Hironoshin Furuhashi, VP of FINA, dies at 2009 Aquatics Worlds

Hironoshin Furuhashi, the vice president of FINA -- a swimming governing body that is in charge of organizing annual aquatic world competitions, has died on the last day of the 2009 aquatic world championships. There are reports Furuhashi died in his sleep. He was 80. "...

Phelps Comes Back With A Bang, A Roundup Of Performance At Worlds

Michael Phelps made a giant leap for himself at the World Swimming Championships in Rome, unbattered by months of controversy and media infiltration heading into the Worlds. The Comeback Michael Phelps had a...

Women's Water Polo: Canada Advances to World Championship Finals

Internationally, Australia and the USA have dominated the headlines, but now it's Canada's turn... Canadian women's water polo team is headed for the gold medal match at the FINA World Championships in Rome. On their way, Canada even defeated Hungary, which is a water polo...

Alain Bernard Denied 100m World Record Over Arena X-Glide Suit

Alain Bernard has been denied the world record title in 100m freestyle swimming after making the time in an unapproved swimsuit, the Arena X-Glide.  At 46.94 seconds France's Alain Bernard broke the previous...

UN relief supplies finally arrive in Myanmar

It's been five days since the cyclone hit Myanmar, and only now is the first UN aid arriving in the country, due to complications over the ruling junta allowing foreign aid into the country."The first seven tons...

Income Trust Fraud

"Dianne Urquhart speaking before the Commons Finance Committee investigating Income Trusts on Tuesday, January 30, 2007,in answer to a question from NDP member Judy Wasylycia-Leis said that indeed according to both Canadian Securities law as well as American securities law...

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