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Never fear, Kanye West is still so smitten with Kim Kardashian that he's sent his very own private jet to Greece to whisk her away from her family and into his tender, loving arms.
Well, something like that anyway.
Just to recap, because L.A. is so lacking in state of the art recording studios (raised eyebrows) Kanye is having - and we mean HAVING - to record his album in Paris 5,600 miles a .... |
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Folk rock/Canadian country legend Gordon Lightfoot will play Des Moines' Hoyt Sherman Place on Wednesday, May 1. "An Evening with Gordon Lightfoot: 50 Years on the Carefree Highway Tour" will open at 8 p.m. in the Hoyt Sherman Theater. Tickets for the show are $49 to $64 through the Hoyt Sherman box office, and slightly more than that (after fees) online through Ticketmaster.
Canadian-born Gord .... |
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From films about melting glaciers to the meltdown of internet privacy, Toronto’s Hot Docs, the largest documentary festival in North America, begins on Thursday, April 25 with a varied program of films from 47 countries including Haiti, Estonia, France, Georgia, Brazil, as well as Canada and the U.S.
The documentaries range from quirky individual stories to geopolitical issues. Some of the mo .... |
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“With every travel, it is very much about space and time together,” says Neeko Paluzzi, a Masters student in communications at the University of Ottawa whose first feature-length documentary Wanderweg premieres this Thursday at 7pm at the Mayfair Theatre on Bank Street. “And this film is about two time periods coming together in the same space.”
The film follows Paluzzi’s travels .... |
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The coastal town of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, is busy clearing up after last week's storm to prepare for its annual fireball procession on December 31st, which attracts enthusiastic crowds of thousands. At Hogmanay, 45 swingers will participate in the traditional event. Volunteer locals construct parcels of newspaper, sticks and flammable materials and wrap them in wire. Balls are made from .... |
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Canadian fans of TV’s “The Amazing Race” now have an exciting reason to rejoice. Producers of the long running American series recently announced that soon they’ll be launching a Canadian spin off of the show. This new version will not only feature Canadian participants but it will also be shot exclusively within our country’s borders.
On the Dec. 2nd episode of “The Amazing Race” h .... |
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After five exciting seasons the Canadian cop drama Flash Point is nearing its series finale. The show, which debuted in July of 2008, follows members of an elite squad of police officers known as the Strategic Response Unit. These specially trained officers are called into action whenever a dangerous situation has reached a crisis point. Although the team stresses negotiation as its preferred meth .... |
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Residents of Halifax, Nova Scotia have a new reason to be proud. The often ignored provincial capital recently got some attention from TV host Ellen DeGeneres. During her opening monologue on last Tuesday's episode of her popular talk show DeGeneres mentioned Halifax and its upcoming mayoral race. The host even went so far as to personally endorse one of the candidates.
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The veteran Bollywood film director-producer Yash Chopra, widely regarded as the King of Romance, passed away this evening, days after being discharged from suburb Mumbai Lilavati hospital. The 80-year-old filmmaker was admitted to the Bandra hospital on October 13 after being diagnosed with dengue. He was 80 and was suffering from Dengue and died of multiple organ failure after a week's sta .... |
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Incredible footage of a heroic pig who decided to jump into a pond at a petting zoo and save a goat in distress.
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Casino gambling, other than games for charitable purposes, was outlawed in Canada until 1985. A law allowing provincial governments to legalize and manage casinos was passed in 1985 and the first Canadian casino opened in Winnipeg in 1989. Casino venues continued to expand in many Canadian locations but it wasn’t until Internet casinos became accessible to Canadian players in 1995 that the world .... |
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Who would have thought that there would have been so much play out of a "Modern Family" star getting into it with a guy at a baseball game? It was only a matter of time, but now the man in the middle of the fight is speaking out and claiming that Eric Stonestreet needs to lighten up.
While at a Los Angeles Dodgers game over the weekend, all Michael Gallagher claims he said that sparked a fight be .... |
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Canada Day and cottages: that sums up many an Ottawan’s weekend plans. Of course, for those of you staying the city this long weekend, the first option will be hard to miss. The usual craziness will take place around Parliament Hill, with Feist, Simple Plan and many more giving free shows. Major Hill and Jacques-Cartier parks will also be hopping, as well as several museums (click here .... |
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Rapper Kanye West's home in L.A. was robbed Wednesday. While Ye was out of the country, crooks stole some personal items from his spread. While no one was at the residence at the time, someone should have "watched the throne"
Citing a story from TMZ, Kim Kardashian's boyfriend, who is in Birmingham, England, was given the news by LAPD early this morning.
Investigators report that members of West .... |
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(WireService.com) -- Mexican born, Canadian raised beauty Veronika London has been creating quite a stir with her provocative television appearances and photography features leading to Maxim Magazine calling her the "Megan Fox of Hollywood North." With a starring role in the film Searching For Angels, London is now earni .... |
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(WireService.ca) -- Star Trek fans will have plenty to get excited about at Toronto's 26th annual Polaris Convention.
Actor, author and celebrity blogger Wil Wheaton, best known for his role as Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation, will be in attendance.
Wheaton will be joined by two noteworthy Klingons from the Star Trek universe. J.G. Hertzler, kn .... |
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Zaphod’s got more memories – sordid, sentimental or otherwise – then most 20 year olds. Located in the heart of the Byward Market, the bar is a staple of Ottawa’s nightlife frequented by students and professionals, tourists and locals alike. Like any local watering hole, the bar has some idiosyncrasies that set it apart from anyplace else on earth… or the galaxy for that matter.
The s .... |
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On Saturday February 25th Ceremony, dubbed by organizers as a “brand-new-spanking dance party,” is starting in Ottawa. And this party promises to be off the hooks.
Heard of Timekode? Chances are that, even if you haven’t graced it with your presence, you’ve heard all about the shenanigans that occur at this Ottawa institution. Ceremony promises to be just as raging a dance party, but with .... |
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