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Formula One racing returning to Montreal
Formula One racing will return to Montreal next year. A deal between F1 czar Bernie Ecclestone and government officials will provide $15 million in annual funding for the race - to be held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Ile Notre Dame - over the next five years.
8 hrs ago | LA Daily News
Signs of life in stores as holiday shopping begins
The nation's shoppers took advantage of deals on toys and TVs with some renewed vigor in stores and online on Black Friday after a year of concentrating their spending on basic necessities.
13 hrs ago | WKYC
Queen Elizabeth to visit Canada
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip will visit Canada for a weeklong visit starting in late June.
18 hrs ago | WBZL-TV Hollywood
Dubai debt crisis raises fears of renewed financial turmoil
The fallout from Dubai's debt crisis rippled across the globe Friday, raising concerns of another wave of financial turmoil and showing how vulnerable the world economy remains despite signs of recovery.
22 hrs ago | Hays Daily News
Rush starts as holiday shopping season revs up ...
The nation's retailers ushered in the traditional start of the holiday shopping season on Friday with expanded hours and deep discounts on everything from toys to TVs to lure crowds of shoppers.
Yesterday | Gulf Times
Obama pays tribute to troops on Thanksgiving
MAN: A Spider-Man balloon moves through Columbus Circle near the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York Days before he is expected to order more troops to Afghanistan, President Barack Obama paid tribute to the US military yesterday, lamenting families with an empty seat at their Thanksgiving table.
Spears' tour bus crashes in Australia
Singer Britney Spears arrives at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards held at Gibson Amphitheatre on August 9, 2009 in Universal City, California.
Consumers less confident about jobs, finance: survey
Home : Canada : Consumers less confident about jobs, finance: survey Consumers less confident about jobs, finance: survey Date: Thursday Nov.
Thailand looks to limit sex change surgery
BANGKOK: Thailand has issued rules making sex change surgery more difficult a ' including a requirement that potential candidates cross-dress for a year a ' over fears that some patients are rushing into the operation, a medical association said Thursday.
Pakistani environment is conducive for investment: Patterson
In an interaction with journalists at the US embassy, Patterson said the delegation - which would include energy sector executives of private firms - would hold meetings with US energy sector tycoons to brief them on the investment opportunities Pakistan had to offer.
Stores look to basics to draw in holiday shoppers
Shoppers wait online to pay for their goods at Toys 'R' Us in Times Square November 23, 2007 in New York City.
Plan would allow paid tours of Golden Gate Bridge
Visitors to San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge could one day take an elevator to the top of its towers, climb on its cables or get a look at its underbelly.
Beefeaters fired for harassment
Two ceremonial guards known as Beefeaters at the historic Tower of London have been fired after an internal investigation found that they harassed a female colleague.
Israel approves 10-month West Bank settlement halt
Officials in the Israeli prime minister's office say the Security Cabinet has approved a 10-month freeze in new construction in West Bank settlements.
Obama To Go To Copenhagen Summit
President Barack Obama has revealed he will travel to Copenhagen for the UN climate change conference next month.
Americans search for cheaper Thanksgiving trips
The Miles family is changing it up this year in the annual American race to make it to the table for Thanksgiving dinner.
US to sell more arms to Taiwan
THE United States plans to resume arms sales to Taiwan and warned of a build-up of missiles aimed at the island by China, a top US diplomat said on Tuesday.
All aboard Amtrak's Auto Train
Amtrak's Auto Train, the only one like it in the nation, has only two stops: one near Orlando, and the other in Virginia near Washington, D.C. Amtrak via AP IF YOU GO AMTRAK AUTO TRAIN: tickets.amtrak.com/itd/amtrak/autotrain . Daily departures and arrivals in Lorton, Va., and Sanford, Fla., at 4 p.m. with arrival the next day at 9:30 a.m. Coach ...
Consumer group warns about toy hazards
Shoppers wait online to pay for their goods at Toys 'R' Us in Times Square November 23, 2007 in New York City.
China planning agency OKs Shanghai Disney project
The National Development and Reform Commission said in a notice Tuesday that the long-awaited park would be built, as expected, in Shanghai's eastern Pudong district.
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