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  • Canadian court rules to repatriate Chinese fugitive

    A federal court in Ottawa ruled late Thursday to uphold Chinese fugitive Lai Changxing's deportation order, paving the way for his return to China after he stayed here for 12 years.The verdict, made after more than three hours of court hearings, putting an end to all legal proceedings related to the deportation case.According to the law, the deportation should be executed soon after the ...

  • Record-high heat scorches parts of Canada strains power grids

    by Mark BourrieA heat dome that has been hovering over parts of Canada several days are setting record highs across Eastern and Central Canada on Thursday, which could be the hottest day of the year.Environment Canada, the federal government agency that monitors weather, released a special weather statement for the region, warning residents that a "sultry tropical air mass" will make ...

  • China welcomes Canadian courts rule on Chinese fugitive

    China on Friday welcomed the Canadian Federal Court's decision to uphold the deportation of Lai Changxing, one of China's most wanted fugitives.Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu made the remark in a statement posted on the ministry's website.Ma said Lai is the prime suspect in a smuggling case in the city of Xiamen and has been sought by law enforcement for several ...

  • Air Canada plane returns safely to Sydney after smoke in cabin

    An Air Canada plane landed safely after being forced to return to Sydney Airport because of smoke in the cabin, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said on Thursday.The plane landed in Sydney shortly after 12.10 p.m. (local time) on Thursday, an ATSB spokesman said.It had left Sydney Airport at about 10.30 a.m. (local time) for Vancouver and Toronto."Air Canada reported smoke in ...

  • Toronto Mayor Rob Ford under pressure to respond to allegations he was filmed using drugs said on Friday that he does not smoke crack cocaine and could not comment on a video he had not seen or does not exist.

    By Julie Gordon, Reuters Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, under pressure to respond to allegations he was filmed using drugs, said on Friday that he does not smoke crack cocaine and could not comment on a video he had not seen or does not exist. "There has been a serious accusation from the Toronto Star that I use crack cocaine. I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict of crack cocaine," ...

Movie Review

Road Trip

If vulgarity is an art form, then "Road Trip" aims to a masterpiece. Obscene and often quite funny, "Road Trip" is a direct descendent of the "Animal House"-inspired comedies of the 1980s cross-bred with the Farrelly Brothers ("There's Something About Mary"). It will likely be compared to last summer's gross-out teen comedy "American Pie," although "Road Trip" is decidedly lacking in the sentimen ... ...

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  • Toronto mayor a crack head

    View of the Toronto skyline. Toronto's embattled Mayor Rob Ford denied that he uses crack cocaine, despite allegations he was seen on a video smoking the ...

  • How Canadas housing downturn threatens to shake up real estate commissions

    The power of the Internet was going to shatter the grip that realtors have on house sales in Canada, driving down commissions and empowering consumers.The Internet failed.The Competition Bureau waded in to overcome the industry's stasis, attempting to create a market where consumers pick which services they want and data are more widely ...

  • Stanley Cup Stories Season ends for resilient Sens

    Kyle Turris were the only Senators to generate offence, as Ottawa failed to advance past the conference semis since making the Stanley Cup final in ...

  • Major League Baseball Power Rankings

    Canadian Joey Votto, fresh off his National League player of the week honours, has been a key contributor to the Cincinnati Reds' success this season. The first baseman's .358 batting average and 1.029 OPS have helped his squad catapult up from 15th to fourth in this week's CBCSports.ca MLB Power ...

  • Senators players react to 2nd-round loss to Penguins

    Senators goalie Craig Anderson is surrounded by teammates Milan Michalek (9), Chris Phillips (4), Sergei Gonchar (55) and Jared Cowen after being eliminated by the Penguins. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated ...

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