Canada jumps into spring after having recorded the mildest and driest winter on record, Environment Canada reported Friday. The agency, which has compiled data from 1948, determined the average temperature throughout the country was four degrees Celsius (seven degrees Fahrenheit) above normal, ...
FILE - This Feb. 23, 2010, file photo shows Canada's Joannie Rochette reacting before receiving her scores following her short program during the women's figure skating competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. It gave her a comfort zone ...
A US envoy delivered two cases of beers Friday to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to settle a bet US President Barack Obama lost when Canada beat the United States for Olympic ice hockey gold. David Jacobson, the US ambassador to Ottawa, ...
President Barack Obama sends Canada PM Molson beer to cover Olympic hockey bet President Barack Obama followed through on his hockey bet with Canada, sending beer to the prime minister. Stephen Harper received the delivery of Molson Canadian on Friday. Canada won ...
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, holds a case of Yuengling beer presented to him outside his home by US Ambassador David Jacobson Friday, March 19, 2010. The beer was part of a wager the Prime Minster had with President Barack Obama ...
A surprise extra match added drama to Paralympic wheelchair curling here late Thursday, as Vancouver organizers announced a tie-breaker competition between Sweden and Italy. "The make-or-break game on Friday became necessary after the two teams finished the round robin portion of the ...
Top-seeded America will tackle shock finalists Japan for the men's sledge hockey gold medal at the Vancouver Paralympics on Saturday after hosts Canada failed to make the title match. Hours after underdog Japan beat Canada 3-1, effectively ending a nation's hope of ...
Bauer, one of the world's largest hockey equipment makers, is recalling tens of thousands of hockey sticks sold in Canada because of high lead levels in paint, its website said Thursday. A random test by Health Canada found yellow paint on one ...
Canada's foreign minister Thursday dismissed Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's claim that fellow Arctic nations were sidelining Moscow in a race to tap the region's resources, as "playing games." "The Russians are playing games... the same as planting a flag at the North ...
Ark. economic developers advised to keep close watch on local companies to pounce on trouble A consultant who advises communities on how to keep their big employers happy told a conference of economic developers Thursday that a close relationship with executives can ...
