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Parti Quebecois: We'd scrap Charest's tuition plan within first 100 days

CP | Jonathan Montpetit, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Politics

LAVAL, Que. - The Parti Quebecois says it's uniquely suited to restore social peace in Quebec and it plans to achieve that by scrapping controversial ...

WATCH: Canadian Olympian Gets A Special Visitor

CP | Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada

LONDON - A day after winning an Olympic silver medal, Canadian rower Malcolm Howard was mingling with royalty.Prince Harry dropped by Canada Olympic H...

Retailers report higher July sales, helped by hot weather and clearance sales

CP | Mae Anderson, The Associated Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Business

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Hot weather and clearance sales drew Americans into stores in July, giving retailers solid sales gains and helping offset worries abo...

Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott of Britain win Olympic gold medal in men's canoe double slalom

CP | Luke Meredith, The Associated Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Sports
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WALTHAM CROSS, England - The pro-British crowd at the Lee Valley White Water Centre rose from their seats when they realized at least one of their can...

Bombers seek their second win of season when Alouettes visit Friday

CP | Scott Edmonds, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Sports
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WINNIPEG - Two CFL teams desperate for a win meet Friday when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers play host to the Montreal Alouettes.The Bombers, 1-4, can pull...

Gezzar fails in challenge to French doping ban barring him from London Olympics

CP | The Associated Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Sports
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LONDON - Suspended French runner Nordine Gezzar has lost his late legal bid to run on Friday at the London Olympics.The Court of Arbitration for Sport...

Day of apologies from Chinese over Olympic badminton manipulation as coaches face probe

CP | Rob Harris, The Associated Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Sports
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LONDON - Olympic officials demanded a deeper investigation into the badminton fixing scandal Thursday as China's coach took the blame for a match bein...

Japanese rider, 71, repeats as oldest athlete at Beijing, London Games

CP | Margaret Freeman, The Associated Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Sports
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LONDON - Hiroshi Hoketsu of Japan officially became the oldest competitor at the 2012 Olympic Games when his horse Whisper cantered into the ring at t...

US factory orders fell 0.5 per cent in June indicating further slowdown in manufacturing

CP | Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Business

WASHINGTON - Companies placed fewer orders with U.S. factories in June from May, signalling further weakness with manufacturing.The Commerce Departmen...

Italy wins women's foil team gold at Olympics with 45-31 victory over defending champs Russia

CP | Eric Willemsen, The Associated Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Sports
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LONDON - Fencer Elisa Di Francisca won her second gold medal at the London Olympics on Thursday, leading Italy to a 45-31 victory over defending champ...

Use abundant zucchini harvest in fresh pasta dish with tomatoes and basil

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Style
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If your garden is overrun by zucchini, here’s a unique way to use the abundant crop. Turn the summer squash into no-cook "pasta noodles." Simply use...

Supreme Court won't hear convicted murderer's appeal of town hall killing

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a Quebec man convicted of killing the manager of a small town east of Montreal.Robert...

Heavy Olympic crowds expected Friday and Saturday prompt partial closure of Westfield mall

CP | Gregory Katz, The Associated Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Sports
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LONDON - Bad news for shoppers: Most won't be admitted to the Olympic mall the next two days unless they have a ticket to the games or come at night.L...

The Netherlands defeats China 1-0 in women's hockey, Australia beats US 1-0

CP | William Haydon, The Associated Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Sports
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LONDON - Maartje Goderie reprised her scoring role from the 2008 final against the home team in Beijing to seal the Netherlands' 1-0 victory over Chin...

US unemployment aid applications rise to 365,000, data likely skewed by seasonal factors

CP | Christopher S. Rugaber, The Associated Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Business

WASHINGTON - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose last week, though the data was likely skewed higher by seasonal factors.Week...

3 games in, Britain's Craig Bellamy shines at Olympics; few missing David Beckham

CP | Chris Brummitt, The Associated Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Sports
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CARDIFF, Wales - Craig Bellamy is certainly no David Beckham. For Britain's Olympic football team, perhaps that's a good thing.Britain coach Stuart Pe...

Satisfied With Silver: Canada's women's eight rowing team finishes behind U.S.

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Sports
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LONDON - Lesley Thompson-Willie has seen it all during an Olympic career that spans three decades.Cold War politics denied her a chance to compete in ...

EYES ON LONDON: Gabby lights up Olympics, Phelps extends record medal tally with yet more gold

CP | The Associated Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Sports
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LONDON - Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavour and details of the games to you:__...

Top 3 Chinese women into Olympic badminton semifinals at Wembley Arena plus India's Nehwal

CP | Foster Niumata, The Associated Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Sports
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LONDON - World champion Wang Yihan led compatriots Wang Xin and Li Xuerui into the Olympic badminton semifinals on Thursday, with only India's Saina N...

Victoria Azarenka beats Angelique Kerber of Germany to reach Olympic semifinals

CP | The Associated Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Sports
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WIMBLEDON, England - Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus advanced to the Olympic semifinals Thursday by beating No. 7 Angelique Kerber of Germany ...

Spain Olympic chief says steeplechaser Mullera shouldn't compete because of doping suspicions

CP | The Associated Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Sports
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LONDON - The head of Spain's national Olympic committee doesn't think steeplechaser Angel Mullera should compete despite winning his case to be reinst...

France out to prove its worth, show it can be contender in women's football at Olympics

CP | Tales Azzoni, The Associated Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Sports
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GLASGOW, Scotland - France women's football coach Bruno Bini is just looking for some respect.He feels his team is not getting the credit that it dese...

RIM eyes further reductions: closes BlackBerry store, could cut jobs

CP | David Friend, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO - There are reports that Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) will shutter its few company-owned North American retail stores and reveal details of 3,...

North American markets backtrack as ECB's Draghi falls short of expectations

CP | David Friend, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO - Stock markets ended lower on Thursday as traders were disappointed with the outcome of the European Central Bank's attempt to tackle the deb...

Sailing federation shocked at legal action by windsurfing group

CP | The Associated Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Sports
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WEYMOUTH, England - The International Sailing Federation said it was shocked that the International RS:X Class Association took legal action in respon...