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Olympics highlight 'good' nationalism, 'bad' nationalism - Nanaimo Daily News
Olympics highlight 'good' nationalism, 'bad' nationalism Nanaimo Daily News The Olympic Games are not only the most competitive and watched sports event, they also have a unique spirit of understanding, diversity and equality.
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Gold as the new black? Top Brit fashion designers and models get their Olympic ... - Canada.com
Gold as the new black?
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Post-Olympic event tackles malnutrition - Canada.com
Post- Olympic event tackles malnutrition Canada.com If the race to end hunger was an Olympic event, it would be a marathon, not a sprint.
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Belarusian shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk stripped of Olympic gold medal for ... - Canada.com
Belarusian shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk stripped of Olympic gold medal for ... Canada.com LONDON - Just hours after the close of the Olympics , a female shot putter from Belarus was stripped of her gold Monday in the first case of an athlete losing a medal for doping at the London Games.
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Britain bounces back to normal after Olympic glory - Canada.com
Britain bounces back to normal after Olympic glory Canada.com LONDON - Basking in post- Olympic glory, Britain succumbed to reality Monday with commuters venturing back to work and Heathrow Airport bracing for one of its busiest days ever.
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A look back at the 2012 Olympics - Canada.com
Postmedia Olympic Team writers and editors share their favourite memories of London's Games ...
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Canada sets its sports bar too low
Canada sets its sports bar too low Canada.com By Canada's perverse logic its athletes - whose sole gold here was in trampolining - performed better than those from Jamaica, whose sprinters seized four gold medals and provided these Olympics with several of their most breathtaking moments.
» by ; Posted on August 12, 2012
'Captain Canada' the perfect choice for flag-bearer - Canada.com
'Captain Canada' the perfect choice for flag-bearer Canada.com LONDON -- Christine Sinclair had only just left the Olympic Stadium on Saturday, one of numberless lemmings streaming towards park exits and Javelin trains from the nighttime track, when she received the news.
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A look back at the 2012 Olympics - Canada.com
Canada.com A look back at the 2012 Olympics Canada.com Consider this a short lesson in Olympic spirit versus jingoism.
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France retain gold against Sweden - Canada.com
France retain gold against Sweden Canada.com France's centreback Nikola Karabatic (C) celebrates with teammates after winning the men's gold medal handball match between Sweden and France of the London 2012 Olympics Games on August 12, 2012 at the Basketball Arena in London.
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U.S. wins men's Olympics basketball gold - Canada.com
U.S. wins men's Olympics basketball gold Canada.com LeBron James #6 of the United States celebrates winning the Men's Basketball gold medal game between the United States and Spain on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympics Games at North Greenwich Arena on August 12, 2012 in London, England.
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Britain brings curtain down on glorious games with rocking pop extravaganza - Canada.com
CBC.ca Britain brings curtain down on glorious games with rocking pop extravaganza Canada.com LONDON -- With a little British pomp and a lot of British pop, London brought the curtain down on a glorious Olympic Games on Sunday in a spectacular, technicolour pageant of landmarks, lightshows and lots of fun.
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London Games: Canada sets its sports bar too low - Canada.com
London Games: Canada sets its sports bar too low Canada.com If this was politics it would be akin to gerrymandering By Canada's perverse logic its athletes — whose sole gold here was in trampolining — performed better than those from Jamaica, whose sprinters seized four gold medals and provided these Olympics ... and more »
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Hungarian breaks swim record - Canada.com
Hungarian breaks swim record Canada.com LONDON -- Hungary's Sarolta Kovacs broke the Olympic record for the swimming leg of the women's modern pentathlon on Sunday while her compatriot Adrienn Toth took an overall lead in the race for the last gold medal of the London Games.
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Ukranian Oleksandr Usyk dances his way to Olympic gold - Canada.com
Ukranian Oleksandr Usyk dances his way to Olympic gold Canada.com LONDON -- Oleksandr Usyk repeatedly crouched and leaped, his single lock of long hair doing its own dance atop his shaved head.
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Games refreshed Olympic brand - IOC chief - Canada.com
Games refreshed Olympic brand - IOC chief Canada.com The outpouring of joy and enthusiasm, said Rogge, was vital for the success of the Olympics , prepared in the midst of a global economic downturn with an operational budget of two billion pounds and another 9.3 billion pounds in direct Olympic investment.
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Rule Britannia - Canada.com
Rule Britannia Canada.com Before the Olympics began, there were only worries ...
