Canadian men dominant in 2 wins, Canada’s women also stay unbeaten in Olympic curling (Los Angeles Times)
VANCOUVER , British Columbia (AP) The favored and unbeaten Canadian men’s curlers were dominant Thursday, winning so handily that both of their opponents conceded defeat early. John Shuster and the winless American curlers keep missing when it matters most.
Jerome Solomon: Canada’s pastime has gone amok (Houston Chronicle)
This place, this hockey-crazed land to the north, explodes whenever a player from Team Canada shoots. Or passes the puck to a guy who might shoot. Or laces up his skates.
School used webcams to ‘spy’ on students at home
It has been revealed that a school in Philadelphia had equipped laptops with security software that allowed the school district to activate the computer’s webcam and view the students at any time
Canada’s last WWI veteran dead at 109 (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Canada’s last veteran of World War I, John Babcock, who enlisted at age 15 but never fought on the frontlines, has died, Canadian authorities announced Friday.
Obama builds bridges with Las Vegas business
A contrite Barack Obama declared his love for Las Vegas, part of an attempted reconciliation with local business and political leaders furious at comments he made recently warning savers not to visit the city
Too much brain on Capitol Hill
The politics of Capitol Hill is not, to use Evan Bayh’s word, “brain-dead”. If only it were. Representative bodies should not be brainy places. Democracy means keeping government simple enough so that ordinary citizens can continue to run it, writes Christopher Caldwell
Photos: USA’s big night in Vancouver (Courier-Post)
Skier Lindsey Vonn, speed skaters Apolo Ohno and Shani Davis and snowboarder Shaun White where among the American stars who made for a golden night for the U.S.A.
Inflation ticks: complacency kicks in
It is dangerous to ignore headline figures after all, fuel and rice prices matter to Europeans and Vietnamese alike
US home loan foreclosures reach record high
Delinquency and foreclosure rates among US homeowners climbed to their highest levels on record in the fourth quarter of last year, as the Obama administration unveiled its latest effort to aid the housing market
Canada Avoids Another Swiss Shocker, Wins 3-2 in Shootout (New England Sports Network)
All of Canada had to be thinking the same thing: “This can’t be happening again.” Four years ago to the day, the Canadian men’s hockey team, a medal favorite as usual, lost 2-0 to underdog Switzerland in group play en route to a disappointing seventh-place finish in the 2006 Turin Games. Thursday night in Vancouver, the Swiss almost shocked the Canadians again, coming back from a 2-0 deficit to …
Fed move reinforces recovery hopes
The dollar leapt to nine-month highs on Friday after the US Federal Reserve took a big step towards unwinding its massive programme to stimulate the economy
Fed move marks return to normal
The interest rate charged by the Federal Reserve when it makes short-term loans to banks
