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US Olympic hopes suffer Canadian setback
USA TODAY
By Tom Weir, USA TODAY NASHVILLE – US hopes for sending its Under-23 men's soccer team to this summer's London Olympics suffered a big setback Saturday with a 2-0 loss toCanada in a CONCACAF qualifying tournament. By Mark Humphrey, AP Canada's Lucas ...
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USA TODAY
Most Chinese takeovers not a security threat to Canada: report
Globe and Mail
The vast majority of foreign takeovers from China — but not all — pose no national security threat to Canada, says a new report that proposes Ottawa apply a three-step test to determine what is in the country's interest. The report by Theodore Moran,...
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Globe and Mail
Canada's Main Opposition Elects New Leader
Wall Street Journal
By PAUL VIEIRA And BEN DUMMETT TORONTO—Thomas Mulcair won the leadership of Canada's main political opposition, the New Democratic Party, on Saturday and is now entrusted with the task of positioning the left-leaning party as a legitimate alternative ...
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Japan, Canada to Launch Trade Talks
Wall Street Journal
By TAKASHI MOCHIZUKI TOKYO—Japan and Canada agreed to start negotiations toward a bilateral free-trade pact and boost cooperation in the private sector, including the energy industry, their leaders said on Sunday. Canada's Prime Minister Stephen...
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Wall Street Journal
Canada downs US in Olympic soccer qualifying match
CBSSports.com
Doneil Henry and Lucas Cavallini each scored goals asCanada beat the United States 2-0 Saturday night for its first win over the Americans since 1992 in the CONCACAF men's Olympic qualifying tournament. Now the Americans must beat El Salvador on ...
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CBSSports.com
US vs. Canada grades
ESPN
By Jeff Carlisle | ESPN.com Frederick Breedon/Getty Images Jared Jeffrey and the US U-23s found little comfort against a spirited, well-deserving Canada side. Two days ago, the path to the Olympics appeared to be a beautiful smooth road for the US U-23 ...
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ESPN
Canada, Japan agree to enter negotiations for free-trade deal
Toronto Star
To do that, trade experts say Canada will have to up its game because the Japanese are tough, skilled negotiators, and probably the most formidable the Harper government has faced since it launched its ambitious series of bilateral negotiations.
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Toronto Star
US Falls to Canada, Complicating Its Plans to Qualify for the London Olympics
New York Times
NASHVILLE — The United States under-23 national team lost to Canada, 2-0, on Saturday night, jeopardizing its chances of qualifying for this summer's Olympics in London. The United States and Mexico are considered the dominant forces in the Concacaf ...
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Japan and Canada to start free trade talks
Boston Herald
By AP TOKYO — Japan and Canada agreed Sunday to formally start talks aimed at forging a free trade agreement between the two countries. If established, the pact would be Japan's first with a country from the Group of Eight major economies.
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Canada's NDP elects new leader, urges unity
Chicago Tribune
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main opposition party chose heavily favored candidate Thomas Mulcair to replace the late Jack Layton, who died of cancer just three months after leading the leftist party to its strongest ever performance in a federal ...
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USA U23 0-2 Canada U23: Americans shocked in Olympic qualifying
Goal.com America
The US surprisingly lost in the second group stage match withCanada claiming a composed 2-0 win. By Zac Lee Rigg A ruthlessly efficient Canada U23 side had the United States singing the blues in the country-music capitol of the world with a 2-0 win ...
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Goal.com America
Loss to Canada forces US to win to advance to semis or miss Olympics for 2nd ...
Washington Post
Canada and El Salvador are tied atop Group A with four points, and Canadaplays Cuba, which has given up 10 goals in two games. The top two teams advance to Saturday's semifinals in Kansas City, Kan., where the winners qualify for London.
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Canada, Japan agree to free-trade talks
CBC.ca
Canada and Japan have agreed to enter free-trade talks. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Japanese counterpart made the announcement following a bilateral meeting in Tokyo on Sunday. The news follows a recently released joint study estimating that...
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CBC.ca
Caleb Porter's USA U23 side caught off guard by well-drilled Canadian machine
Goal.com America
Canada produced a stunning 2-0 win in an Olympic qualifier that featured a new formation and sweeping lineup changes. By Seth Vertelney NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Although the US U23 team spent countless hours preparing to face Canada in Olympic qualification ...
