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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 ...

  • Blue Jays sweep Rockies making it eight wins in a row

    The Toronto Blue Jays' Adam Lind hits a three-run home run against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning in Toronto Wednesday night. (FRED ...

  • No need to mess with success on Queen West

    A decade ago, the strip of Queen Street West that runs through Parkdale was one of the seediest in the downtown. Today, it is one of the trendiest, with new coffee shops, galleries, restaurants and boutiques popping up left and right, drawing people from all over town to enjoy the bohemian buzz. Could this be a bad ...

  • Annual International ITEX Convention in Orlando recognizes ITEX Toronto

    ITEX Toronto Recognized for Outstanding Performance ITEX, The Largest Business Barter Exchange in North America, Salutes the Best of the Best Toronto, Ontario – June 19, 2013 ITEX in Toronto, a leading business bartering network in Canada, has picked up 3 awards for performance, leadership and business growth. These awards were announced at the 31st Annual International ITEX Convention ...

  • Blue Jays Win Eighth Straight Beat Rockies 5-2

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  • Lamphier Canada needs economic pipeline to Asia

    Protesters against Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline gather outside the joint review final argument hearings in Terrace on Monday. The joint review panel on the project sits through June ...


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Hunger [DVD]

Hunger [DVD]

A film of great visceral directness and emotional power, Hunger is the feature directorial debut of Steve McQueen, a famed British artist who has, until now, focused his filmmaking on non-narrative, meta-cinematic art installations, many of which use multiple cameras and simultaneous projec ... ...

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  • Talking Keystone Redford says Canada and U.S. share energy values

    Visting New York for the third time 18 months, Premier Alison Redford stressed that Canada and the U.S. share environmental and political values over Keystone XL pipeline. (Fred Chartrand/Canadian ...

  • Canada U.S. must work to become energy independent Alberta premier

    Alberta Premier Alison Redford, (left to right) Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall listen in as British Columbia Premier Christy Clark responds to media questions during the press conference for the 2013 Western Premier's Conference in Winnipeg, Monday, June 17, 2013. (John Woods / THE CANADIAN ...

  • Mask ban Canadas veiled protesters face 10 years jail

    Protest A new Canadian law forbids people from wearing a mask or covering their face during a riot or so-called "unlawful assembly" in the country. The law carries a maximum ten-year sentence for anyone convicted of physically concealing their identity. Current Canadian law already forbids covering the face during a criminal act, although CBC reported that the statue, which ...

  • Canada buys rare War of 1812 collection for $573K

    A large collection of letters, maps and other papers that once belonged to Sir John Sherbrooke, the lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia who conquered Maine for the British during the War of 1812, has sold for $573,000 at auction in London. The winning bidder was Library and Archives Canada, and the future Canadian Museum of History. Including commission, the sale cost the federal government ...

  • Blue Jays Jose Reyes to play weekend series for triple-A Buffalo

    Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes appears to be getting closer to making a return to the big-league club. Reyes, who went on the disabled list April 13 after suffering a severe left ankle sprain, is scheduled to play for the triple-A Buffalo Bisons against the Durham Bulls this weekend. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said Wednesday that Reyes is expected to be in the Buffalo lineup for ...

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