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08.02.2010

Forecast for Cypress offers little hope of help from Mother Nature

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Warm weather and rain are in the forecast for snow-starved Cypress Mountain, the Olympic venue for freestyle skiing and snowboarding but Vancouver and International Olympic Committee members say they're confident the mountain will be fine come Games-time.

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08.02.2010

Conference Board says new heart health strategy could save billions of dollars

OTTAWA - A national plan to promote healthier living and reduce heart disease and strokes could save the country $76 billion between now and 2020 - if it meets just some of its targets - a new report says.

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08.02.2010

NHL Players' Association helps to replace equipment lost in Sask arena fire

KINDERSLEY, Sask. - Memories of the intense cold, the camaraderie and the scratchy old public address system came flooding back to pro hockey player Steve MacIntyre when he heard last month that the old arena in Kindersley, Sask., where he used to play, had burned down.

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08.02.2010

Ammonia leak forces evacuation of N.B. brewery, sends two workers to hospital

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - An ammonia leak forced the evacuation of Moosehead Breweries in Saint John, N.B., Monday.

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