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Reed, Armstrong among athletes securing spots on track team for Beijing 6 Jul 2008 22:13 GMT
... Gary Reed leads the pack during the 800 metre final at the Canadian Track and Field Trials in Windsor, Ont ... "rising star" category including Adrienne Power of Halifax, who won the women's 200 metres in ...
Canadian, German veterans mark sinking of warship 6 Jul 2008 21:56 GMT
... are evacuated from a rescue ship in Halifax in this 1945 file photo. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / National Archives of Canada-Richard G. ... Sarnia crew, with only two travelling to Nova Scotia for the reunion. The two surviving members ...
New York overall winner 6 Jul 2008 21:55 GMT
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Canadian, German veterans gather to mark sinking of warship off Halifax 6 Jul 2008 20:30 GMT
... HALIFAX - More than 60 years ago, Joseph ... 21-year-old officer on the minesweeper, the last Canadian warship to be sunk during the Second ... Sarnia crew, with only two travelling to Nova Scotia for the reunion. The two surviving members ...
Hidden Gem: Wayne Electronics 6 Jul 2008 16:56 GMT
... meet-up? Posted by: Alex on July 5, 2008 at 9:47 PM For anyone in Nova Scotia, there's a wonderful shop called Jentronics in Dartmouth. Very friendly folks who know their ...

N.S. man dead after single-vehicle crash 6 Jul 2008 16:30 GMT
... HALIFAX � A Nova Scotia man is dead after a single-vehicle accident near Halifax Stanfield International Airport overnight on ...
Bid report bang on councillors 6 Jul 2008 16:16 GMT
... In this file photo from March 2007, Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly, left, and Barry Barnet, Nova Scotia's minister for health promotion, announce the city ... a positive way." Mr. Younger agreed any Canadian city thinking about hosting an international event ...
Stanfest's 'beautiful energy' 6 Jul 2008 15:56 GMT
... camp out for the weekend. (STEPHEN COOKE) Nova Scotia-born singer-songwriter Steve Poltz entertains at the Fox ... as a teenager in Finders Keepers to Halifax-born, San Diego-based Steve Poltz�s shaggy-dog story of ... tradition of Shanneyganock and the ultimate in Canadian classic rock, April Wine. Stanfest kicked off ...
High gas prices lightening some lead feet: police 6 Jul 2008 12:12 GMT
... traffic cops across North America. Natural Resources Canada recommends drivers stick to or below the ... carpooling lanes as well, he said. In Nova Scotia, police are issuing just as many speeding ... Cpl. Joe Taplin, an RCMP spokesman in Halifax. "However, they are still getting people on ...
Thousands brave rain to welcome clippers to Liverpool 6 Jul 2008 11:50 GMT
... Brazil, South Africa, Australia, China, Hawaii, through the Panama Canal to Jamaica, New York, Nova Scotia, Cork before returning to Liverpool today. Sir Robin Knox-Johnson, the first man to sail ...
Skydivers jump into marriage 6 Jul 2008 11:15 GMT
... and Claude Swansburg say they "took the plunge," they mean it - literally. The Nova Scotia couple said their "I dos" Friday afternoon while crammed into a tiny Cessna C-182 ...
iTuned to issues 6 Jul 2008 11:15 GMT
... Ask Vermont teenagers to list their concerns this election ... national debt," says 17-year-old Shelby Brimmer of Halifax. It's not that her peers are unplugged ... says 15-year-old Emily Pariseau from the tiny Canadian border town of Canaan. But Pariseau adds ...
Halifax councillors applaud bid report 6 Jul 2008 10:51 GMT
... The councillors that The Chronicle Herald spoke to Saturday ... a positive way." Mr. Younger agreed any Canadian city thinking about hosting an international event ... only offering money for recreation facilities if Halifax agreed to take on the bid. "If ...
Honouring our first black battalion 6 Jul 2008 10:51 GMT
... waterfront dedicated to the No.2 Construction Battalion, Canada�s first and only all-black battalion. (TOM MCCOAG ... hosted by the Black Cultural Society of Nova Scotia in memory of the First World War ...
Winning car brings Smith to victory lane 6 Jul 2008 10:51 GMT
... Timberlea’s Wayne Smith left the new car he ... years and is a member of the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame. ...
Power looks to secure Olympic berth today 6 Jul 2008 10:51 GMT
... Sprinter Adrienne Power runs today for a spot on Canada’s Olympic team. (Jeff Harper / Staff) Every ... (Jeff Harper / Staff) Every morning the Halifax-based sprinter watches a montage of clips from ...
Martin's Olympic dream delayed 6 Jul 2008 10:51 GMT
... was hoping to be part of the Canada�s 4x400m team in Beijing. But that�s unlikely ... of nowhere," said Peter Lord of Athletics Nova Scotia. �He hasn�t been on the pro�vincial scene ... well this year." Leanna MacLean of the Halifax Tigers advanced to today�s 800m final, win�ning ...
Williamson wins Amateur 6 Jul 2008 10:51 GMT
... a great way to come back to Nova Scotia golf again. "I always felt I had ... The 23-year-old will attend Q-school for the Canadian Tour in September. He will play in ...
Hot reading for kids 6 Jul 2008 10:50 GMT
... When is a book not a book? When it is a ... youngster�s thing, try one of these: �Crazy Canadian Trivia 3, by Pat Hancock (Scholastic, $5.99). ... Take your youngsters on a tour of Halifax Harbour without ever leaving the comfort of ...
Managing your online message vital to business 6 Jul 2008 10:14 GMT
... the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax presented by Carman Pirie of Colour. Pirie ... like the Information Technology Industry Alliance of Nova Scotia, use it. LinkedIn, by contrast, tends to ...
Ensign Alexa, hits the high seas 6 Jul 2008 09:57 GMT
... On Friday morning in Quebec City, the Halifax MP boarded HMCS Ville de Quebec, a ... Cmdr. Chris Dickinson, as part of a Canadian Forces parliamentary program designed to give politicians ... way from the Passage for one former Nova Scotia politician. Kevin Deveaux, former New Democrat MLA ...
Enjoying New England's fall on the coastal route 6 Jul 2008 09:56 GMT
... as an America's Cup sailing adventure in Newport, R.I., and a schooner cruise in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The first Crystal Symphony fall foray is the Sept. 16-27 "Colonial Classics" from New ...
Hot reading for kids FICTION 6 Jul 2008 09:14 GMT
... Take your youngsters on a tour of Halifax Harbour without ever leaving the comfort of ... early love for history by introducing the Canadian Flyer Adventure series by Frieda Wishinsky (Maple ...
Writer explains Scots' place in Canada's history 6 Jul 2008 09:14 GMT
... An Unstoppable Force: The Scottish Exodus to Canada by Lucille H. Campey (Dundurn Press, 334 ... them in North America. Highland settlements in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island were established before ...
American Revolution: John Paul Jones Born! 6 Jul 2008 09:13 GMT
... in early 1776, Jones was given command of the sloop Providence . Cruising off Nova Scotia, Jones displayed skill as a commerce raider capturing sixteen prizes during his first cruise. ...