Canada honors NHL's Lemieux - United Press International
... level, while companion to the Order of Canada is the highest level, the newspaper said. Lemieux, a Montreal native, was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1984 NHL ... from a lackluster franchise to two-time Stanley ...
Microsoft raising Xbox Live subscription prices in US, UK, Mexico and Canada - Minneapolis Star Tribune
... some membership tiers in Mexico, Canada and the U.K. Larry Hryb, better known in gaming circles as Major Nelson and director of programming at Xbox Live, announced the changes Monday. He says Microsoft Corp.
Careful Lending Benefits Canada's Housing Market - NPR News
... everything here in Canada made that more difficult to get going. KAUFMAN: Canadians bankers are often characterized as stodgy, and they were more careful about lending money. Cameron Muir, of the British Columbia ...
Canada suffers fourth straight loss, eliminated from Worlds - NBA
IZMIR, Turkey (AP) -- Kirk Penney scored 18 points to help New Zealand eliminate Canada from the basketball world championship with a 71-61 win. Jevohn Shepherd led Canada with 15 points Wednesday in its fourth ...
CANADA STOCKS-TSX up for 7th session, eyes U.S. jobs data - Reuters
ID:nN02129558] The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE finished the day up 107.31 points, or 0.89 percent, at 12,111.09, its seventh straight day of gains. Nine of its 10 main groups were higher.
Canada Fluorspar Inc. Announces Grant of Stock Options - Yahoo Finance
TORONTO, Aug. 31 /CNW/ - Canada Fluorspar ... Directors of the Company do not receive fees for their services and are granted Options in lieu thereof. "Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services ...
UPDATE 1-Canada's Tembec shuts Manitoba newsprint mill - Reuters
or 1 Canadian cent, at C$1.69 Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange. (Reporting by Aftab Ahmed in Bangalore; Editing by Maju Samuel) (aftab.ahmed@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.
Discount Drugs Canada Joins International Online Pharmacies Intermediary ... - Online PR News
com continues to negotiate the best prices for its clientele with one of the largest dispensing network with licensed pharmacies and pharmacists located in Canada, Italy, the UK, New Zealand, India, Switzerland,
Leisure Canada Grants Stock Options - StreetInsider.com
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 20 ... This grant is made pursuant to the Company's stock option plan previously approved by its Shareholders on September 16, 2009 and is subject to regulatory approval.
CANADA STOCKS-TSX closes above 12,000 on recovery optimism - FOXBusiness
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index notched its highest close in more than 15 weeksWednesday as U.S. and overseas economic data stoked optimism about global recovery. Toronto took its cue from ...
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Nein, danke! German kids get porn pens
To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cone filled with sweets, but children in Essen opened theirs to find raunchy writing instruments that project erotic images.
‘We were all screaming — we got the animals and ran’
Wen Baragrey, a writer who lives by the sea in Christchurch, New Zealand, shares her chaotic escape from her swaying home during the early morning earthquake that struck.
Gates: U.S. troops face 'tough days' ahead
 As the last of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations in the dangerous south.
Mobs attack home of Iranian opposition leader
 Pro-government crowds swarmed outside the battered home of a key Iranian opposition leader Friday after militiamen attacked with firebombs and beat a bodyguard unconscious in a brazen message of intimidation and pinpoint pressure on dissent.
UPS 747 cargo plane crashes in Dubai
 A UPS 747 cargo plane with two crew aboard crashed in Dubai shortly after takeoff Friday, the company said.
Israel urged to open up atomic program
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has invited Israel to consider joining a global anti-nuclear arms pact and to place all its atomic facilities under his agency's inspections, an IAEA report said on Friday.
Volcano, dormant 400 years, spews new ash
 An Indonesian volcano that was quiet for four centuries shot a new, powerful burst of hot ash more than 10,000 feet in the air Friday, sending frightened residents fleeing to safety for the second time this week.
Mom’s hug revives baby that was pronounced dead
“He’s doing things dead babies don’t do — you might want to come see this!” Kate Ogg told doctors who had declared her premature baby dead. After the Australian mom held him to her body for two hours in a method called “kangaroo care,” the infant stirred to life.
‘Significant damage’ in New Zealand quake
 At least two people were seriously injured in a major earthquake that caused extensive damage early Saturday in Christchurch, New Zealand, hospital officials said.
World Blog: In touch from Titanic wreck scene
Deadly bomb blast rocks rally in Pakistan
 The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Friday for a suicide bombing that killed at least 43 people in the southwestern city of Quetta.
7 defendants convicted in Portugal sex abuse trial
 Seven people were convicted of child sex abuse in Portugal on Friday in a major trial that lasted nearly six years and shocked the country.
Castro dons uniform for first big speech in years
 At 84 and having dusted off his military uniform, Fidel Castro on Friday addressed his first political rally since becoming ill and resigning as president in 2006.
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