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  • Baseball fuels dreams desperation in Dominican Republic

    (Nick Purdon is a current affairs reporter and Leonardo Palleja is a current affairs producer and videographer with CBC's The National. Purdon and Palleja visited the Dominican Republic in late April 2013 to explore the dark side of Dominican baseball. Like many profesional ball teams, the Toronto Blue Jays have a number of stars from the Dominican Republic: Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Edwin ...

  • Tanzania Tanzania Canada Sign Agreement to Promote Investment

    Tanzania and Canada have signed a co-operation agreement designed to promote and create favourable investment conditions between the two countries, Tanzania's Daily News reported Thursday (May 16th). The pact, known as the foreign investment promotion and protection agreement, strengthens economic ties between Canada and Tanzania and promotes local and foreign investment. Minister of ...

  • At casino meeting Rob Ford to face council for first time since drug allegation

    Toronto Mayor Rob Ford attends the flag-raising ceremony marking the start of Pride Week on May 17, 2013. Tuesday will be the first time the beleaguered mayor faces his council colleagues since accusations he was videotaped smoking crack cocaine surfaced last week. (Fernando Morales/The Globe and ...

  • Summer to rank among Canadas warmest on record typical temperatures predicted for Metro Vancouver

    Southwestern British Columbia should expect typical summer temperatures this year, although the southern interior will see more heat than usual.That's the prediction of meteorologists at AccuWeather.com, which said in its summer outlook Monday that Canadians in general will experience hot spells interspersed with cooler periods.However, it will be more of the same in Metro Vancouver and ...

  • Canada called ‘a natural fit’ for Pacific Alliance

    On the eve of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's trip to Latin America, Mexico - keen on putting some new zip into its relations with Ottawa - sees Canada as an ideal fit for the new Pacific Alliance trading bloc that is rapidly emerging.Mexico's vice-minister of foreign affairs, Sergio Alcocer, says Canada would see benefits in Latin America and Asia - if it's willing to do ...


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Movie Review

The Thirteenth Floor

There have been a number of American films in the last few years that have been built on the notion of questioning What is reality? These include "Dark City," which played with the idea of implanted memories, "The Truman Show," which gave us a TV studio masquerading as the real world, and, most recently, "The Matrix," with its alien-imposed, prison-like virtual world. What these films have ... ...

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  • Blue Jays’ Lind draws line in the sand

    Standing at the plate in the first inning, Adam Lind represented a Toronto batting order that's admitted to being too anxious through the first quarter of the season, and a team desperate for a win against an American League East opponent to kick off a nine-game homestand. On the mound, 23-year-old Jake Odorizzi was making just his third major-league start and his first for Tampa Bay, a ...

  • Ortiz aims to capitalize on return to Majors vs. Rays

    The last time he pitched, Ramon Ortiz picked up his first victory as a starter in more than six years. Now he has a chance for his second in six days. Ortiz will take the ball for the Blue Jays on Tuesday night as they play the second of a three-game series against the Rays at Rogers Centre. Alex Cobb will go for Tampa Bay, which dropped Monday's opener but has still won nine of 12. There ...

  • Torontonians have fun in the sun on Victoria Day

    The Toronto area was blessed with good weather on Victoria Day, allowing residents to enjoy a variety of activities under sunny skies. Some people spent the day on boardwalks or at the beach. Others took the opportunity to spend a day riding the rides at Canada's Wonderland, just north of the city. For those who drove north toward cottage country, they knew they would have to head home ...

  • Hidden camera catches abuse at Ontario seniors facility

    The Ontario government and police are investigating a long-term care facility after a hidden video camera captured an elderly woman with dementia being abused by her caregivers. Camille Parent first became concerned last year when his 85-year-old mother, who lives at St. Joseph's at Fleming in Peterborough, Ont., appeared with scratches and bruises. He complained to the facility, but ...

  • Will alleged Ford video overshadow Toronto casino debate

    supposed to take centre stage at Toronto City Hall on Tuesday, but it seems a safe bet that a still-unseen video of Mayor Rob Ford will continue to be a topic of conversation. The Toronto Star and the U.S.-based gossip website Gawker have both reported seeing a video that allegedly shows Ford smoking what appears to be a crack pipe. Both media outlets say that someone has been shopping the ...

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