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  • Toronto mayor denies video showing him smoking cocaine

    Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has declined association with video-related clips that show him smoking cocaine. Someone who tried to sell it to Toronto Star newspaper filmed the footage on a smartphone. Toronto Star reporters were shown the video by an anonymous tipster in a car park. The newspaper claims that it did not pay money for the video and did not obtain the copy of the same and hence could ...

  • Criminal probe sought against Indo-Canadian politician

    A criminal investigation has been sought against an Indo-Canadian member of legislative assembly (MLA) of the ruling Progressive Conservatives party in the Canadian province of Alberta in a case of ethics violation. Leader of the opposition Wildrose party, Danielle Smith, has requested the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to conduct a criminal investigation into the actions of ...

  • Should genetic testing for cancer be available to all Canadians

    The revelation that Hollywood celebrity Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy as a preventative measure against cancer stoked heated discussion this week, but one prominent cancer researcher says it demonstrates the need to make genetic testing available to all ...

  • Gawker launches crackstarter to buy Rob Ford video

    Mayor Ford to Horwath: Force an election TORONTO - They’re not raising money for impoverished children or a cure for cancer - it’s to own the rights to the infamous video of Toronto’s mayor said to be smoking crack. And all that money would be going to Rexdale drug dealers. Gawker, the New York-based news and gossip website that broke the story that there is a video they ...

  • Video Time Lapse Montreal by Winter

    Check out the mysterious sliding stones of Racetrack Playa, some insane star trails, and pink aurora in this time lapse video of Death Valley. Video courtesy ...

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Masculin féminin [DVD]

Masculin féminin [DVD]

Masculin fminin marked a significant turning point for Jean-Luc Godard. One of the most iconoclastic of the French New Wave directors, Godard had made a name for himself throughout the early 1960s making stylistically unconventional, emotionally charged films that borrow ... ...

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  • Canada abuzz over crack video

    A video purportedly of Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine has caused an uproar in Canada, with Mr Ford calling the allegations ...

  • For teen refugees a struggle to adapt to life in Metro Vancouver

    In some of Metro Vancouver's poorest neighbourhoods, the effects of war linger.It pervades school hallways and city streets in areas like Surrey's Guildford, Burnaby's Metrotown or the Tri-Cities' Burquitlam -- the main destinations for the bulk of government-assisted refugees who settle in B.C.Refugees are often penniless, having fled war or political upheaval in their own ...

  • Douglas Todd Many Hong Kong immigrants return home from Vancouver

    ‘Higher-paying jobs, greater job security, job promotion opportunities and family reunification’ are the main reasons for thousands of immigrants from Hong Kong to leave Canada, says SFU researcher Nuowen ...

  • YouTube famous hatchet-wielding hitchhiker Kai spent time living on Vancouver Island

    In this undated photo downloaded from the Union County Prosecutor’s website, Caleb ';Kai’ Lawrence McGillivary is shown. McGillivary, 24, is being sought by New Jersey authorities on a murder warrant in the beating death of a New Jersey lawyer he befriended in New York’s Times Square. The homeless hitchhiker had previously gained Internet and TV celebrity status by using a ...

  • Canadian Giro d’Italia champ Ryder Hesjedal withdraws from this years race

    This May 11, 2013 file photo shows Britain’s Bradley Wiggins adjusting his helmet prior to starting the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, an individual time trial from Gabicce to Saltara. Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins and defending champion Ryder Hesjedal both withdrew from the Giro d’Italia before the start of the 13th stage, Friday, May ...

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