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Goal.com America
Canada downs US 2-0 in Olympic qualifying tourney
Houston Chronicle
Photo: Mark Humphrey / AP Lucas Cavallini (13), of Canada, dribbles the ball as he is defended by Ike Opara (2) and Mix Diskerud, center, of the United States, in the first half of a CONCACAF Olympic qualifying soccer match on Saturday, March 24, 2012, ...
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Heather Nedohin, Canada capture bronze at world women's curling championship
National Post
Team Canada secured some revenge and a spot on the medal podium Sunday at the Ford world women's curling championship. Heather Nedohin's Edmonton foursome — third Beth Iskiw, second Jessica Mair and lead Laine Peters — beat South Korea's Ji-Sun Kim 9 ...
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National Post
Canada's leading opposition party elects new leader months after Canada mourns ...
Washington Post
TORONTO — Canada's opposition New Democratic Party elected Thomas Mulcair as their leader Saturday, months after the country mourned the loss of their previous chief to cancer. The NDP, a union-backed party with socialist roots, took Canadians by ...
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Japan matters to Canada: Our Government's re-engagement in Asia is good news ...
MarketWatch (press release)
OTTAWA, March 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Canadian Chamber of Commerce welcomes the announcement by the Government of a Canada-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). "Canada and Japan have largely complementary economies.
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OLYMPICS: Stunning Canada sinks US
ESPN (blog)
The team responded with a listless performance againstCanada, marked by criminal defensive work on two set pieces that irretrievably altered CONCACAF's Olympic qualifying tournament. The expected outcome -- that the Americans and Mexico would be the ...
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ESPN (blog)
U.S. Olympic hopes suffer Canadian setback
Tucson Citizen
24, 2012, under USA Today Sports US hopes for sending its Under-23 men's soccer team to this summer's London Olympics suffered a big setback Saturday with a 2-0 loss to Canada in a CONCACAF qualifying tournament.Canada and El Salvador now lead Group A ...
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Mulcair Elected Leader of NDP
American Spectator (blog)
By Aaron Goldstein on 3.24.12 @ 11:32PM Canada has a new leader of Her Majesty's Official Opposition. Delegates at the New Democratic Party (NDP) Convention have chosen Thomas Mulcair as its new leader. Mulcair won the party leadership on the fourth ...
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Canada Beef Inc. welcomes Canada-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement
MarketWatch (press release)
Canada Beef Inc. welcomes Prime Minister Stephen Harper's announcement of the Canada-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, opening free trade negotiations with Japan. This is an extremely important step in allowing full market access for Canadian beef ...
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Soccer Capsules: Canada downs US Under-23 team 2-0 in Olympic qualifying tourney
Brownsville Herald
By TERESA M. WALKER, AP Canada goalkeeper Michal Misiewicz (18) makes a stop against the United States in the first half of a CONCACAF Olympic qualifying soccer match on Saturday, March 24, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) NASHVILLE, ...
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Henry, Cavallini score in Canada's upset of US in Olympic qualifier
Hamilton Spectator
The final results of Canada's match against the United States on Saturday will turn some heads. Doneil Henry and Lucas Cavallini each scored asCanada stunned the Americans 2-0 at the CONCACAF men's Olympic qualifying tournament.
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Vessel Tossed to Sea in Japan's Tsunami Nears Canada
New York Times (blog)
It was spotted off the coast of British Columbia in westernCanada. Updated | 11:09 am A Japanese fishing boat, lost at sea last year after an earthquake and tsunami killed several thousand people, has been spotted off the coast of British Columbia in ...
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New York Times (blog)
Canada and Japan agree to enter negotiations on a free trade deal ...
Noda told a joint news conference that Japan was interested in increasing investment in Canada's natural gas sector. He also announced the two countries will pursue enhanced defence and security co-operation, including the establishment ...
philstar.com - Breaking News
Sysco Recalls Beef Patties From Canada After ... - Food Safety News
By dflynn@foodsafetynews.com (Dan Flynn)
Earlier Food Safety News reported USDA had issued a rare public health alert Saturday over beef patties possibly laced with deadly E. coli O157:H7 because the FSIS could not find anyone at the food marketing and distribution giant Sysco ...
Food Safety News
Tsunami-tossed boat spotted off western Canada | NOLA.com
By Times-Picayune Staff
About 5 million tons of debris were swept into the ocean in the March 2011 disaster.
