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- Vancouver Olympics 2010 Preview
(The Christian Science Monitor)
 The Christian Science Monitor - Less than 18 months after Beijing capped its spectacular hosting of the summer Olympics, the XXI Winter Games will open in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Feb. 12. And while Canadaâs effort is unlikely to equal Chinaâs in magnitude, the traditionally modest country is poised to make these Games, the third it has hosted, its most successful.
- Deutsche Welle: Ukraine's political future in the balance
OP-ED Toronto Star: A revolution lives underground Today at 13:33 OP-ED The Washington Post: Ukraine's democratic evolution, on hold for now Today at 09:31 OP-ED Financial Times: Oranges and lemons in Ukraine Yesterday at 23:01 OP-ED The Moscow Times:
- New round of storms threatens SoCal foothill towns
(AP)
 AP - Authorities have called on residents of more than 500 homes in the wildfire-scarred Southern California foothills to evacuate by Tuesday morning, fearing that heavy rains from a new round of storms could cause more mudslides.
- Toyota set to recall 2010 Prius
TORONTO and OTTAWA -- Toyota Motor Corp. is expected to announce a recall today of its environmental showpiece, the Prius, as the car maker tries to contain a growing crisis over quality problems. Sources say Toyota will issue shortly a 'notice of
- Nortel CVAS to Participate in Mobile World Congress 2010
Unmatched Leader in Global Carrier VoIP Market To Discuss Key Solutions That Boost Carrier Revenue and Subscriber Growth TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 02/09/10) - Nortel(1) (OTC.BB:NRTLQ - News) Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions (CVAS) will be at
- Mexico City's lofty goal helps clear the air
Pollution-choked capital pursues change on par with Toronto's plan Share Share Mexico City, shown Feb. 7, 2007, is closing a huge landfill site to ease smog. Poor air quality is also a problem for Toronto in summer, shown May 27, 2005. RONALDO SCHEMIDT,
- First Quantum's Zambia mine hit by power outage
LUSAKA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Copper production at Zambia's Kansanshi Mining Ltd., owned by Canada's First Quantum Minerals , ground to a halt following a major power outage, the company and state power utility Zesco said on Tuesday. Zesco said a major power
- Evacuations Ordered in L.A. Area Ahead of Storm
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. -- While residents of the mud-covered neighborhoods north of Los Angeles scramble to clean out their homes and yards, another storm bore down on Southern California, prompting authorities to issue evacuation warnings. Weather
- Canadians finding investment in Costa Rica property is smart
Posted by Costa Rica Property Site Canadians are becoming more and more frequent in Costa Rica. Why? Well simply put, wealth savvy Canadians see the opportunity it presents. Any one will tell you that throughout Canada it is becoming increasingly
- Russia (men) and USA (women) top IIHF's pre-Olympic rankings
With five days left as of Monday to the opening faceoff of the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, the IIHF released the pre-Olympic World Ranking Report. Russia, which has won two consecutive IIHF World Championship gold medals, tops the
- Porfirio Lobo sworn in as new president in Honduras
Despite substantial evidence of election fraud and repression of mass mobilization against the coup last June, Canada and the United States have recognized the new president. Independent journalist Dawn Paley just returned from Honduras and she reports
- Russian great to visit Canton ice dancers
There are just four days remaining until the Opening Ceremonies for the Vancouver Winter Games, but just over 12 hours until I board a flight for Canada (before the snowstorm hits, I hope). Here are a few items of note on the local figure skating scene
- Commercial airing in D.C. during Olympics stresses Canada
The Olympic rings are shown in this file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward WASHINGTON - A 30-second commercial lauding the close ties between Canada and the U.S. will air on Washington's NBC affiliate dozens of times during the upcoming
- NYC Team Going for Blogging Gold at Winter Olympics
Print Email Share TWITTER FACEBOOK MSN With the Winter Games starting on Friday, sports fans from all over the world are packing their bags and heading to Vancouver, Canada to experience the Olympics firsthand. But imagine getting sent to the games for
- Foreignfliersincrease at OIA
The British are still coming. So are the Canadians and other international travelers. In a year that saw marred by a drop in domestic passengers, Orlando International Airport reported Monday it set a record with 2.98 million international passengers in
- RamSoft expands systems to Spain
Tags: Canada RamSoft Spain RamSoft, the Canadian provider of radiology systems, has released Spanish versions of its PowerServer and Gateway products. The Spanish versions of the software platforms replicate the traditional radiology information system,
- WRAPUP 2-Toyota readies Prius steps; US production restarts
* Source says Toyota poised for global recall of new Prius * Production at U.S., Canadian plants restarts * Suit filed in Calif. over Prius braking complaints * Sai, Lexus HS250h hybrid production to be halted-Nikkei (Adds details of California lawsuit
- Olympics Brought To You By Eh?-D.C.
There will be some bundled-up, out-of-home viewing to NBC’s coverage of the Winter Olympic Games opening ceremonies Feb. 12 in our nation’s capital. With the help of NBC and parent General Electric, the Embassy of Canada, which is only a curling
- AECL makes important step' in Romania
The federally-owned Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. has inked a contract to assess the viability of building two new reactors in Romania, furthering its hope to sell its Candu 6 units there. In an interview from Bucharest, AECL chief executive Hugh
- Olympics ad to push cross-border ties to D.C. audience
WASHINGTON—A 30-second commercial lauding the close ties between Canada and the U.S. will air on Washington’s NBC affiliate dozens of times during the upcoming Vancouver Winter Games. The organization behind the ad, the Canadian American Business
- Evacuations mulled as new storm approaches
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE - Los Angeles County officials are considering evacuating foothills neighborhoods slammed by mudslides as another storm approaches. Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida says authorities are meeting to consider the weather
- Copenhagen blog: Shut out of the summit
Canadian youth do a silent lie-in to express their frustration towards the Canadian government's recently leaked climate plan. Submitted by Adam Scott. As of yesterday, civil society participation at the Copenhagen summit was drastically reduced, with
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