17.05.2012

Quebec painting sells for megabucks at Vancouver auction Thursday

VANCOUVER - A painting by Quebec artist Jean-Paul Lemieux has sold for $1,813,500 at the Heffel Fine Art Auction House's spring sale in Vancouver.

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17.05.2012

B.C. court convicts 3 of 5 men in 'Sanghera crime group' on weapons charges

VANCOUVER - Three members of a crime group Vancouver's police chief once partly blamed for a bloody gang war that gripped the city have been convicted of weapons charges, though two arrested in the same case were acquitted.

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17.05.2012

Edmonton Oilers part ways with head coach Tom Renney after two losing seasons

EDMONTON - Wanting more wins out of their young talent, the Edmonton Oilers won't renew the contract of head coach Tom Renney after two seasons in the NHL's cellar.

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17.05.2012

Attorney for Torii Hunter's son says he has tape in which accuser in sex assault case recants

DALLAS - The attorney defending the son of Los Angeles Angels outfielder Torii Hunter in a sexual assault case said Thursday he has a recorded telephone conversation during which the boy's 16-year-old accuser recants the allegation.

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16.05.2012

Horse gets spooked during California beachside photo shoot, swims a mile offshore

CARPINTERIA, Calif. - Maybe he should be named Bob.

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14.05.2012

Love you, hate the hair? Mystery gifts from Paris to New Zealand include hair dryers, clippers

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A mysterious benefactor in Paris is spreading love, cash and hair appliances along a rugged stretch of New Zealand.

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