All articles from: August, 2011

Canada’s Economy Contracts for First Time Since 2009 Recession

Canada’s economy shrank in the second quarter for the first time since the recession two years ago, as a high dollar boosted imports and curbed exports while natural disasters interrupted energy and automobile production.

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USA Technologies Expands JumpStart Offering to Include Stand-Alone Wireless Telemetry Option

USA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: USAT), a leader of wireless, cashless payment and M2M telemetry solutions for self-serve retailing industries, today …

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Canada warns not to buy ‘fresh’ semen online

Canada’s health agency on Tuesday warned would-be parents not to purchase “fresh” semen online, saying it may be tainted with infectious diseases.

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USA Mobilitys Paging Networks Unaffected by East Coast Quake While Cellular Networks Experienced "Significant …

USA Mobility, Inc. (Nasdaq: USMO), a leading provider of wireless messaging, mobile …

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Canada begins quest for Olympic basketball berth at Americas tournament

In Leo Rautins’ perfect world, Canada’s men’s basketball team would punch their ticket to the London Olympics over the next two weeks in Argentina.

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USA Pro Cycling Challenge – Stage 6

The Liquigas-Cannondale team owned the finish in Denver with Daniel Oss and points leader Elia Viviani outdistancing their rivals and taking first and second. Oss once again did the perfect lead out for Viviani. This time Viviani didn’t come around as he has done twice for two victories…

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Air Canada flight attendants reject tentative pact

TORONTO (Reuters) – Air Canada flight attendants have rejected a tentative contract that union bargainers negotiated with the country’s largest air carrier, and the union has scheduled a strike vote for next month.

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USA takes ICC Americas U-15 Northern Division title

USA’s Under-15 squad claimed first place on Saturday at the 2011 ICC Americas U-15 Northern Division Tournament held in Winnipeg, Canada

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USA’s Ashton Eaton leads decathlon at worlds

The U.S. champion posted the fastest times in the 100 and 400 meters.

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Canada welcomes new Libyan envoy

Canada welcomed Thursday a new Libyan envoy to Ottawa and pledged to resume normal operations at the Canadian embassy in Tripoli as soon as the security situation there had improved.

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