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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 ...

  • 3 companies recall antipsychotic drug quetiapine Health Canada

    OTTAWA, Ont. -- Health Canada says three companies are voluntarily recalling all lots of the antipsychotic drug quetiapine. A Health Canada news release says it's due to potential contamination with the antibiotic product clindamycin during the manufacturing process. Health Canada says quetiapine is used in the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in adult patients. ...

  • 1 person hurt after trains collide near Medicine Hat

    The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is sending a team to the site of a two-train collision on the CP line east of Medicine Hat. Officials say one CP freight train hit another Saturday afternoon. One person was injured and taken to hospital. "Our investigators are currently en route to the scene," said John Cottreau, manager of media relations for the TSB. ...

  • Crews respond to Inglewood blaze

    Crews were called to the scene of a second, two-home fire Saturday afternoon, this time in the southeast community of Inglewood. The blaze happened around 1 p.m. MT near Eighth Street S.E. and MacDonald Avenue. When crews arrived, one home was engulfed in flames which quickly spread to another home. "I just closed the door and ran outside the house," said Sadaf Habibi, a resident of ...

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The Losers

The Losers

The best thing The Losers has going for it is its utter and complete lack of pretension. Based on a DC comic book series of the same title, it offers plenty of hyperkinetic violence whose purposeful lack of bloody verisimilitude both ensures a PG-13 rating despite massive levels of carn ... ...

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  • Teachers urge province to reverse funding cuts

    Delegates to the Alberta Teachers' Association annual general meeting passed several motions on Saturday asking the province to reverse cuts to education. The ATA says the province's school boards will be short $197 million next year. Teachers say they're teaching larger classes, facing layoffs and seeing cuts affecting special needs students. "My biggest class is ...

  • Anglo-rights activists blast Quebec for new language bill

    Canadian Flag and Quebec Flag are seen over looking the Ottawa River from the Civilization Museum behind Parliament Hill in Gatineau, Que. Sept 19, 2012. (ANDRE FORGET/QMI AGENCY) MONTREAL - The Quebec government claims to be listening to the concerns of anglophones regarding a new language bill, but its actions don't reflect its words, two prominent Montreal anglo-rights activists say. ...

  • RCMP seeking public assistance following fatal highway death

    A woman is dead after a fatal pedestrian accident on a southern Alberta reserve.Piikani Nation RCMP and emergency services were called to Highway 3 and Range Road 282 shortly before 11 p.m. Friday.Paramedics pronounced a 26-year-old woman dead at the scene.The highway was shut down while police investigated.Anyone with information is urged to contact the Piikani Nation RCMP or CrimeStoppers. The ...

  • Columbus Crew continue mastery over Toronto FC with win at BMO Field

    Columbus Crew's Dominic Oduro, right, celebrates with Justin Meram after scoring as Toronto FC's Ryan Richter, left, looks on during first half MLS action in Toronto on Saturday, May 18, 2013. (Chris Young/THE CANADIAN ...

  • Toronto FC falls flat against Crew

    Columbus Crew's Dominic Oduro, right, celebrates with Justin Meram after scoring as Toronto FC's Ryan Richter, left, looks on during the first half Saturday. (Chris Young/Canadian ...

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