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Lithuania's Laura Asadauskaite takes women's modern pentathlon gold at ... - Canada.com
Lithuania's Laura Asadauskaite takes women's modern pentathlon gold at ... Canada.com Mexico's Tamara Vega runs after her horse after she fell off during the horse-riding event of the women's modern pentathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Greenwich Park August 12, 2012.
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Why Christine Sinclair, not Jared Connaughton or Rosie MacLennan, will carry ... - Canada.com
Canada.com Why Christine Sinclair, not Jared Connaughton or Rosie MacLennan, will carry ... Canada.com During the last week of the Olympics , the decision the athletes would have to make on who carries the red-and-white maple leaf into the Olympic Stadium in the Closing Ceremonies seemed like a two person race.
» by ; Posted on August 11, 2012
DQ: Canada's relay team wins bronze, then has it stripped away - Canada.com
DQ: Canada's relay team wins bronze, then has it stripped away Canada.com London – Far from where Jamaica's Usain Bolt was finishing off his third gold medal of the London Olympics — but not so far that they wouldn't have won a medal — the members of the Canadian 4×100-metre relay team were 99 per cent of the way to ... and more »
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Mohamed Farah: Mo-one better - Canada.com
Mohamed Farah ...
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Brazil's women strike gold again in Olympic volleyball - Canada.com
Brazil's women strike gold again in Olympic volleyball Canada.com LONDON - Brazil's women produced a dazzling comeback to win Olympic volleyball gold on Saturday, prompting a sneak preview of what life might be like in Rio de Janeiro in four years time.
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Italy hold hopes of beating Croatia - Canada.com
Italy hold hopes of beating Croatia Canada.com The Italians, who have not been on the Olympic podium since they won bronze at the 1996 Atlanta Games, also drew with outsiders Greece in the group stage but stepped up a gear in the knockout stages.
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Mexico shocks Brazil in men's soccer final - Canada.com
Mexico shocks Brazil in men's soccer final Canada.com Well, the drums fell silent again at an Olympic football tournament, at Wembley Stadium, on Saturday afternoon.
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Germany win second successive men's Olympics hockey gold - Canada.com
Germany win second successive men's Olympics hockey gold Canada.com Florian Fuchs of Germany celebrates with team mates after his goal during the Men's Hockey semi-final match between Australia and Germany on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Riverbank Arena Hockey Centre on August 9, 2012 in London, ... and more »
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Olympic hoop gold foregone conclusion? - Canada.com
Canada.com Olympic hoop gold foregone conclusion?
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"Cheeky, cheesy" closing ceremony planned - Canada.com
"Cheeky, cheesy" closing ceremony planned Canada.com LONDON -- Pop will take the podium when London bids farewell to the Olympics on Sunday, with a closing ceremony starring the Spice Girls, Annie Lennox, One Direction and a peculiarly British sense of humour.
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"Cheeky, cheesy" closing ceremony planned - Canada.com
"Cheeky, cheesy" closing ceremony planned Canada.com LONDON -- Pop will take the podium when London bids farewell to the Olympics on Sunday, with a closing ceremony starring the Spice Girls, Annie Lennox, One Direction and a peculiarly British sense of humour.
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A win away from bronze - Canada.com
A win away from bronze Canada.com Canada's Matthew Gentry, in red, competes against Russia's Denis Tsargush for a bronze medal during a 74-kg men's freestyle wrestling competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics , Friday, Aug.
» by ; Posted on August 10, 2012
Buoyed by a record medal haul - and suprisingly sunny skies - the British have ... - Canada.com
Buoyed by a record medal haul - and suprisingly sunny skies - the British have ... Canada.com Not everyone could get a ticket to Olympic Stadium when Bolt electrified the universe with his performances in the 100 and 200-metre sprints.
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How the Olympics imitate the NBA - Canada.com
How the Olympics imitate the NBA Canada.com Russian forward Andrei Kirilenko (L) challenges Spanish guard Fernando San Emeterio during the London 2012 Olympic Games men's semifinal basketball game bewteen Russia and Spain at the North Greenwich Arena in London on August 10, 2012.
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London 2012 Olympics: A place of pride - Canada.com
London 2012 Olympics : A place of pride Canada.com LONDON — In 2010, the Vancouver Olympics featured the first Pride House, and a speed skater from New Zealand named Blake Skjellerup dropped by one day.
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The Games that launched a prime minister? - Canada.com
The Games that launched a prime minister?
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Soccer bronze a dream come true - Canada.com
Soccer bronze a dream come true Canada.com "I promised going into the Olympics I would give everything and the result would take care of itself," Verbeek said.
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Who would you choose to carry the flag? - Canada.com
Who would you choose to carry the flag?
