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US beats out Canada for the IIHF World Junior Hockey WJC win

It was a sad night all over the world as the US Junior hockey team beat Canada 6-5 in overtime.  "The Canadian juniors overcame a two-goal deficit late in the third period for the second time in five days...

Taliban claim bomb that killed 5 Canadians

"KABUL – The Taliban are claiming responsibility for a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan that killed four Canadian soldiers and a journalist embedded in their unit. Taliban spokesman...

A town united, brings Lindhout home for the holidays

"Back in Alberta, a transformed Amanda Lindhout thanks all who worked to end her Somalia ordeal" Only a few weeks after the release of Amanda Lindhout and Nigel Brennan from their captivity in the hands of...

The missing millions, Royal Canadian Mint scandal

Mathematics, one of the most rudimentary skills every human will have to learn one way or another over their lifetime.  After the release of reports this morning and a whopping "$1.3 million in audits", one...

Christmas toy: CSI Toy Kit "asbestos warning"

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas kids from your friendly Chinese Toy Manufacturer,The popular CSI show now comes in Toy Kit form for those up and coming  Crime Scene Investigators, who one day may wonder how come...

Asteroid or Junk: passing through B.C and Washington

There are sightings of an asteroid going over the states Washington and Oregon, as well as Canadian's province British Columbia. The sitings were told to be "fireballs" in the sky around 8 pm local time on...

US Open 2009, Day 2: Wozniak Beats Mauresmo, Safin Is Out

Canadian tennis sensation Aleksandra Wozniak has caused major uproar on the tennis courts of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center today. Wozniak, who is currently seeded No. 39 in the world, beat...

New Orleans NOW

New Orleans NOW: For the very first timeAugust 29th, 2009 is  the 4th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastating visit to New Orleans. Perusing CNN's online coverage I was intrigued by, "New...

Canadian Federal Program Aims To Get Mentally Ill Off Streets

The federal government is testing a new program in five major cities in Canada, aiming to help homeless people with mental illnesses to reintegrate into society. The $150 million program was created by the Canadian Commission on Mental Health, and will be implemented in...

Canada PM focuses on Arctic north - Global Chess game

" Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is on a five-day visit to the northern Arctic region of his country. Mr Harper said it was all part of an initiative to promote Canada's sovereignty in the far north. ...

The Breeders Stakes... ...Redux... ...And The Results Are In

It's been seven days since the Breeders Stakes and quite frankly I've needed the time to allow the race to digest.  First of all... hats off to "the man in the hat" (Hall of Fame trainer Roger Attfield) who...

First Canadian Space Tourist to Leave in Sept on Soyuz

Guy Laliberte, 95% shareholder of $1.2-billion Cirque de Soleil, is in training this week in Moscow preparing for his trip into outer space. He is expected to leave Earth in September on a Russian Soyuz space...

Canada must do more to curb human trafficking: report

" Law enforcement officials must do more to protect Canadians, particularly women and children, from being dragged into the sex trade against their will, a new report says. The report, issued by the U.S. State...

No excuse for anti-Tamil policies

National Post, a new paper that was "broadly sympathetic to the Sri Lankan government's goal of confronting and subduing the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam", posted an opinion that "there is no excuse for anti-Tamil policies. "Sri Lanka must now be judged by the...

'O Canada' trial finds parent guilty

A parent who threatened a principal of an Elementary School, who scaled down the playing of the Canadian national was found guilty. Erik Millett, former principal of Belleisle Elementary School of New Brunswick had...

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