VANCOUVER — A British Columbia park that straddles the 49th parallel with Washington state will be closed because it’s overwhelmed with visitors using it as a cross-border meeting point. The government says Peace Arch Provincial Park was scheduled to be shut Thursday evening to address public safety and traffic concerns after the volume of visitors […]
OTTAWA — The federal deficit could be on track to hit $256 billion this fiscal year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Parliament’s budget watchdog says in a new estimate that doesn’t account for this week’s extension to a cornerstone benefit for workers. Budget officer Yves Giroux’s report said the deficit estimate is the combination of […]
The vast majority of British Columbians would follow in New Zealand’s footsteps and ban most foreigners from buying homes in Canada, a new poll from Research Co. finds. In an online survey of 800 adults in British Columbia, 78 per cent of respondents said they were in favour of a New Zealand-style ban on foreign […]
BEIJING — China has charged two detained Canadians with spying, escalating tensions between the two countries following the arrest in Vancouver 18 months ago of a senior Huawei executive wanted on U.S. charges. Chinese prosecutors said Friday that Michael Kovrig was charged in Beijing on suspicion of spying for state secrets and intelligence. Michael Spavor was […]
The Achilles tendon is the thickest and strongest tendon in the human body. It is located where the two heads of the gastrocnemius and one head of the Soleus come together to form a cord-like tendon called the triceps surae. This musculo-tendinous unit crosses three joints and exerts meaner force on all three of them […]
Reigning World Marathon Majors Champion Irina Mikitenko Joins 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Field Addition of Several World Class Athletes Completes Elite Field for Oct. 11 Race CHICAGO, IL (September 15, 2009) — The Bank of America Chicago Marathon today announced its final roster of elite athletes headlined by reigning World Marathon […]
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CONVINCING COURSE RECORD FOR KIMETTO AT CHICAGO MARATHON By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved CHICAGO (13 October) — Taking full advantage of a fast early pace, Kenya’s Dennis Kimetto smashed the course record of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon here today, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, clocking […]
Following Race No. 5 of 6, Bernie’s 3M MEN OVERALL (Top 50 Score) 1. TJ Unger 242 2. Gregory Picklesimer 240 3. Lee Danforth 232 4. Patrick Bugbee 218 5. Kevin Delaney 200 6. Jason Cakouros 191 7. Brian Cronin 186 8. Terry McNatt 185 9. Macdara Nash 181 10. Michael McGrane 172 […]