All articles from: September, 2011

Canada’s top court rules to keep drug injection site open

Canada’s top court on Friday ordered the federal health minister to allow North America’s first government-sanctioned drug injection facility to remain open in Vancouver’s seamy Downtown Eastside.

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USA Triathlon reviews races after recent deaths

(AP) — USA Triathlon is creating a task force to determine if anything more can be done to prevent deaths such as those that occurred at recent races in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Louisville, Ky.

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Canada faces huge global warming costs

The economic impact of climate change on Canada could climb to billions of dollars per year, according to a study published Thursday by a policy group that advises the Canadian government.

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USA Basketball Women’s National Team Features

2011 Features … 2010 Features … Ten Years Later: Teresa Edwards Most people do not know what it feels like to be a world-class athlete and make it to the Olympic Games.

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T-Mobile USA promises speed boost from new phones

(Reuters) – T-Mobile USA plans next month to launch two smartphones that double the speed of its wireless data service in the hope of attracting new customers to the No. 4 U.S. mobile provider.

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Canada unveils larger, graphic anti-smoking labels

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada unveiled some of the world’s largest and most graphic anti-smoking labels on Tuesday on the grounds that smokers were starting to ignore existing warnings on cigarette packs.

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USA Basketball Announces 2011 Women’s Pan American Games Team

The 2011 USA Basketball Women’s Pan American Games Team will feature 11 college athletes and one high school senior competing Oct. 21-25 in Guadalajara, Mexico, at the 2011 Pan American Games.

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Canada, Kuwait sign deal to boost investments

Canada and Kuwait on Monday signed a trade and investment treaty, during the first visit by a Kuwait prime minister to this country.

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USA Today Twitter feed hacked

The Twitter account of USA Today has been hacked in the latest cyberattack on a US media outlet by a group calling itself the “Script Kiddies.”

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Canada vulnerable to global downturn, Harper warns

In an interview Sunday on CNBC, Stephen Harper talked about how Canada could feel the whiplash of worldwide economic problems. “If the global economy slows, the Canadian economy is going to slow”

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