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28 Aug 08 visit Paralympic torch relay begins in Beijing The final road to the 2008 Paralympic Games began Thursday with the lighting of the Paralympic torch at Beijing's Temple of Heaven.
27 Aug 08 visit PM cancels Jean's Beijing trip, fuelling election hype Stephen Harper has asked Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean not to attend the Paralympic Games in Beijing, in a move further suggesting the prime minister will pull the plug on his current minority government and trigger a federal election.
26 Aug 08 visit Olympic poll says Canadians happy with athletes, China and TV When rower Krista Guloien led a contingent of 100 Canadian Olympians returning from Beijing down the escalator at Vancouver International Airport Monday she found a country more than satisfied with how the Summer Games turned out.
25 Aug 08 visit Canadian Olympic Committee thinking bigger for 2012 A satisfied Canadian Olympic Committee has started looking ahead to 2012 and London, England, targeting a top-12 finish after Canadian athletes met its goal of a top-16 standing in Beijing by placing 15th with 18 medals.
24 Aug 08 visit Olympics opened up China, IOC chief says As he praised Beijing for the way the Summer Olympics were run, the head of the International Olympic Committee said his organization cannot force change on a sovereign state.
24 Aug 08 visit Kenya's Wanjiru wins men's Olympic marathon Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya set a searing pace in the men's marathon at the Beijing Games, obliterating the Olympic record with a time of two hours 6.32 minutes on Sunday morning.
24 Aug 08 visit Closing Ceremony: As it unfolds Follow along for a blow-by-blow account of the Beijing Olympics closing ceremony.
24 Aug 08 visit Cockburn to carry Canada's flag at closing ceremony Trampolinist Karen Cockburn, who won medals in three consecutive Olympics, will carry the Canadian flag into Sunday's closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Games.
23 Aug 08 visit Cuban taekwondo athlete kicks ref, faces lifetime ban Taekwondo athlete Angel Matos of Cuba faces a lifetime ban after kicking the referee in the face following his disqualification in a bronze-medal match Saturday at the Beijing Games.
23 Aug 08 visit Tibet album triggers iTunes firewall in China Access to Apple's iTunes online music store in China appears to be blocked and the reason may be a Tibet-themed album created by an activist. Users in China say they've been unable to download music since Monday. That's the day the Art of Peace...
22 Aug 08 visit Roll call of honour: Canada's medal winners With Day 14 of the Beijing Games in the books, Canada has won 17 medals - three gold, eight silver and six bronze.
22 Aug 08 visit Dalai Lama meets with French first lady, foreign minister
French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met with the Dalai Lama at the inauguration of a Buddhist temple in Southern France Friday, amid new allegations by the Tibetan leader that China killed protesters in Tibet...
22 Aug 08 visit 'I'm really sorry': Van Koeverden Dumbfounded Adam van Koeverden was at a loss for words following his eighth-place finish in the K-1 1000 race Friday in Beijing.
22 Aug 08 visit Canada's Sergerie to fight in gold-medal bout Karine Sergerie has secured a medal for Canada in taekwondo after advancing to the gold-medal bout on Day 14 of the Beijing Games.
21 Aug 08 visit Heymans wins silver in 10-metre platform Canadian diver Emilie Heymans turned in her best-ever individual Olympic performance, capturing a silver medal Thursday in the women's 10-metre platform in Beijing.
21 Aug 08 visit Van Koeverden cruises to 500 final With Adam van Koeverden leading the charge, three Canadian boats advanced to canoe and kayak finals in Beijing. Three other Canadian boats fell short.
21 Aug 08 visit Ron MacLean leaving CBC's Beijing broadcast Ron MacLean is leaving his post as the main anchor for CBC's coverage of the Beijing Olympics following the death of his mother from pancreatic cancer on Wednesday night.
20 Aug 08 visit China denies Gary Glitter entry into Hong Kong Although he has refused to return to his native England, former British glam rocker and convicted child abuser Gary Glitter might have nowhere left to turn after being denied entry into yet another Asian country on Wednesday.
