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  • One-billion-year-old water saltier than seawater

    University of Toronto scientists have found pockets of water that had been sitting 2.4 kilometres underneath the Earth's surface for more than a billion years. Earth sciences professor Barbara Sherwood, who admitted that she had tasted it from time to time, revealed that the water has the consistency of maple syrup and is much saltier than seawater, News.com.au reported. She told the LA ...

  • Japan edge out Canada

    Japan backed up last weekend's impressive victory over Wales with a 16-13 success over Pacific Nations Cup leaders Canada on Wednesday. The loss is Canada's first in the 2013 competition and means that either Fiji or Tonga, who face each other on Sunday, June 23, can win the title.It was Japan's first win in the five-nation tournament after two defeats.After full-back James ...

  • Hagel Discusses Security Challenges With Canadian Counterpart

    American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 19, 2013 – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel hosted Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay at the Pentagon yesterday, the second meeting between the two defense leaders since Hagel took office, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little ...

  • Half of Canadas First Nations kids living in poverty study finds

    A group of First Nations protesters hold hands and dance in a circle during a demonstration in Surrey, B.C., in January 2013. (Darryl Dyck / THE CANADIAN ...

  • Rafael Nadal dips to No. 5 in Wimbledon seeding

    If Rafael Nadal is going to win Wimbledon for a third time, he'll have to do it the hard way. Fresh from winning his eighth French Open, Nadal is seeded only No. 5 at Wimbledon, setting up the possibility of a quarter-final match against title contenders Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray. The All England Club released the seedings Wednesday for this year's grass-court ...

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Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty

The fact that commentators, pundits, and politicians on both sides of the political spectrum are condemning Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelows gripping hunt-for-Osama bin Laden procedural, is a sure sign that she and journalist-turned-screenwriter Mark Boal, reuniting afte ... ...

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  • Wynne sets sights on long-term goals

    Premier Kathleen Wynne is looking at reforms to the province's school system as a way to help future generations find employment. In an interview with CBC News, Wynne said she wants to work with her education minister on improving what kids are taught in class. Now that her minority government has another year of life in it, with the budget passed, Wynne is setting to tackle ...

  • TDSB to vote on $2M in cuts to music program

    The part-time jobs of two dozen music instructors are on the line at Wednesday night's meeting of the Toronto District School Board. The proposed cuts would save the public school board approximately $2-million of the $27-million deficit it needs to wipe from next year's budget. As part of the music program on the chopping block, part-time instructors train elementary teachers who ...

  • Montreal scrambles to find new mayor again

    As city council searches for fresh blood to replace former mayor Michael Applebaum, Montrealers are still reeling from the corruption charges laid against a political leader who had pledged to clean up City Hall. On Tuesday ...

  • Liberals demand Jody Carr fired over Trudeau email

    The Opposition Liberals are demanding Premier David Alward fire Education Minister Jody Carr after an email showing showed he personally intervened in the cancellation of a high school class trip to a Justin Trudeau rally in February. The Liberals say it's the latest mistake by Carr, who is standing by his decision to send an email to his senior civil servants to investigate a class trip ...

  • Botched surgery fuelled attack at Vancouver 7-11 Judge

    A hostage-taking at a 7-11 in downtown Vancouver in November 2012 was motivated by a call for justice after surgery was performed on the wrong leg, B.C. Provincial Court heard Tuesday. (QMI Agency files) VANCOUVER -- A hostage-taking at a downtown Vancouver 7-11 last year, in which a woman was nearly set on fire, was motivated by a call for justice after surgery was performed on the wrong leg, ...

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