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  • `Ageing Asia to strain worlds long-term economic growth

    The Asia-Pacific region will continue to power global economic growth in 2013, but the region's increasing ageing population will cast a shadow on the long-term development, according to a Canadian think-tank. "Productivity gains and a large, young working-age population have done much to boost Asian economic growth over the past three decades. But Asia's demographic dividend is quickly coming ...

  • Hello Canada Amazon finally ships Kindle Fire tablet north

    Kindle eReaders: Not all Kindles are available in Canada. The models that are available north of the 49th are six-inch electronic ink readers, and include the basic device ($89), the Kindle Keyboard ($189) and the Kindle Touch ($139). If you ship to a U.S. address you can get a Kindle Paperwhite, which illuminates for nighttime reading. The 3G isn't supported in Canada, so opt for the ...

  • Ottawa threatens ‘retaliatory measures’ over U.S. meat label rules

    The federal government is threatening "retaliatory measures" against the United States in a dispute over meat-labelling rules that Ottawa and the World Trade Organization consider discriminatory.The U.S. government has announced new regulations on so-called country-of-origin labelling that would track beef and hogs through the meat processing and distribution ...

  • Ottawa gives new funding to child abuse centre named for Sheldon Kennedy

    Former NHLer Sheldon Kennedy, left, speaks at a news conference with Justice Minister Rob Nicholson in Toronto on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. (COLIN PERKEL/THE CANADIAN ...

  • Canada terror suspect Lawyer must use holy book

    TORONTO -; A man accused of plotting to derail a train in Canada with support from al-Qaida is asking to be represented by a defense attorney willing to use the "holy book" as a reference in his ...

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The Exorcist

The Exorcist

"The Exorcist" is a great, stunning contradiction of a movie. At once an honest, disturbing exploration of the darker aspects of religion and the spiritual world, it is also an unabashed horror movie, a drive-in splatter flick with an Oscar-winning director and expensive production values. When the film was completed, no one was exactly sure what it was: was it an art film or a exploitation shocke ... ...

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  • Canadian Oil Sands Strong Dividend History Helps Get It To The Top 25

    report. The report noted that among the coverage universe, COS shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics. The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at Canadian Oil Sands Ltd., and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data ...

  • Ron Paul accuses Fed of helping bankers hurting average Americans

    Stock markets across the globe dropped because investors felt the Fed would be cutting back its quantitative easing program, an initiative of purchasing $85 billion a month in mortgage-backed securities and Treasury bonds. Although Bernanke said it would be discussed in future meetings if the economic data improves, the central bank head confirmed that he would be ready to increase the rate if ...

  • Canada threatens retaliation as meat labelling deadline passes

    Canada is threatening possible retaliatory action after the U.S. Department of Agriculture changed its Country of Origin Labelling rules — Ottawa says the changes don’t address issues that led to a WTO ruling that the program is ...

  • Wharnsby Never count out Paul MacLean

    Ottawa Senators head coach Paul MacLean, right, is once again a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year. (Jana Chytilova/Getty ...

  • Mistaken Duffy asked Senate committee how much he owed

    Senator Mike Duffy leaves a meeting of the Senate internal economy committee on May 9 in Ottawa. Letters obtained by CBC News show Duffy was at times an active participant in the committee investigation conducted on him. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian ...

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