LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Demi Moore smoked something before she was rushed to the hospital on Monday night and was convulsing and “semi-conscious, barely,” according to a caller on a frantic 911 recording released Friday by Los Angeles fire officials.
The woman tells emergency operators that Moore,
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CALGARY – A Mexican official says a suspect has been arrested in the bloody beating of a Canadian woman who was vacationing with her husband at a posh resort in Mazatlan.
Ivan Pico, an official with Mexico’s Secretary of Tourism, says his ministry has not yet been provided any details about the
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the top ranks of the largest public companies in the world, on par with the likes of McDonald’s, Amazon.com and Bank of America.
The Wall Street
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George Clooney has admitted he is putting together a practical joke that will have huge repercussions for Brad Pitt.
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TOKYO – A magnitude-5.5 earthquake rattled Yamanashi prefecture in central Japan on Saturday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and no tsunami warning was issued.
The temblor was some 20 kilometres (12 1/2 miles) deep and hit…
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The fate of three Montrealers accused of killing four family members is now in the hands of the jury after the trial judge finished giving his instructions on Friday.
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Snow, freezing rain and winds affect air travel, highway traffic.
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OTTAWA – The Harper government is moving to deflect political blowback from planned cuts to public pensions, as the opposition blasted the prime minister for putting seniors’ security on the block.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper put the cat among the pigeons in a speech in Davos on Thursday,
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OTTAWA – The Conservative government’s tough new talk on torture allegations represents a significant shift from the upbeat tone it has had towards Libya’s provisional leadership.
Canada protested formally to Libyan diplomats in Ottawa and Tripoli on Friday over reports of systemic torture under
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A Winnipeg based composer of more than 70 compositions has died.
Robert Turner, a professor emeritus at the University of Manitoba’s faculty of music, died on Thursday night. He was 91.
Turner was born in Montreal in 1920, and studied piano at an early age, according to the University of
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There’s a fever beginning to spread across the nation’s capital.
Soon enough, it figures to reach epidemic proportions.
But unlike the illness that is sure to leave more than a few folks bedridden in the middle of a cold Ottawa winter, this …
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NEW YORK – Moments before he chooses his all-star teammates as captain of Team Alfredsson at the 2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Player Fantasy Draft, Daniel Alfredsson of the hometown Ottawa Senators will visit the NHL Network set inside …
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Daniel Sedin would prefer to play with brother Henrik at the 2012 Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Game allowing the twins to showcase the ESP-like chemistry that got them there in the first place.
Henrik could care less, just so long as t…
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NEW YORK/TORONTO — Fifty of the best hockey players in the world — 38 NHL All-Stars and 12 of the League’s top rookies — will be up for selection this week in the 2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Player Fantasy Draft™, the format of whic…
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The four members of the family who died in a fatal fire never called 911 for help, before they were overcome by smoke, Winnipeg police said Friday morning.
“We have determined that there were no phone calls into 911 from that residence,” Winnipeg Police Service Const. Natalie Aitken said
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The Parti Québécois unveiled its third new candidate in a week Friday morning ahead of a party convention scheduled for this weekend.
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Students were blocking access to a Quebec government building Friday in a sign of heightened tensions over tuition-fee hikes.
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Saskatchewan leads the country in the growth of its registered nurse (RN) workforce, according to a report released yesterday by the Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI).
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The Ministry of Government Services announced today that the old Provincial Laboratory located at 3211 Albert Street will be deconstructed beginning in February, which will assist government in reducing its footprint and costs.
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The excitement of NHL All-Star Weekend isn’t destined to last forever.
But in at least one little corner of the nation’s capital, its touch figures to be felt long after the National Hockey League’s mid-season showcase event has moved on to ano…
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People should not drink certain Neilson microfiltered partly skimmed milk because it may be contaminated with a cleaning solution, federal food officials say.
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Quebec provincial police have arrested a Gatineau man wanted in connection with a shooting at a Gatineau strip club last August.
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The Jewish Defence League is demanding the resignation of a small-town Quebec mayor who said the state of Israel should not exist.
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MIDLAND – Police are looking for a man who hasn’t been seen since he left home on Jan. 20. Midland Police say Marvin Wicks, 55, left home on foot around 5:30 p.m. that day, heading for an unknown destination.[...]
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Provincial police would like to remind motorists to slow down and drive accordingly. The warning comes following a fatal crash this morning. One person is dead after a two-vehicle collision in York Region.[...]
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Grove Street East in Barrie is closed between Blue Mound Drive and Bellevue Crescent as crews repair a broken water main. [...]
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Canada’s economy created 21,700 net new jobs in December, up from the 17,500 previously reported, according to revised data released by Statistics Canada on Friday. Statscan revised estimates from its Labour Force Survey going back three years, using the latest seasonal factors.[...]
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning people in Ontario and Alymer, Que., not to drink Saputo Inc.’s Neilson Trutaste 2% Partly Skimmed Milk because the product may be contaminated with a cleaning solution.[...]
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A Barrie man is charged with assault dating back to an August incident. On Wednesday a woman went to the the city police station to seek advice about her marriage, which was ending.[...]
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ORO-MEDONTE TOWNSHIP – A man faces sexual assault and theft charges after police investigated a domestic dispute here Thursday evening. Barrie OPP went to a home and determined items belonging to the victim had been removed.[...]
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So much for ‘art to people, people to art’. The MacLaren Art Centre motto seems cast aside by its tight, misguided grip on the Spirit Catcher, Barrie’s waterfront landmark, and control of its image.[...]
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I will admit that I go to Stage West mainly on the promise of an all-you-can-eat buffet (their smoked fish section is always a delight) and with an obligatory duty of seeing a few talented colleagues performing in shows.[...]
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(Re: ‘Accepting Schools Act a step in right direction’ in the Jan. 24 edition of the Examiner) With reference to Education Minister Laurel Broten’s letter, I am not surprised that the McGuinty Liberals are choosing partisan politics over protecting our children from bullying.[...]
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BARRIE BASEBALL SIGN-UP (STAFF) — Registration for Barrie Minor Baseball’s upcoming season is now open. There is a limited number of spots in each division. There are also early bird rates and installment plans available for a limited time.[...]
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United Way Greater Simcoe County is wrapping up its 2011 fundraising campaign with a pie in the face. Visitors to the Barrie Colts game on Saturday night will get some intermission entertainment when local personalities get a pie thrown at them during the In Your Face fundraiser.[...]
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“That board will never be as valuable to them as it is to me.” Jamieson Bruce, of Coldwater, and his friend, Andrea McConkey, of Oro-Medonte Township, had their snowboards stolen from Horseshoe Resort, Tuesday evening.[...]
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