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Family dragged out to sea by riptide
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Canadian kayakers win gold
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Dumb 'Family Feud' guess
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Caitlyn Jenner's first blog
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Awestruck at breaching whales
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Cancer doc sentenced
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Mum's anger at airbrushed pics
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Greeks vote yes to bailout
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Royal christening pics released
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Stampede infidelity spikes calls to divorce consultants
Calgary leads the country in divorce rates in the summer and you can chalk it up to the Stampede effect, industry experts say. Larissa Stone, who works for Fairway Divorce Solutions, says they're bracing for the usual influx of calls as Calgary's big party week winds down.
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Husband ‘Beat Up Wife And Forced Her To Parade Half Naked’ Over Cheating Claims
A man has written to a local newspaper to apologise for beating up his wife in a drunken rage and forcing her to parade half-naked in the streets after deciding that she’d been unfaithful.Zhang Ni ordered his wife, Wang, to strip down to her underwear
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Angry drunk woman attacked boyfriend for refusing sex
Tabatha Lee Grooms, 35, returned home from a boozy night out still fuming with her boyfriend for spurning her advances earlier in the day. Carlos Rodrecus Grace, 30, was sitting on the sofa when Grooms arrived at 11.30pm on June 24, determined to settle their score. WFXG reports that Grooms’ 66-year-old mother also got caught in the crossfire, receiving a punch in the eye from her drink-addled daughter.
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7 Weirdly Effective Ways to Weed (8 photos)
There's nothing more frustrating than seeing weeds flourish in your garden while the veggies and flowers languish. Even worse is seeing weeds pop up in those hard-to-pull areas between flagstones or within concrete expansion joints. Yet, while we hate
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Confederation Bridge better route for electrical cables, premier agrees
Hanging electrical cables to supply P.E.I. on the Confederation Bridge would be a better option than going underwater, but the federal government won't agree to that option, says Premier Wade MacLauchlan. The province and Ottawa came to an agreement in March to build two new electrical cables. In the legislature Thursday, Borden-Kinkora Opposition MLA Jamie Fox asked Premier Wade MacLauchlan if submarine cables were the best option.
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Washington state police officer says he and others killed man when he threatened to throw rock
A Washington state man was holding a large rock and drew back his arm as if he was going to throw it when police officers opened fire and killed him, one of the officers said in a recording released Wednesday. Pasco Police Officer Adam Wright said he decided to shoot because he feared officers or members of the public would be injured or killed by the rock wielded by 35-year-old Antonio Zambrano-Montes, a Mexican national. "I had a clear shot and I decided to take it," Wright said in a May 8 interview with authorities investigating the shooting.
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David Rothwell, 35, dies after jumping into water at Morrison's Quarry in Wakefield, Que.
A 35-year-old Ottawa man is dead after he jumped off a cliff into the waters of Morrison's Quarry in Wakefield, Que., on Tuesday despite shouts of protest and signs forbidding jumping. David Rothwell was swimming at the quarry with his eight-year-old daughter and a friend, according to MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais police, when he and the friend decided to jump off a cliff about 23 metres above the water.
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Ariana Grande, who said she 'hates America,' replaced for MLB All-Star concert
Demi Lovato, another young pop singer, will instead headline the concert, which is one of many events in Cincinnati that lead up to Tuesday's Midsummer Classic. Most baseball fans likely wouldn't know the difference between Grande and Lovato anyway, but maybe that's changed now Grande's been in the news this week. Grande was caught on camera saying "I hate Americans, I hate America" at a SoCal donut shop on Saturday, which just happened to the Fourth of July.
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Greek MPs head into all-night parliament session on reforms proposal for austerity deal
Greek lawmakers braced for an all-night parliament session Friday as the country's prime minister sought to rally support for tough austerity measures designed to win approval for a third bailout. The proposed measures, including tax hikes and cuts in pension spending, are certain to inflict more pain on a Greek public who just days ago voted overwhelmingly against a similar plan. The government was asking for lawmakers' endorsement to use the proposed measures as a basis for negotiation.
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Swatting BC teen sent to jail
Thu, Jul 9: A BC judge told a teenaged boy he was heading for "the life of a loser", as he sent him to jail.Rumina Daya reports.
