer " makes for a somewhat decent family adventure film that under delivers in more than a few spots considering the talent involved and the amount of money that they actually ...

  • ‘Bachelorette’ star Jef Holm denies dating a new woman

    Emily Maynard on the season finale of the "Bachelorette" last year. Although their relationship didn't last long, he remained a favorite because of his entrepreneurial spirit, desire to help those in need and his desire to become a father figure for little Ricki Maynard. However, it sounds like Holm has moved on from Maynard to another woman. According to a new Wetpaint ...

  • ‘Million Dollar Listing’ star Fredrik Eklund ‘Be prepared for a dramatic show

    Fredrik Eklund may be professional in his work in New York, but it sounds like he may have met his match on tonight's episode of the show - at least in terms of how can yell the loudest. Eklund may not have argued with anyone on the previous season of the show, but it sounds like he may have angered the ...

  • Rolling Stones gig ‘best moment ever’ says Taylor Swift

    Access Hollywood.com , the country music superstar, who is currently crossing Canada with her sold-out Red Tour, reveals that her June 3 performance of "As Tears Go By" at Chicago's United Centre was a dream come true. "The whole band, they're so welcoming and wonderful and approachable and all the things you would hope your heroes would be," she told Access ...

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