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The Canadian Press

VANCOUVER — Police say a 72-year-old woman used a shovel to chase a combative and naked man from her Vancouver home on Tuesday night. Vancouver police say in a statement the man entered the home by smashing a window with a pointed metal rod. They say the woman, who lives alone in the home, got out of bed, grabbed a shovel and chased the man from her house as he swung the rod at her. Police say the woman then cornered the suspect in his vehicle until police arrived. They say neighbours called 911

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"Elf," starring Will Ferrell, is a holiday cult classic, but even the biggest fans may not have caught these hidden references and background gems.

The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Mastermind says it will stop honouring gift cards after Christmas Eve. The distressed toy retailer says in court filings that gift cards won't be accepted at its stores after Dec. 24. The filings made with Ontario's Superior Court of Justice show the chain's customers hold about $5.6 million in outstanding gift cards. However, Toronto-based Mastermind recently stopped selling and activating new cards. The company filed for creditor protection last month, citing increasing competition a

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In the realm of romantic comedies, certain tropes are so ingrained that they become almost expected, and Will Gluck’s Anyone But You, which he co-wrote with Ilana Wolpert, comfortably nestles itself into familiar territory. The film, starring Sydney Sweeny and Glen Powell, with a supporting ensemble including Alexandra Shipp, GaTa, Hadley Robinson, Michelle Hurd, Dermot …

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A weather system that has brought days of heavy rainfall and freezing rain to parts of Nova Scotia is packing high winds and snow. The storm knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses on Thursday.Environment Canada issued wind warnings, winter storm warnings and blowing snow advisories for parts of the eastern mainland and Cape Breton. Rainfall and freezing rain warnings ended earlier Thursday, however the widespread rainfall totals of 100 to 200 mm across eastern areas of the provin

Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, just days after he was ordered to pay $148 million to two former Georgia election workers he falsely accused of fraud following Donald Trump's 2020 presidential election loss. Guiliani, who was known as "America's mayor" for his leadership of New York after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, faces a crush of debts stemming from his work as a lawyer on former President Trump's behalf. In a filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, Giuliani said he had between $100 million and $500 million in liabilities and $1 million to $10 million in assets.

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Putin's government is offering cut-price mortgages to buoy the economy and national mood, but debt woes and inflation are concerns, The Wall Street Journal reported.