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  • Munnar A part of exotic India

    is famous for featuring some of the most exotic destinations and off late, the sub-continent has become the most sought after tourist destination. The nation being affluent is natural resources and being well endowed by the beauty of the hills, mountains, valleys, river, flora and fauna, beaches and desert; it is one of the most loved nations by the tourists. Another aspect that attracts the ...

  • Hockey Canada board votes to ban bodychecking for peewee players

    A player from the Dartmouth Whalers collides with a member of the Cole Harbour Red Wings, right, in peewee 'A' action in Halifax on Thursday Feb. 15, 2001. (Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN ...

  • Body found in East Vancouver inside burnt van

    Vancouver police department investigate after a body was discovered in a burnt out van following an overnight fir e behind 2828 Victoria Dr. in Vancouver, BC., May 25, ...

  • NHL approves sale of Coyotes contingent on lease with Glendale report

    Phoenix Coyotes captain Shane Doan came to Arizona with the franchise in 1996 when it moved from Winnipeg. He has been the team's captain since 2003. (Christian Petersen/Getty ...

  • Feds look to snag corporate sponsors for Ottawa events

    A cash-strapped federal agency is actively looking for corporate sponsors to fill gaping holes in its budget. The National Capital Commission is reviewing a proposal to bring in almost $4.5 million in new sponsorship money over the next five years to promote its cultural jewels in the Ottawa area. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian ...

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A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) [DVD]

A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) [DVD]

Asghar Farhadis A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) is a devastating, slow-burn portrait of how dozens of seemingly insignificant actions and decisionssome conscious, some otherwisecan accumulate into a ruinous scenario. The film opens in the midst of a judicial hearing ... ...

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  • 67-year-old man in critical condition after car crash

    A 67-year old man is in critical condition after his car hit another vehicle in Outremont around 11 a.m. this morning. Police said the man's car hit the other vehicle from behind while it was stopped for a red light at Cte-Ste-Catherine and Courcelette Avenue. Const. Simon Delorme of the Montreal police said the man is being treated in hospital, and doctors fear for his life. "When ...

  • Man injured in Brampton industrial accident

    A man has been seriously hurt in an industrial accident in Brampton. The man suffered life-threatening injuries when a piece of machinery fell on him at a construction site on James Potter Road. Peel Regional police say the man was trapped under the equipment. He has been airlifted to a hospital in Toronto. The Ontario Ministry of Labour has sent investigators to the ...

  • Rio Tinto may cut up to 400 jobs in Sorel-Tracy by 2014

    Up to 400 jobs may be on the line at Rio Tinto Iron & Titanium in Sorel-Tracy. The company's management met with the union this week to present a restructuring plan that could result in significant job losses. The plan foresees cutting 75 jobs at the Montrgie-region plant between now and September, with another 155 cuts in 2014. "We are in the process of evaluating the situation ...

  • Man suffers serious injury climbing out of moving car

    A man suffered serious injuries after falling out of a moving vehicle while trying to climb onto the vehicle's roof. At around 12:38 a.m. on Saturday, Colchester County RCMP were called to the scene on Highway 2 near Alton, N.S. RCMP Cpl. Bill Marble said a vehicle with five people was travelling northbound on Highway 2 between Stewiacke and Truro when a 26-year-old passenger climbed out ...

  • One man dead after vehicle hits ditch

    A 25-year-old Edmonton man was killed early Saturday morning when his vehicle rolled into a ditch on Highway 15 near Fort Saskatchewan, police say. It appears the vehicle was travelling west along Highway 15 about 500 metres east of Highway 831 when it went over the north shoulder of the road, police said. It then veered back onto the highway and crossed the eastbound lanes before ending up in ...

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