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  • Deadly US Twister Hits Tornado Alley

    Monday's deadly tornado in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma struck in an area commonly known as "Tornado Alley" - home to most of the nation's tornadoes. Tornado Alley is generally seen to span north to south from South Dakota to Texas between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains, but there is no official consensus on the boundaries. Comparison of Tornado paths in ...

  • Toronto mayor Rob Ford avoids questions about video purporting to show him smoking crack cocaine

    Toronto mayor Rob Ford in happier times, waving the pan american flag during the Closing Ceremony of the XVI Pan American Games at the Omnilife Stadium on October 30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Dennis Grombkowski/AFP/Getty ...

  • Bruins depth crushing Rangers

    Boston Bruins winger Daniel Paille celebrates his game-winning goal against the New York Rangers Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. (Frank Granklin ...

  • Sharks squeeze out win to square series

    SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Joe Thornton set the tone for the San Jose Sharks with a dominant first period. After that, the Sharks did their best to hang on and tie up their playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings. Thornton set up Brent Burns' first-period goal and Logan Couture added a power-play goal early in the second to give the Sharks just enough offense to beat the Kings 2-1 Tuesday ...

  • Canadians advised to prepare against tornadoes despite lower risk than U.S.

    TORONTO - Canadians face a significantly lower risk than their American neighbours of finding themselves in the path of a tornado, but should still be prepared to face the worst if mother nature decides to defy the odds, experts said Tuesday. The perils of tornado season were tragically demonstrated Monday when a massive twister flattened homes and demolished an elementary school in Moore, ...

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The French Connection [Blu-Ray]

The French Connection [Blu-Ray]

Prior to its release in late 1971 and subsequent winning of five of that years Academy Awards, including best picture, director, and actor, there had never been a movie quite like The French Connection. There have been dozens and dozens since--most of what we associat ... ...

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  • Conservatives demand Thomas Mulcair ‘come clean’ on 1994 bribe probe

    OTTAWA -- Federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says he was contacted by the provincial police anti-corruption squad in Quebec to discuss a suspected 17-year-old bribe offered to him. Mulcair says he never reached out to the police himself because he had no proof a bribe was actually being offered at a 1994 meeting with the now-controversial ex-mayor of Laval, Que. Mulcair, who back then was a ...

  • Canada NDP suffers debacle in British Columbia election

    Opinion polls and media pundits notwithstanding, the trade union-backed New Democratic Party (NDP) suffered a debacle in the May 14 British Columbia election, failing to unseat an unpopular twelve year-old Liberal government.The Liberals, who have held office in Canada's third-most populous province since 2001, will use their fourth successive majority government to intensify big ...

  • Nepali-Canadian 1st double amputee on Everest

    A Nepali-Canadian has become the first double amputee to climb the world's highest mountain.According to Khim Lal Gautam, liaison officer at Nepal's Tourism Ministry, Sudarshan Gautam, the Nepali-Canadian, reached atop Mt Everest at 9:00 am on Monday. Gautam, 30, lost both his hands at the age of 14 in an accident. He was on a mission to spread the message that "disability is not ...

  • Ottawa Police seek help in locating missing male

    OTTAWA --The Ottawa Police Service is seeking the assistance of the public in locating Rheo Ouellette, 52. He is described as a white male, 5'11", 235 LBS, short salt and pepper hair, clean shaven, wearing a white tee shirt under a green and white checkered long sleeved collared shirt, black leather vest, blue jeans, brown leather belt and brown cowboy boots. He was last seen in the ...

  • Senate sends Duffy expense audit for 2nd internal review

    The Senate is debating reports about the living and travel claims of three senators who have all been ordered to repay inappropriately claimed money. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian ...

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