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Canada Finally Has the Nerve to Pursue Olympic Supremacy
A country characterized by modesty is going all out in an effort to win the most gold medals in the Vancouver Games, the third Olympics held in Canada.
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Canada luge gold worth one million
Canada's luge team were salivating Tuesday after news that their team sponsor has offered one million dollars to anyone winning gold at the Winter Olympics.
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Canada's Getzlaf injured in NHL game
Ryan Getzlaf, the Ducks center due to play for Canada at the Vancouver Olympics, was nursing a sprained left ankle on Tuesday after he was hurt in an NHL contest the night before.
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Canada seeks to appeal Vancouver drug site decision
Canada will ask the Supreme Court to overturn a lower-court decision that allowed North America's only sanctioned drug-injection site to remain open in Vancouver despite the federal government's objections.
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Biathlon-Canada coach backs targeted dope tests
Olympic dope testers should target countries such as Russia if they are to rid biathlon of the scourge of cheating, Canada's head coach told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Budget deficit will not cut Canada's athlete funding
Canada will protect funding for Olympic athletes despite expectations of a "tough" federal budget to be introduced immediately after the Vancouver Games, the country's sports minister said on Tuesday.
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Canada to take injection site case to top court
Canada's government says it will appeal a British Columbia court ruling that sanctioned North America's first safe injection site for drug users.
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Canada Asks Top Court to Take Province’s Tobacco Case Appeal
Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Canada asked its highest court to hear an appeal of a British Columbia ruling making the government a defendant in the province’s lawsuit over the cost of treating people suffering from smoking-related illnesses.
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Olympic Risk Ignored by British Columbia Buyers: Canada Credit
Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- British Columbia bonds may outperform the rest of Canada’s provincial debt market as its economy avoids a post-Olympics slump amid an increase in energy and mining investments.
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Anaheim Ducks, Team Canada get good news on Ryan Getzlaf
Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf says he is optimistic he'll return from his sprained left ankle in time to play for Canada in the Olympics.
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