New Orleans Metro Real Time News
Body of Irish man missing in Canada found | Irish News | IrishCentral
Body of Irish man missing in Canada found: The body of a missing Irish man has been found in Whistler, Canada.
IrishCentral News ...
TOKYO: Japan and Canada to start free trade talks | National ...
"This is a truly historic step that will help create jobs and growth in both countries," Harper told a joint news conference. "The negotiations we are announcing today complement Canada's ambitious trade agenda." Japan isCanada's ...
Columbus Ledger Enquirer -- Business
Organizations welcome trade talks with Japan | Canada | News ...
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Canada Beef welcomed Sunday's announcement of a Canada-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
London Free Press
Canada Shocks Yanks 2-0 in Olympic Qualifier
By Robert Hay
The days started poorly for the U.S. team with the news that Juan Agudelo suffered a torn meniscus in Thursday's win. The injury ... A draw means the U.S. needs Cuba to beat Canada, and while stranger things have happened, that won't.
MLS News from Major League Soccer Talk
Japan boat adrift in Pacific off Canada, likely from ... - Kyodo News
A Japanese fishing boat has been found adrift in the Pacific off Canada, authorities of both countries said Saturday, noting it is believed to have come from part of northeastern Japan hit by the March 2011 tsunami. The rusty boat was spotted ...
News - Kyodo News
Leading opposition party in Canada elects leader « Artesia News
By admin
TORONTO (AP) — Canada's opposition New Democratic Party elected Thomas Mulcair as their leader Saturday, months after the country mourned the loss of their previous chief to cancer. The NDP, a union-backed party with socialist roots, ...
Artesia News
Ship swept away by tsunami found near Canada | KDVR.com is the ...
By Richard J. Ortner
A boat swept away by the tsunami in Japan more than a year ago was spotted off the western coast of Canada. Crew members patrolling the ...Cancel Submit. KDVR.com is the website for KDVR Television, FOX 31News in Denver, Colorado ...
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Canada News: A university expert's guide on how to beg for ...
An adviser to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty offers advice on speaking to politicians in their language.
www.thestar.com/.../1149483--a-university-expert-s-guide-on-...
Canadians a charitable lot despite economic woes - Canada - CBC ...
Canadians continue to open up their wallets and volunteer their time for a good cause despite a rocky economic outlook, according to StatisticsCanada.
www.cbc.ca/.../canada-volunteer-donor-survey-statistics.html
The changing meaning of citizenship in Canada | News | National Post
In satirizing the national character in his 1964 poem “Can. Lit.,” the greatCanadian poet Earle Birney made the cutting observation that, unlike our ancient ...
news.nationalpost.com/.../the-changing-meaning-of-citizenshi...
Recent immigrants cost taxpayers $16B a year: Fraser Institute ...
Explore news, videos, and much more based on what your friends are reading ... The common refrain is that Canada needs immigration to mitigate current and ...
ca.news.yahoo.com/.../recent-immigrants-cost-taxpayers-over-...
Glencore to Buy Viterra of Canada for $6.2 Billion
A grain terminal run by Viterra, a company with historic emotional ties toCanadian farmers Lyle Stafford/Bloomberg NewsA grain terminal run by Viterra, ...
dealbook.nytimes.com/.../glencore-to-buy-viterra-of-canada-f...
Air Canada pilots deny sick call allegations
The union representing Air Canada pilots is challenging allegations that some members called in sick on the weekend to make trouble for the airline.
www.cbc.ca/news/politics/.../air-canada-pilot-disruption.html?...
Canada hockey coach jailed for abusing teens
WINNIPEG, Manitoba—A former Canadian hockey coach was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in prison for sexually abusing now-retired National Hockey ...
www.gmanetwork.com/.../canada-hockey-coach-jailed-for-ab...
Global Edmonton | Canadians brace for a bad news budget: poll
Many Canadians are expecting hard choices in the budget, but most don't trust that Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservatives will make the right ...
www.globaltvedmonton.com/canadians...a.../story.html
Twitter / Yahoo Canada News: A legitimate comeback for ...
A legitimate comeback for LSD? j.mp/yF39MA Study says LSD can help treat alcoholism 12:55 PM Mar 10th via TweetDeck Retweeted by 4 people ...
twitter.com/YahooCanadaNews/statuses/178584890030301184
Canada News Centre - Government of Canada Invests in Green ...
Canadian farmers will have the opportunity to increase their profits while improving the environment with the support of the Government of Canada. Member of ...
news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?nid=664299
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