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Canada G20

2010-03-19T06:45:12Z

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses the G-20 Sherpas' meeting in Ottawa on Thursday, March 18, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)

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Inuit decry being sidelined at Arctic conference

2010-03-19T13:16:04Z

<div><p>A leading Inuit group on Friday lamented not being invited to a meeting of Arctic foreign ministers later this month, saying any decisions taken at the summit would greatly impact them.</p><p>Duane Smith, head of the Canadian branch of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, which lobbies for the interests of northern peoples, said his group asked to join the talks, but was rebuffed.</p>...

Senators-Thrashers Sums

2010-03-18T18:45:46Z

<div><table> <tbody> <tr><td>Ottawa 0 3 0_3</td> </tr> <tr><td>Atlanta 1 2 3_6</td> </tr> <tr><td>First Period_1, Atlanta, Artyukhin 6 (Oduya, Hainsey), 2:35. Penalties_Sutton, Ott (tripping), 8:59</td><td>Peverley, Atl (hooking), 10:36</td><td>Kuba, Ott (closing ...

Senators-Flames Sums

2010-03-11T22:00:06Z

<div><table> <tbody> <tr><td>Ottawa 0 0 0_0</td> </tr> <tr><td>Calgary 1 0 1_2</td> </tr> <tr><td>First Period_1, Calgary, Mayers 3 (Glencross, Nystrom), 5:29. Penalties_Cullen, Ott (high-sticking), 2:27</td><td>Staios, Cal (hooking), 7:02</td><td>Glencross, Cal (...

Senators-Oilers Sums

2010-03-09T21:30:31Z

<div><table> <tbody> <tr><td>Ottawa 0 1 3_4</td> </tr> <tr><td>Edmonton 0 1 0_1</td> </tr> <tr><td>First Period_None. Penalties_Potulny, Edm (holding), 9:08</td><td>Whitney, Edm (cross-checking), 10:30</td><td>Carkner, Ott, major (fighting), 14:35</td><...

Canada drops plans for politically correct anthem

2010-03-08T10:45:10Z

<div><p>OTTAWA (Reuters) - Don't mess with a century-old tradition even if it is sexist, Canadians told the Conservative government this week, forcing Ottawa to scrap plans to make the country's national anthem gender-neutral.</p><p>The government tucked the idea into a major policy speech on Tuesday and by Friday the public outcry was so strong OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's parliamentary restaurant will be serving seal meat on Wednesday in a gesture of defiance aimed at a European Union ban on imports of seal products.</p><p>Canada's Conservative government says it will fight the EU ban, which wa...

Maple Leafs-Senators Sums

2010-03-06T19:15:44Z

<div><table> <tbody> <tr><td>Toronto 0 1 0 0_2</td> </tr> <tr><td>Ottawa 1 0 0 0_1</td> </tr> <tr><td>Toronto won shootout 2-0</td> </tr> <tr><td>First Period_1, Ottawa, Neil 8 (Spezza, Phillips), 17:03 (pp). Penalties_Kaberle, Tor (hooking), 1:32</...

Senators-Hurricanes Sums

2010-03-04T18:45:48Z

<div><table> <tbody> <tr><td>Ottawa 0 0 1_1</td> </tr> <tr><td>Carolina 2 1 1_4</td> </tr> <tr><td>First Period_1, Carolina, Kostopoulos 8 (Boychuk), 5:18. 2, Carolina, Brind'Amour 6 (Boychuk, Carson), 6:23. Penalties_T.Ruutu, Car (tripping), 10:19.</td> </tr> <...

Canada may adopt gender-neutral national anthem

2010-03-04T08:05:44Z

<div><p>OTTAWA (Reuters) - "O Canada," the country's national anthem, has included the line, "True patriot love in all thy sons' command," for nearly 100 years.</p><p>Ottawa now wants to start a public discussion on whether Canada should adopt a gender-neutral version of the song.</p><p>As part of a policy sp...

Canada Paralympic Torch Relay

2010-03-04T03:00:50Z

Elder Irvin Sarazin, left, of the Pikwakanagan Algonquin Nation near Golden Lake, Ontarioa, chats with elder Peter Decontie from the Kitiganzibi Anishabe people near Maniwaki while holding a portable lantern with the Paralympic flame during the start of the Paralympic torch relay on Victoria Island in

Senators-Red Wings Sums

2010-02-22T09:38:38Z

<div><table> <tbody> <tr><td>Ottawa 0 1 0_1</td> </tr> <tr><td>Detroit 2 1 1_4</td> </tr> <tr><td>First Period_1, Detroit, Maltby 4 (Meech, Stuart), 9:33. 2, Detroit, Datsyuk 17 (Lidst...

Capitals-Senators Sums

2010-02-22T09:57:57Z

<div><table> <tbody> <tr><td>Washington 1 3 1_5</td> </tr> <tr><td>Ottawa 3 1 2_6</td> </tr> <tr><td>First Period_1, Ottawa, Spezza 14 (Kuba, Picard), 6:03. 2, Ottawa, Michalek 20 (Spezza), 10:09. 3,

With open arms, Vancouver emblem has curious past

2010-02-22T14:02:39Z

<div id="subtitle">Emblem for Winter Olympics inspired by inukshuk, an Inuit stone marker with ancient history</div><div><p>The emblem of the Olympic Winter Games is a colorful humanoid with arms spread wide, a contemporary interpretation of a stone landmark called an inukshuk with a history stretching back more than 3,000 years in Inuit culture.</p><p>Sitting atop the Olympic Rings, the symbol looms large on lic...

Canada government seeks to avoid tobacco liability

2010-02-22T10:17:01Z

<div><p>OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government asked the Supreme Court this week to overturn British Columbia court rulings that could force it to share financial responsibility for damages caused by tobacco use.</p><p>The tobacco industry successfully got the

Flames Senators Hockey

2010-02-09T19:30:42Z

Calgary Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff (34) looks on as Ottawa Senator Peter Regin (43) and Flames Ian White (3) battle for control of the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game i...

Flames-Senators Sums

2010-02-22T10:26:53Z

<div><table> <tbody> <tr><td>Calgary 1 1 0_2</td> </tr> <tr><td>Ottawa 1 2 0_3</td> </tr> <tr><td>First Period_1, Calgary, Hagman 21 (Iginla, Stajan), 16:51. 2, Ottawa, Kovalev 15 (Kub...

Canucks-Senators Sums

2010-02-22T11:40:23Z

<div><table> <tbody> <tr><td>Vancouver 0 0 1_1</td> </tr> <tr><td>Ottawa 2 0 1_3</td> </tr> <tr><td>First Period_1, Ottawa, Michalek 19 (Kovalev, Alfredsson), 1:34 (pp). 2, Ottaw...

Senators-Sabres Sums

2010-02-22T12:06:12Z

<div><table> <tbody> <tr><td>Ottawa 0 1 3_4</td> </tr> <tr><td>Buffalo 0 0 2_2</td> </tr> <tr><td>First Period_None. Penalties_Ellis, Buf (tripping), 11:56</td><td>Mair, Buf (roughing), 17:34</td...