All articles from: December, 2011

Canada unveils new Syria sanctions

Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced Friday the freezing of assets of more Syrians loyal to President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, as well as a beefed up trade ban.

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USA TODAY and HighSchoolSports.net Unveil 2011 All-USA High School Football Team

MCLEAN, Va. , Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – USA TODAY and HighSchoolSports.net today unveiled the 2011 All- USA high school football team, highlighting the best offensive and defensive high school football …

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Canada vulnerable to Europe, household debt: IMF

TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s economy is expected to grow at a moderate pace over the next several quarters but risks to the outlook are mostly negative due to headwinds from the European debt crisis, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. The multinational agency said it expects Canada’s real gross domestic product to slow to [...]

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USA Insulation Makes Entrepreneur Magazine’s Annual Franchise 500 List

Not only was this premium wall insulation company recognized as the No. 327 franchise on Entrepreneur magazine’s list, but USA Insulation also earned a No. 23 ranking on the 2012 Top New Franchises List. …

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Team Canada 2012 Roster

Canada’s Roster No Player Pos Birth date Club 28 Beaulieu, Nathan D 5, Dec. 1992 Saint John Sea Dogs 10…

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Team USA 2012 Roster

USA’s Roster No Player Pos Birth date Club 9 Agostino, Kenny F 30 April, 1992 Yale University 21 Archibald,…

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Canada downs Finland 3-1 in world junior hockey championship warmup

CALGARY – Canada’s junior men’s hockey team earned a 3-1 exhibition win Monday over Finland, which will be Canada’s first opponent in the upcoming 2012 world junior hockey championship.

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USA TODAY Sports Media Group Names Mark Kortekaas Senior Vice President, Digital

MCLEAN, Va. , Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – USA TODAY Sports Media Group President Tom Beusse announced today that Mark Kortekaas has been named as the group’s senior vice president of digital. Kortekaas …

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Air Canada Pilots: No Work Stoppage During Holiday Season

TORONTO, ONTARIO– – Air Canada pilots say there’s no risk of any work stoppage over the Holiday Season, despite their ongoing issues with the airline.”We want to assure our passengers that Air Canada …

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AT&T, T-Mobile USA Divestiture Talks Reportedly Stall

Discussions regarding potential asset sales that would help push through AT&T’s (T) acquisition of Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile USA have reportedly gone cold. The Wall Street Journal reports that the slowing of the talks could be the strongest signal yet that AT&T may abandon the $39 billion deal. The newspaper reports that alternatives [...]

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