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VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) - The Olympic flame began its first trek through the Canadian Arctic by crossing paths with a polar bear on the shores of Hudson Bay, local media said Monday. Full Story »
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Olympic torch crosses Arctic in historic first
AFP – Mon Nov 9, 6:06 pm ET
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Government urges Zimbabwe to comply with diamond trade rules
AFP – Mon Nov 9, 3:14 pm ET
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OTTAWA (AFP) - Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon on Monday urged Zimbabwe to quickly implement a proposal to bring it back into compliance with international diamond production standards. Full Story »
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Canadian teen survives Arctic ice floe, polar bears
AFP – Mon Nov 9, 2:42 pm ET
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OTTAWA (AFP) - Canadian air force paratroopers on Monday rescued a teenager adrift overnight on an Arctic ice floe and threatened by polar bears, an official told AFP. Full Story »
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Auto production up at GM Canada
AFP – Mon Nov 9, 1:05 pm ET
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OTTAWA (AFP) - Some 150 previously laid-off employees are set to return to work at a General Motors manufacturing plant in Canada to meet rising demand for sport utility vehicles, officials said Monday. Full Story »
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Blackberry buddies up to game developers
AFP – Mon Nov 9, 7:57 pm ET
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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Research In Motion (RIM) on Monday announced it is making Blackberry devices friendlier to game applications, as the business-oriented smartphones try to show a more playful side. Full Story »
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Ward in hospital after nasty gash from skate blade
AFP – Sun Nov 8, 6:29 pm ET
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RALEIGH, North Carolina (AFP) - Canadian goaltender Cam Ward was in a North Carolina hospital Sunday, suffering a nasty gash to his left leg after an opposing player skated over him. Full Story »
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Germany's Nowitzki shines as Mavs breeze past Raptors
AFP – Sun Nov 8, 12:32 am ET
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DALLAS, Texas (AFP) - Germany's Dirk Nowitzki scored a game-high 29 points as the Dallas Mavericks romped past Toronto 129-101 in a National Basketball Association game. Full Story »
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Native Canadians no longer 'Dime Store Indians'
AFP – 1 hr 36 mins ago
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VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) - They are Squamish, Lil'Wat, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh, Canada's native people whose embrace of the 2010 Winter Olympics is key to eradicating the problems faced by the First Nations. Full Story »
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Canada launches probe into missing salmon stocks
AFP – Fri Nov 6, 6:02 pm ET
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MONTREAL (AFP) - Canada launched a judicial inquiry Friday into why millions of Pacific salmon failed to reach Canadian rivers some months ago, in a bid to salvage the stocks that could shake up domestic fishery policies. Full Story »
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Torch Relay heads for North Pole
AFP – Sat Nov 7, 3:41 pm ET
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VANCOUVER (AFP) - The 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay, already the longest in Games history, will break another record on Sunday when it visits the North Pole. Full Story »
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