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J.K. Rowling shuts down latest Serena hater
J.K. Rowling was really excited about Serena Williams' Wimbledon victory. Like millions of others, she tweeted about the win shortly after Williams claimed her 21st Grand Slam title. Williams has dealt with these types of trolls throughout her career, usually brushing off the hatred without even acknowledging them.
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Cowboy turfed from Calgary Stampede for whipping horse during event
Calgary Stampede officials have made the unprecedented move of eliminating a competitor because of the alleged mistreatment of his horse. Judges say cowboy Tuf Cooper, who is from Decatur, Texas, aggressively whipped his horse with a rope during the tie-down event Wednesday afternoon. Cooper's agent, Shawn Wiese, says his client accepts the Stampede's decision and doesn't question it.
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Cafe Manager Punched Employee After She Quit Job During Shift
This video purportedly shows the shocking moment that a café manager punched a female worker after she quit her job halfway through her shift. In the clip, the manager can be seen delivering a devastating blow to the worker at the Panera Bread café in Manhattan, New York. The video was disclosed to Gawker by an anonymous source, who said: ‘He legit threw her down a flight of stairs and out the front door for really no reason, she runs around to the other entrance to retaliate and that’s where the video starts.
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Here's What You Can Expect From Princess Charlotte's First Year
Prince William and Kate Middleton's second child arrived on May 2, 2015, delighting fans around the world with news that there was a brand-new princess in the royal family. Prince George's little sister was already following in his footsteps when she made her big debut outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in London. Read on to see the exciting milestones the royal family may share with the world, in the first 12 months of Princess Charlotte's life.
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Aboriginal languages in Canada can and should be made official, expert says
Making all 60 indigenous languages in Canada official, along with English and French, is entirely doable, according to a University of Victoria expert. The call for official recognition of First Nations languages was made by Perry Bellegard, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, at the organization's annual general meeting earlier this week. Bellegard called on the federal government to invest in promoting, protecting and enhancing the country's aboriginal languages so that they won't die out.
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Driver who killed 2 Winnipeg girls in drunken crash gets 2-year jail sentence
A young driver who killed two Winnipeg girls in a Halloween crash in 2010 has been sentenced to serve two years in jail and a third year of supervised probation in the community. The Crown had sought a five-year prison term, which would have meant sentencing the woman — 17 at the time of the crash — as an adult. But the judge ruled against that request. Subramaniam wore a T-shirt with her sister's face on it to court on Wednesday.
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Vacant lot on Vancouver's Robson Street is decades-old $8.5M real estate mystery
Amid a forest of concrete condos, eclectic eateries, and high-end shopping in Vancouver's vibrant West End neighbourhood is a multimillion-dollar real estate mystery that spans two continents and four decades. Heritage consultant Donald Luxton says a large lot on the corner of Robson and Broughton streets — across from the Empire Landmark Hotel — has been inexplicably empty since he moved downtown in 1985. "I grew up in Vancouver.
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New Concorde-Style Supersonic Jet Can Fly From London To New York In Just Three Hours
Supersonic Concorde-style air travel could be set to make a comeback, courtesy of a new jet that can fly from London to New York in under three hours. The Spike S-512 Supersonic Jet, built by Spike Aerospace, also boasts a unique design where the entire interior of the cabin wall is a giant screen that can be used to project panoramic views. The Multiplex Digital cabin wall enables passengers to see panoramic views taken by cameras on the outside of the plane, and can also be used as a screen for showing films, maps or presentations.
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LeBron, Dwyane, CP3, and Melo engage in world's greatest wine toast
Take, for instance, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, and Carmelo Anthony. Wade's posture and general nonchalant attitude towards the toast project immense comfort, a feeling that three titles and a decade-plus of relevance is enough to justify any decision.
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Owners who drew Internet outrage after 'Kitchen Nightmares' appearance to sell restaurant
The owners of a Phoenix-area restaurant who became notorious after yelling at unsatisfied customers and pocketing employees' tips during a volatile appearance on Fox reality show "Kitchen Nightmares" will soon close its doors. Co-owner Amy Bouzaglo said Thursday that she and husband Samy Bouzaglo are in final negotiations to sell the property in Scottsdale but that they are keeping the Amy's Baking Company name. The couple drew outrage and ridicule after a profanity-laced appearance on a May 2013 episode of "Kitchen Nightmares" that ended with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay walking away.
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