Tens of thousands of Canadians flocked to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on July 1 to celebrate the country's 141st birthday. The revellers were mostly decked out in red and white - the color of Canada's flag.
The Canada Day celebrations began with a military parade through downtown Ottawa.
The celebration also included a number of musical performances including Canada's Blue Rodeo.
The musical performances were followed by a 30-minute fireworks display on Parliament Hill that started at 10
This month, The Comedy Festival in Las Vegas returns to inject a major dose of comedy diversity into Sin City, rising above and beyond the mainstream standards for standup on the Strip. Amongst the biggest gets for the fest is the Vegas debut of Canada's sketch comedy icons, The Kids in the Hall; fresh off last year's North American tour, the cult-hero quintet will bring that show – and, inevitably, plenty of riffing and improvised surprises – to Caesar's Palace on November 21. We spoke t
According to TMZ, Long Beach rapper Snoop Dogg chivalrously stepped into a potentially awkward situation at a Norfolk, Virginia hotel, when he claimed that a package of pot mailed from Canada to one of the Doggfather's crew -- was actually intended for him. Snoop then flashed his California medical marijuana card, but the entourage addressee was hauled off anyway. No word on who retained custody of the package.
A homeless man was stabbed to death on Canada's birthday, July 1, as he was waiting in line for food on the corner of Carlos Avenue and Vista Del Mar Street in Hollywood.
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The victim, a male African American in his 40s, apparently got into a verbal altercation with a Hispanic male suspect. The fight escalated and the victim was stabbed several times in the chest. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died. The suspect is in custody. No word yet on the identities of t
