831. Ndp asks elections canada to investigate conservative donor
August 23, 2012
MONTREAL The NDP has asked Elections Canada to investigate adonation made to the Conservative Party by a Montreal-areafinancier. Alexandre Boulerice, an MP for the Rosemont-Le Petit Patrie riding,filed the request with the Commissioner of Canada Elections thisweek. Mathieu Ravignat, an NDP MP fo...
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832. London 2012: aaron cook considers legal action after taekwondorejection
August 22, 2012
The British Olympic Association is considering the unprecedentedstep of forcing GB Taekwondo to select Aaron Cook, the world No1,after he was rejected for Olympic selection for a third time onWednesday. The BOA will discuss the case on Thursday after Cook was said to beconsidering all legal option...
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833. No evidence of existence of killer-spiders in assam, say experts
August 21, 2012
Even as rumours of spider-bite causing deaths in upper Assam'sTinsukia district spread to different areas of the State, a team ofexperts has found no evidence of any such fatality. The experts carried out field studies in two remote villages ofSadiya, where the news of death due to spider-bite or...
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834. Denmark passes bill allowing gays to marry in church
August 21, 2012
COPENHAGEN - Denmark, a pioneer in gay rights, on Thursday saw itsparliament vote overwhelmingly in favour of allowing homosexuals tomarry in the state Evangelical Lutheran Church. The bill presented by Denmark's centre-left government earlier thisyear passed with 85 votes in favour and 24 oppose...
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835. No sellout for montreal grand prix; student protests blamed
August 21, 2012
MONTREAL - For the first time in memory, this weekend s 43rdFormula One Canadian Grand Prix is not expected to be sold out. And Fran ois Dumontier, president of the Octane Racing Groupwhich promotes the event, says he knows why. They said they wanted to disrupt the Grand Prix, Dumontier saidWe...
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836. Ios, android increase smartphone market share while all others loseground
August 20, 2012
The battle for smartphone operating system supremacy is quicklybecoming a two-horse race, as the latest data from comScore showsthat only Apple and Google were able to grow their market share inthe U.S. through January. The research firm's latest U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Sharereport for Jan...
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837. Motor racing: alonso says montreal a big test for ferrari
August 19, 2012
MONTREAL: Championship leader Fernando Alonso believes thisweekend's Canadian Grand Prix will reveal Ferrari's potential tosustain their fight for world championship glory. The Italian team struggled during winter testing and were a longway off the pace at the season-opening race in Montreal. In s...
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838. Football: poland, greece ready for euro 2012 opening game
August 19, 2012
WARSAW: Poland were on Thursday preparing to kick off Euro 2012 onhome soil, with opponents Greece seeking a morale-boosting win tolift a beleaguered nation hit by political turmoil and cripplingfinancial woes. Both teams were due at the National Stadium in Warsaw for training,a day ahead of the c...
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839. Syrian rebels launch new attack on assad's strongholds
August 18, 2012
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was under mounting pressure athome and abroad Wednesday as rebels attacked his chief strongholdsand Washington threatened his regime with UN sanctions. U.S. officials launched a fresh campaign to rally internationalsupport for a UN Security Council resolution imp...
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840. New ford escape multicultural campaign launches with a twist ofsophisticated humor and a push to ge
August 17, 2012
DEARBORN, MI -- June 6, 2012 : Have you ever heard the saying "You're acting brand new?" If not,you'll soon learn exactly what that means courtesy of a newmulticultural advertising campaign for the all-new 2013 FordEscape. The campaign, called "Brand New," includes a 30-secondtelevision commerci...
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