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  1. Bolt's supermom

    Yahoo News &bull Today

    Jennifer Bolt, mother of World and Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt, has been chosen as the first recipient of the International Mothers of Distinction (IMOD) award. The announcement was made recently at a press conference held at the offices of… Full Story »

  2. Rowing led Breen to success in swimming

    Yahoo News &bull Yesterday

    Swimming has taken George Breen around the United States and the world, but he is quick to credit the West Side Rowing Club in Buffalo with helping his swimming career. Breen won four Olympic medals, despite not swimming competitively until he attended Cortland State. The college had no rowing team,… Full Story »


  3. One of classical musics most captivating and gifted performers comes to Orange County

    Yahoo News &bull Yesterday

    She has collaborated with most major orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic, the principal London orchestras, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam among others. One of the most remarkable prodigies of any generation, she has matured into a young artist whose musical insight, technical virtuosity, and emotional range continue to astonish. An exclusive EMI recording artist she has appeared in the music capitals of Asia, Europe and the Americas, she has collaborated with most major orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the Boston Symphony,… Full Story »


  4. Canadian judo's chosen one

    Yahoo News &bull Yesterday

    Kelita Zupancic will be welcoming teammates as a 'local' of sorts, after the 20-year-old fighter from Whitby, Ont., spent several months training with the highly-regarded Komatsu women's team -- one of the best in the world. Komatsu is one of… Full Story »

  5. So long, Izmir, it's been nice knowing you

    Doug Smith Olympic Blog on TheStar.com &bull Yesterday

    By the time a lot of you get around to reading this - which is the first thing you do every morning, right? I should be solidly sitting in Istanbul, getting ready for a couple of days of what I hope is good playoff-round basketball. Izmir? Nice city, really nice along the water, really cool with little alleys and small streets up away from the sea. Would I come back? I don't know. I don't imagine so, there are so many other things to do and I don't imagine there'd be a work thing that would cause a return… Full Story »


  6. World Mountain Running Championships

    Athletic Association of Ireland 2008 Beijing Olympics Website &bull Yesterday

    Four Irish teams travel to Slovenia for the World Mountain Running Championships this weekend. The highest placed finisher in the European championships was Emmet Jennings (DSD) in ninth. He looks set for another top placing this time although he will… Full Story »

  7. Fiddling, stepdancing contest rite of passage

    Yahoo News &bull Yesterday

    As the many competitors in the various fiddling and stepdancing categories file in to the Pembroke Memorial Centre today to begin competing in the 35th annual Pembroke Old Time Fiddling and Stepdancing Championships, it is worth considering what this event… Full Story »


  8. What it felt like to be an Olympic champion, 10 years on

    Yahoo News &bull Yesterday

    I know exactly what I said,'' she said recently. Relieved, she yanked off the hood of her full-length aerodynamic body suit as if it was imprisoning her and ripped off her shoes and lay on the brick-red race track. The crowd began calling her name and the noise would not die for the… Full Story »

  9. Olympic community mourns loss of luge athlete

    Yahoo News &bull Yesterday

    Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia comes around the 15th turn during the second Men's Single Luge training run at the Whistler Sliding Centre ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on February 10, 2010 in Whistler, Canada. Full Story »

  10. Andean gold in $3bn bidding war

    Olympics News on RocketNews.com &bull Yesterday

    Rival Canadian gold mining companies, Goldcorp and El Dorado, lock horns in a $3bn fight to buy up Andean Resources. This article is from the BBC News website . British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content… Full Story »

  11. Chinese consider rival Potash bid

    Olympics News on RocketNews.com &bull Yesterday

    Potash is mined in Canada and used in fertiliser production Chinese investors have approached a Canadian pension fund about a possible rival bid for the fertiliser giant Potash Corporation. Alberta Investment Management said it was not interested in a rival… Full Story »

  12. Tanker aground off north Canada

    Olympics News on RocketNews.com &bull Yesterday

    A tanker carrying 9m litres (2.4m gallons) of diesel fuel has run aground off the coast of northern Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard has said. The vessel, owned by Woodward's Oil, hit a sandbar in the Northwest Passage, south-west of… Full Story »


  13. Canada's Ware dives to bronze

    Yahoo News &bull Sep 2, 2010

    Pamela Ware of Canada competes in the women's 3-meter springboard rounds at the Youth Olympic Games held on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 in Singapore. I didn't put too many expectations on myself for this competition," said Ware, who won four… Full Story »

  14. Targets gone awry

    Beijing 2008 Olympics News on Silobreaker &bull Sep 2, 2010

    Of all the agencies working on infrastructure for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the (DDA) has probably faced the most flak for missing deadlines. The , being renovated by DDA, is no exception. It missed several deadlines, including the latest on Tuesday. The venue,...… Full Story »

  15. FIBA world championship: Spain beats Canada, Australia beats Angola, Ivory Coast beats Puerto Rico

    Olympics News on ESPN &bull Sep 2, 2010

    The defending champion started slowly but won its final two games by a total of 56 points. Spain will finish as either the six-nation group's second- or third-seeded team going into the knockout rounds. The Spanish lost to France in… Full Story »

  16. Campbell River's movie night a hit

    Yahoo News &bull Sep 2, 2010

    Nearly 2,000 people took advantage of a free movie under the stars Wednesday. Folding lawn chairs and picnic blankets were set up, people brought their own popcorn and snacks or took advantage of the concession manned by the high school… Full Story »

  17. Fireworks to light up holiday mood

    Beijing 2008 Olympics News on Silobreaker &bull Sep 2, 2010

    Pudong Century Park, the host of the annual Shanghai International Music Fireworks Festival, said companies from China, France, Japan, the United States and Canada will bring special effects to this year's fireworks displays. SHANGHAI - An expected typhoon did not affect the high spirits of visitors to the ongoing Shanghai World Expo… Full Story »


  18. The issue goes far beyond coaching

    Doug Smith Olympic Blog on TheStar.com &bull Sep 2, 2010

    Any of you out there who think this is solely a coaching issue are so sadly mistaken it's not even funny and the immediate cry to "fire Leo" is at best short-sighted. They aren't big enough or strong enough or old enough or fast enough to be one of the top four teams in this group and, as some have been saying all along, advancing would have been a huge accomplishment. Now, that's not to say… Full Story »

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  19. Canadian driver, Ryan Litt, hoping to win his third straight sprint-car race Friday at Dixie Motor Speedway

    Yahoo News &bull Sep 2, 2010

    For The Flint JournalRyan Litt of London, Ontario zooms around Toledo Speedway in Toledo, Ohio in his super-sprint car. Litt will be looking to win his third straight feature race Friday at Dixie Motor Speedway in Birch Run. Lit won… Full Story »

  20. Laurentian Valley councillor George Hodgkinson seeking third term

    Yahoo News &bull Sep 2, 2010

    George Hodgkinson was first elected to council in the Town- ship of Laurentian Valley in 2003. Since his time on council, he has been an active participant throughout the municipality, and within the greater commu- nity. During his past term, Hodgkinson chaired the Lauren- tian Valley/Town of Petawawa Joint Broadband (high-speed… Full Story »

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