Canada&#39;s solid-gold grinder
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It could lead to, for example, getting your name on the Stanley Cup three times, winning a Selke Trophy and even landing a spot on Team Canada for the World Cup.
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Some Vermont resorts are reaping the rewards of stronger currencies in Europe and Canada and are attracting increased business as a result.
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Gold miners on  Russia&#39;s Kamchatka peninsula contend with volcanic eruptions,  floods and poor infrastructure, but high metal prices mean the  hard work pays off.
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The Canadian economy grew more than twice as fast in the first quarter of 2007 as in the previous quarter, setting the stage for the Bank of Canada to begin raising interest rates soon. Statistics Canada said that gross domestic product grew an annualized 3.7 percent, up from 1.5 percent in the fourth quarter, and topping analystsâ estimate of a 3.5 percent gain. It was the fastest rate of quarterly growth since the third quarter of 2005. Steady consumer spending and output of goods and services offset weakening exports and slower growth in domestic demand, resulting in an accumulation of inventories.
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Gold hit a record high above $900 an ounce on Monday as turmoil in financial markets and expectations of aggressive U.S. rate cuts helped raise the metal the metal's safe-haven appeal.
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Stainless steel holds Bob Goodenow&#39;s left cheek together, a 24-gauge badge of honour earned the old-fashioned way: on the ice, in a game, from an opponent&#39;s high stick.
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Government-controlled minmetals. Exclusive talks to buy Canadian mining giant that has a market value of $6.7 billion. Noranda CEO Derek Pannell said he is encouraged by discussions with Minmetals, although
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SINGAPOREâChina&#39;s plan to buy Canadian mining giant Noranda Inc. is just the beginning of an overseas acquisition march fuelled by swollen foreign exchange reserves and a need to secure natural resources.
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MACKENZIE, B.C. -- For a time, the snow-dusted forests ringing this picturesque mill town might as well have been made of gold.
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$445.10 an ounce. While this isn&#39;t literally the highest price the yellow metal has ever fetched, it is a level we haven&#39;t seen for more than 16 years.
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The world&#39;s largest gold producer, Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , on Wednesday said higher gold prices drove up quarterly profit by 12.
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Canadaâs merit-based immigration system has helped it compete for highly educated workers but has created waits of four years or more for immigrants.
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Kyle Shewfelt won the men&#39;s floor exercise Sunday night, giving Canada its first Olympic gold medal in gymnastics. Marian Dragulescu of Romania finished with the same score as Shewfelt, a 9.787, but a series of tiebreakers dropped him to second place.
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By Sarah Jones  Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest nickel producer, raised its offer for LionOre of Canada by almost 28 percent to 6.8 billion Canadian dollars, trumping a rival bid from Xstrata.  A.P.
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The North American rivalry picked up at the same elite level it reached when Canada beat the United States for the gold medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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Canada&#39;s Polaris Music Prize is  making rising stars from the country&#39;s mushrooming alternative  scene.
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Forget luxury cars, an apartment in New York or a big yacht. What the winner of a huge Canadian lottery jackpot really hankers for is a chess set.