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The following essay is excerpted from the latest issue of Granta, the quarterly magazine of new writing. It is available online only in Slate. To read the complete version, click here to subscribe to Granta in print. For a limited time, Slate readers...
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They believe the British volunteers form the core of an international force of foreign fighters drawn from the United States, Canada, Europe and East Africa, The Telegraph reports. Government officials have raised fears that the failed state is rapidly...
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More recent data for December is expected Monday. Government documents cited expense as the main disincentive for foreign visitors to Canada. It said the World Economic Forum ranks Canada 106th in the world on price competitiveness for travel, citing...
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You get paid to go out there and play a game. Not too many people can say they have a job like that.” Baumgartner, who turns 36 on March 23, is captain of the Chicago Wolves. He was also captain of the Kamloops Blazers, where he won back-to-back...
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"It feels so awesome, and to do it with the home crowd is even more amazing," Meyers said. "It's more than I could ever have expected in only my second year. I'm pretty excited." The American duo finished 1 second behind the winning sled of Canada's...
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He also stated that more than $3 million was deposited into the account of Mahmoud Reza Khavari, the former managing director of Bank Melli Iran, who fled to Canada after the fraud case was uncovered, while he was supposed to receive $2 million to take...
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Re: Baby’s curves just right, Feb. 16 The front-page article of a study listing weights of babies gives the average weight of a baby born to a “Canadian” mother as 7.63 lbs. If a woman is a Canadian citizen, born and brought up in Canada, and of South...
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He fought in the War of 1812, established a successful law office in Hamilton, built Dundurn castle between 1833 and 1835, fought against William Lyon Mackenzie’s Upper Canada Rebellion in 1837, served in the legislative assembly of the province of...
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Sautner announced his retirement after the Cougars’ 4-1, season-ending loss to the Saskatchewan Huskies at the Co-operators Centre. The 43-year-old product of Flaxcombe is planning to join his brother as the operators of the family ranch. The Cougars...
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Keep it simple. The 32-year-old from Archie, Mo. , shut off his brain and let instinct take over. It paid off for LaBerth as he scored an 89 in the championship round of the Edmonton edition of the Professional Bull Riders Canadian Cup series on...
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Defending East Region Champion Justin Barcia opened his '12 Supercross Lites campaign with a win in Dallas.Justin Barcia most certainly had to work for it, but in the end the 2011 Supercross Lites East Champion opened his '12 title defense with a...
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Tracy Horgan's team stands out in a field loaded with veterans at the Canadian women's curling championship. The Sudbury, Ont. , team's combined experience at a Scotties Tournament of Hearts prior to the first day of competition Saturday was zero. Every...
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Some may lie in the visceral recognizability of his imagery. Mr. Rishel co-curated the show with Jennifer A. Thompson, associate curator of pre-1900 European art; independent curator Cornelia Homburg; and Anabelle Kienle, assistant curator of European...
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I wonder if we truly appreciate and understand what it is that we’re seeing here with this Red Wings—as they say in Canada—"organ-eye-ZAY-shun." It’s not just that the Red Wings qualify for the postseason as reliably as Punxsutawney Phil rises from his...
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Few, however, have had to take lessons in skating badly. Native Minnesotan Seann William Scott -- who plays the amiable doofus title character in the hockey comedy Goon (in theatres Friday) -- says he grew up in "the Canada of the United States." "But...
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A Newburgh resident, Bucshon called completion of the interstate not just important for the region, but the entire country. "1.75 miles of a highway going from Canada to Mexico is being blocked," he said. "It's a tremendous economic boon for Indiana...
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Ottawa Sun) OTTAWA, ON: February 18, 2012 - Skiers From left to right Catherine Auclair second place, Michelle Workun-Hill first place and Frederique Vezina third place, stand on the podium after finishing the womens 31km Classic race on Saturday at...
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PEGASUS, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 19: Lorie Kane of Canada hits a fairway shot during day three of the New Zealand Women's Open at Pegasus Golf Club on February 19, 2012 in Pegasus, New Zealand.
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VANCOUVER, CANADA - FEBRUARY 18: Aaron Rome #29 of the Vancouver Canucks side steps a check by Mike Brown #18 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during the third period in NHL action on February 18, 2012 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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VANCOUVER, CANADA - FEBRUARY 18: Goalie Roberto Luongo #1 of the Vancouver Canucks stops Mikhail Grabovski #84 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in close during the third period in NHL action on February 18, 2012 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Maxim Lapierre #40 and...
