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A fateful call keeps filming of 'The Call' in L.A.
The low-budget thriller "The Call" had a surprisingly strong debut this weekend, pulling in $17.1 million in ticket sales to beat out the Warner Bros. comedy "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" to come in second place at the domestic box office. But...
Tags: The Call (movie), Credit and Debt, Cinema Industry, Taxation, California Department of Transportation
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Taylor Swift sued over $2.5-million payout for canceled concert
Taylor Swift was sued for canceling an appearance at a Canadian music festival last year after she reportedly had already received the payment for the appearance. She should have known it would be trouble, trouble, trouble? (OK, we got that out of our...
Tags: Credit and Debt, Harry Styles, Kim Kardashian, Breach of Contract, Corporate Crime
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John Sheardown dies at 88; Canadian envoy who aided Americans in Tehran
John Sheardown, a former Canadian diplomat who sheltered fugitive American Embassy staffers at his Tehran home at great personal risk during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, has died. He was 88. Sheardown died Dec. 30 at an Ottawa hospital, his wife, Zena,...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Iran, Central Intelligence Agency, Argo (movie), Crisis
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Uninvited from food industry event, obesity doc puts his talk online
Obesity doctor Yoni Freedhoff was invited by the Ontario Medical Assn. to give a talk at a food industry breakfast on health and nutrition policy -- and then was disinvited. Ticked off, he's decided to take his talk to a broader audience. Freedhoff, a...
Tags: Nutrition, Weight, YouTube, Food Industry, Consumer Goods Industries
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Canada breaks relations with Iran over Syria, support for terror
World NowThe Canadian government announced that it has closed its embassy in Tehran and ordered Iranian diplomats to leave Canada, formally severing diplomatic ties and accusing the Islamic Republic of sponsoring terrorism.... -
Gruesome killing in Canada spurs international manhunt
World NowA gruesome killing in Montreal has spurred an international manhunt for a Canadian man suspected of hacking apart a victim, then mailing pieces of the body to politicians.... -
[Updated] William and Kate in North America: The royal fashion tour begins
All The RagePrince William and wife Kate (The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) have boarded a Royal Canadian Air Force plane to travel to Ottawa, Canada, the first stop on their nine-day North American tour. No sloppy plane sweats for Kate. She...... -
The White Wires bring the Great White North to Southern California
Pop & HissThe White Wires' singer Ian Manhire talks to Pop & Hiss a few days before kicking off a West Coast tour that will land the trio in L.A. on Friday night and Fullerton’s Burger Records on Sunday. Written by Jason Gelt.... -
Sunday shows: Netanyahu, Cameron, Ryan, Plouffe
Top of the TicketAlso, Mitch Daniels, Mark Warnmer, Lamar Alexander, Lindsey Graham, Michael Bloomberg, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Sergei Lavrov, Reince Priebus, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Jose Manuel Barosso.... -
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Government plans to charge Canadians up to $1,000 for visas
Babylon & BeyondDon't expect a lot of Canadians at the annual landmark Dubai Shopping Festival next year unless they're willing to plunk down serious cash to enter the country. The United Arab Emirates is set to begin charging Canadian travelers up to...... -
Obama to Canada: Sorry
On Thursday, two days after triumphantly signing an economic stimulus measure that he had fought for nearly since taking office, President Obama will go to Ottawa to apologize for it.
As is traditional for U.S. presidents, Obama will make his first...Tags: Democratic Party, Timothy Geithner, Contracts, International Trade, Trade Policy
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Bush Tries to Smooth Differences With Canada
Times Staff WriterPresident Bush used humor, flattery and a bit of scolding today to try to convince the Canadian public that when it comes to the United States, the nations' traditional friendship is more enduring than their recent discord. In a speech to the people of...Tags: Weaponry, Iraq, United Nations, George W. Bush, Jean Chretien
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