PM Putin scolds Russian sports officials over Vancouver debacle, calls for better facilities Star Tribune | MOSCOW - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took Russian sports officials to task Friday over the nation's dismal showing at the Vancouver Games, despite what he described as generous state funding. | Putin told a government meeting that Russian sports federations must have broader power and specific r...
Vancouver's Brightest Stars Dish on Their Hometown ABC News By MEGAN H. CHAN | Feb. 27, 2010 | Vancouver's star turn as host of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games has longtime residents beaming. Singer Michael Bublé, who grew up in the nearby suburb of Burnaby and now lives in Vancouver, describes the scene as "electric." "We're not the type of people who get ov...
Canadian leaders tuck into 'seal meal' to defy EU ban over annual slaughter The Times | Canadian lawmakers are to protest against the European Union's ban on seal imports today - with their stomachs. | About 30 senators, MPs and provincial ministers will gather in the parliamentary dining room in Ottawa to feast on seal meat in a rebu...
Alex Rodriguez 'at ease' with Canadian doctor The Examiner Comments TAMPA, Fla. (Map, News) - Yankees star Alex Rodriguez said Tuesday he is at ease with his ties to a Canadian sports doctor embroiled in cross-border investigations involving HGH and another drug, though he still hasn't talked to federal auth...
The newest addition to Canada's terror watch CBC Members of the hardline al-Shabaab Islamist rebel group, now on Canada's terror list, parade through the outskirts of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, January 1, 2010. (Reuters) On March 7, 2010, the Canadian government added al-Shabaab, a Somali insurge...
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Canadian 6th in world pizza face-off Canoe By ALYSSA NOEL, QMI Agency | Manuela Mendoza and Tim Giroux make pizza at Famoso Neapolitan Pizza, which ranked sixth in a worldwide contest. (Jason Franson, QMI Agency) | EDMONTON...
Canadian vies for top pizza prize Canoe By MICHELLE THOMPSON, QMI Agency | Manuela Mendoza prepares to put pizza in the oven at Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria. Owner Dave Houseman wants to create the best pizza in the world ...
Obama loses bet, owes Canada PM a case of beer The Himalayan | WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama is to send Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper a case of Canadian beer after losing a friendly bet on who would win Olympic men's ice hockey...
Alex Rodriguez 'at ease' with Canadian doctor Lexington Herald-Leader | AP Photo - Dr. Anthony Galea's Institute of Sports Medicine Health and Wellness Centre is seen in Toronto on Monday, March 8, 2010. Galea said Monday he treated Alex Rodriguez after the New York Yankees slugger had hip surgery last year and prescri...
Alex Rodriguez 'at ease' with Canadian doctor Kansas City Star Rob Gillies Dr. Anthony Galea's Institute of Sports Medicine Health and Wellness Centre is seen in Toronto on Monday, March 8, 2010. Galea said Monday he treated Alex Rodriguez after the New York Yankees slugger had hip surgery last year and prescrib...
Ottawa looks to Vancouver for ways to make tourism grow Canada Dot Com | When the Olympic skiing events have taken place on beautiful sunny days, the vista of mountains, snow and blue skies in the distance have been breathtaking. | Tourism officials in British Columbia, and Vancouver in particular, must be terribly proud and maybe, just maybe, they are hearing a few cash registers ring. Tourism has always been ...
Palin notes irony of using Canada health care The Guardian | DAN JOLING | Associated Press Writer= ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin has criticized Canada's health care program, saying the socialized system should be dismantled in favor of free enterprise. | But during a speech Saturday in Calgary, Palin acknowledged the irony of her family using medical care in Canada decades ago. | Palin was a child...