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VANCOUVER, CANADA - FEBRUARY 18: Sami Salo #6 of the Vancouver Canucks and Mikhail Grabovski #84 of the Toronto Maple Leafs battle for the loose puck during the third period in NHL action on February 18, 2012 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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VANCOUVER, CANADA - FEBRUARY 18: Nikolai Kulemin #41 of the Toronto Maple Leafs fires the puck past goalie Roberto Luongo #1 of the Vancouver Canucks during the third period in NHL action on February 18, 2012 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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VANCOUVER, CANADA - FEBRUARY 18: Nikolai Kulemin #41 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates after scoring on goalie Roberto Luongo #1 of the Vancouver Canucks during the third period in NHL action on February 18, 2012 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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VANCOUVER, CANADA - FEBRUARY 18: Phil Kessel #81 of the Toronto Maple Leafs looks to take a shot on net after getting past Mason Raymond #21 of the Vancouver Canucks during the third period in NHL action on February 18, 2012 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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VANCOUVER, CANADA - FEBRUARY 18: Kevin Bieksa #3 of the Vancouver Canucks crashes into his goalie Roberto Luongo #1 during the second period in NHL action against the Toronto Maple Leafs on February 18, 2012 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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VANCOUVER, CANADA - FEBRUARY 18: Mike Brown #18 of the Toronto Maple Leafs tries to check Chris Tanev #8 of the Vancouver Canucks during the second period in NHL action on February 18, 2012 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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VANCOUVER, CANADA - FEBRUARY 18: Clarke MacArthur #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs gets past Kevin Bieksa #3 of the Vancouver Canucks during the first period in NHL action on February 18, 2012 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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VANCOUVER, CANADA - FEBRUARY 18: Goalie Roberto Luongo #1 of the Vancouver Canucks makes a save against the Toronto Maple Leafs as teammate Kevin Bieksa #3 looks on during the first period in NHL action on February 18, 2012 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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VANCOUVER, CANADA - FEBRUARY 18: David Steckel #20 of the Toronto Maple Leafs gets to the loose puck ahead of Aaron Rome #29 of the Vancouver Canucks during the first period in NHL action on February 18, 2012 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Team Canada third Kim Schneider (L) yells out while skip Amber Holland laughs during their draw against Newfoundland/Labrador at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts curling championship in Red Deer, Alberta February 18, 2012.
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Mercedes Nicoll of Canada is pictured after the World Championships snowboard halfpipe event for women in the Wyller Snowboard stadium in Oslo February 18, 2012.
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Newfoundland and Labrador skip Heather Strong, left, and team Canada skip Amber Holland share a laugh during a draw at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts curling competition in Red Deer, Alberta, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.
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PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - FEBRUARY 18: Graham DeLaet of Canada reacts to a birdie on the first hole during the third round of the Northern Trust Open at the Riviera Country Club on February 18, 2012 in Pacific Palisades, California.
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PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - FEBRUARY 18: Graham DeLaet of Canada hits a tee shot on the second hole during the third round of the Northern Trust Open at the Riviera Country Club on February 18, 2012 in Pacific Palisades, California.
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Canada's Kaillie Humphries, right, reacts with teammate Jennifer Ciochetti after winning the women's bobsled world championships in Lake Placid, N.Y. , Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.
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Justin Kripps (front) and Derek Plug of Canada compete in the second run of the men's bobsleigh at the FIBT World Bobsleigh Championships in Lake Placid, New York February 18, 2012.
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New Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins of Canada (2nd L) poses as he receives guests in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican February 18, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI installed 22 new Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world on Saturday.
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Lyndon Rush (front) and Jesse Lumsden of Canada compete in the first run of the men's bobsleigh at the FIBT World Bobsleigh Championships in Lake Placid, New York February 18, 2012.
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Canada's Helen Upperton pilots with brakewoman Shelly-Ann Brown as they compete in the third heat in the women's bobsled world championships in Lake Placid, N.Y. , Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.
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PEGASUS, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 19: Lorie Kane of Canada hits a fairway shot during day three of the New Zealand Women's Open at Pegasus Golf Club on February 19, 2012 in Pegasus, New Zealand.
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