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  'Captain America' Wins Worldwide Rock Paper Scissors Competition

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:26 PM ET

  opponent, who happened to be his best friend, Tom Buskin. Tensions were high at the eighth annual Yahoo! Rock Paper Scissors World Championship in Toronto Saturday, and all eyes were on Conrad and Buskin as they leaned in for the final set of the competition. Conrad developed a 3-1 lead ove Read More

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  Do You Take Charity With Your Coffee?

  By Katherine Gustafson | Wed Sep 30, 2009 1:19 PM ET

  weren’t enough, the organizers are hosting some interesting events at the “Pay it Backwards HQ” (Second Cup cafe @ Queen St. & John St. in Toronto) from 1 to 3 this afternoon. One attraction is this kicking team of soccer freestylers, a show that will be worth $5 in itself. Watchin Read More

  More like this in: Charity, Coffee, Canada, Kindness, Soccer, Social Responsibility, Life & Style, Giving, Volunteerism, Fundraising, Activism, Health & Fitness, Food & Drink
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  All Aboard the BoobyBall 8!

  By Kirk Bromley | Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:00 PM ET

  I've found something else for you to do to save the boobies. Climb aboard the BoobyBall 8! The BoobyBall 8 is a cruise ship that's docking out of Toronto on October 2, 2009, so you might want to start planning now. And how can you not with this cry to sail?"Calling all crispy captains, se Read More

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  Hoistess With The Moistest: Bringing Water to Space And Back

  By David Bois | Sat Aug 8, 2009 12:00 PM ET

  that surround Canada: the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific and Atlantic. It is afterwards going to be used in an exhibit in the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto about water awareness and the importance it will play very soon in our lives."The samples were gathered by American and Canadia Read More

  More like this in: Water, NASA, Space, Canada, Ocean, Astronaut, Lakes, Space Shuttle, Ontario
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  All-Electric Cars Ready to Curb Oil Dependence

  By John Casey | Mon Jun 8, 2009 8:14 PM ET

  that have caused many in the business and engineering world to revise their notion of what is possible.One of EEStor's very early investors was Toronto-based Zenn Motors, which holds the license to automotive uses of the ultracapacitor in U.S. and Canadian markets. Zenn is a small Read More

  More like this in: Energy, Business, Global Warming, Hope, College, Texas, Prius, Batteries, Electric Car, EEStor, Ultra Capacitor
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  Here's to the Yankees

  By Alexander Webb | Fri May 22, 2009 2:47 PM ET

  the AL-best Toronto Blue Jays and then pulling out the brooms for a big sweep of the Minnesota Twins. They’re quickly gaining on Boston and Toronto, and by this time next month will probably be in first place in the AL East. Mark Texiera, along with Johnny Damon and new catcher Francisc Read More

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