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Sports psychology as important for Olympic athletes as conditioning the body - Canada.com
Sports psychology as important for Olympic athletes as conditioning the body Canada.com After a disappointing start at the London Olympics , U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps says he loosened up and just started “having fun.” Too much pressure and expectation can hurt athletes, experts say, while self-talk and planned optimism can help them ... and more »
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Victoria's Richard Weinberger swims to bronze at London Olympics - Nanaimo Daily News
Canada.com Victoria's Richard Weinberger swims to bronze at London Olympics Nanaimo Daily News All those unrelenting kilometres churning in Thetis and Elk lakes and Saanich Commonwealth Place paid off Friday morning in the Serpentine at Hyde Park as Richard Weinberger of Victoria won the bronze medal in the men's open-water 10K swimming ... Canada hoping to Own the Podium Friday at London 2012 Olympics Canada.com all 505 news articles »
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Favourite photo galleries from London 2012 Olympics - Canada.com
Canada.com Favourite photo galleries from London 2012 Olympics Canada.com Favourite photo galleries from London 2012 Olympics . Canada's gold medallist Rosannagh Maclennan, left, and Karen Cockburn celebrate during the women's trampoline final at the 2012 Summer Olympics , Saturday, Aug.
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Olympic time suck has suspended real life for millions - Canada.com
Olympic time suck has suspended real life for millions Canada.com South Korean travelers watch a TV screen broadcasting figure skater Kim Yu-Na at a railway station in Seoul on February 26, 2010.
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Women's boxing a hit in Olympic debut - Canada.com
Women's boxing a hit in Olympic debut Canada.com LONDON — They tried to get them to leave, to gently usher them through the front door and into the streets of east London.
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Quebecor complains it was denied wireless Olympic coverage by Bell - Canada.com
Quebecor complains it was denied wireless Olympic coverage by Bell Canada.com Quebecor said exclusion from the Olympic content came despite the fact that Vidéotron users have access to Bell's Mobile TV service.
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'A star is born' in Canada's Damian Warner - Canada.com
'A star is born' in Canada's Damian Warner Canada.com “The big goal was just to make the Olympics , so to come here and put together my best score ever, you couldn't ask for anything more,” Warner said.
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Canadians miss podium in 10m diving finals - Canada.com
Canadians miss podium in 10m diving finals Canada.com Canada's Meaghan Benfeito dives in the women's 10-metre platform final at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Thursday, August 9, 2012.
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London 2012 Olympics: Schooled at the University of Bolt - Canada.com
Canada.com London 2012 Olympics : Schooled at the University of Bolt Canada.com Thursday night at the London Olympics , the 80000-seat stadium abuzz with anticipation and his fellow competitors pacing and pawing at the ground like nervous horses, Bolt had his arm around a female volunteer near the starting blocks, whispered ... and more »
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Schooled at the University of Bolt - Canada.com
Schooled at the University of Bolt Canada.com Friday night at the London Olympics , the 80000-seat stadium abuzz with anticipation and his fellow competitors pacing and pawing at the ground like nervous horses, Bolt had his arm around a female volunteer near the starting blocks, whispered something ... and more »
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Britain's Andy Murray pulls out of Rogers Cup; Raonic through to quarter-finals - Canada.com
Canada.com Britain's Andy Murray pulls out of Rogers Cup; Raonic through to quarter-finals Canada.com Britain's Andy Murray pulls out of Rogers Cup; Raonic through to quarter-finals.
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London 2012 Olympics: Canada's women's soccer team may have won bronze ... - Canada.com
Canada.com London 2012 Olympics : Canada's women's soccer team may have won bronze ... Canada.com It was a beautiful day in Coventry, and the French women's soccer team has chased Olympic bronze with remarkable ardour.
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Trio of women cap golden day for sport - Canada.com
Trio of women cap golden day for sport Canada.com Rejected by the Olympic movement for years because of a perceived lack of global interest, women's boxing punched above its weight at the London Games and Thursday's finalists gave it a showcase organisers could only have dreamed of. British flyweight ... and more »
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Muse confirms Olympic Closing Ceremony gig: Who else is on the bill? - Canada.com
Canada.com Muse confirms Olympic Closing Ceremony gig ...
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Pistorius misses out on relay run at Olympics after South Africa crashes out - Canada.com
Pistorius misses out on relay run at Olympics after South Africa crashes out Canada.com LONDON — Oscar Pistorius will be able to race one more time at the Olympics after South Africa won an appeal to advance to the 4×400-metre relay final despite a crash in the heat.
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