20 Aug 08 visit Bolt earns sprint double, breaks world record Jamaica's Usain Bolt became the first man in 24 years to run to double sprint gold at the Olympics, breaking the world record in the 200-metre sprint on Day 12 at the Beijing Games.
20 Aug 08 visit Mao's successor Hua Guofeng dies: Chinese state media
Hua Guofeng, who briefly succeeded Mao Zedong as premier and Communist Party chairman of China before being pushed aside by rival Deng Xiaoping, has died at the age of 87, state-run media reported on Wednesday.
20 Aug 08 visit IOC, Beijing organizers at odds over quashed protest requests China's promises to tolerate peaceful protests during the Beijing Olympics are coming into question over news that all applications to demonstrate have been quashed and some applicants are being punished.
20 Aug 08 visit High-flying Chinese lanterns mistaken for N.L. plane crash Reports of a plane crash in eastern Newfoundland that sparked an intensive search-and-rescue operation Tuesday turned out to be children playing with Chinese lanterns.
19 Aug 08 visit Nike changes its ads after Chinese hurdler pulls out of race Nike quickly changed its advertising campaign around Chinese athlete Liu Xiang after he pulled out of the 110-metre hurdles in Beijing on Monday and disappointed millions of fans expecting him to defend his Olympic title on home territory.
19 Aug 08 visit Canada's Lopes-Schliep wins hurdles bronze Canadian Priscilla Lopes-Schliep won a bronze medal in the 100-metre hurdles final late Tuesday at the Beijing Olympics, a race won by Dawn Harper of the United States.
19 Aug 08 visit Canada's Burnett wins silver in men's trampoline Canada's Jason Burnett has won silver in men's trampoline at the Beijing Games.
19 Aug 08 visit Despatie wins silver in men's diving for Canada Alexandre Despatie won Canada's third medal on Day 11, finishing second in the men's three-metre springboard diving competition at the Beijing Olympics.
19 Aug 08 visit Canada's Charles leaps into long jump final Canada's Tabia Charles finished a commendable ninth overall in advancing to the final of the women's long jump at the Summer Olympics in Beijing on Tuesday.
19 Aug 08 visit Canada's Whitfield takes silver in triathlon Canada's Simon Whitfield captured the silver medal in the men's triathlon Tuesday at the Beijing Olympics.
18 Aug 08 visit Harper was wrong to skip opening of the Olympics: Chrétien Jean Chrétien says Prime Minister Stephen Harper was wrong not to attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics.
18 Aug 08 visit Day 10 roundup: What the Canadians did Canada reached the medal podium for the third consecutive day on Monday, continuing its steady climb up the standings at the Beijing Games.
18 Aug 08 visit 24 trapped in Chinese coal mine explosion Rescuers in northeastern China are trying to dig out 24 coal miners trapped underground after a morning gas explosion.
18 Aug 08 visit Canadian women advance to softball semis The Canadian women's softball team advanced to the semifinals at the Beijing Games on Monday - with a little help from Venezuela.
18 Aug 08 visit Canada's Cockburn wins silver in trampoline Canada's Karen Cockburn won the silver medal in the women's trampoline at the Beijing Games on Monday, her third Olympic medal in the event.
18 Aug 08 visit China's Liu pulls out of 110m hurdles Defending Olympic champion Liu Xiang of China shocked a packed house at Beijing's National Stadium as he pulled out from qualifying in the men's 110-metre hurdles.
17 Aug 08 visit Gold medal redemption for Canadian men's eight Canada led wire-to-wire to win the final race at Beijing's Shunyi Olympic rowing park. Taking the silver was Great Britain and taking the bronze was the Netherlands.
17 Aug 08 visit Michael Phelps wins record 8th Olympic gold Michael Phelps captured his record eighth gold medal of the Beijing Games on Sunday, propelling the U.S. team to a hard-fought victory in the 4x100 medley relay.
17 Aug 08 visit Canada's Ryan Cochrane swims to bronze Teenager Ryan Cochrane won Canada's first Olympic swimming medal since 2000, taking bronze in the 1,500-metre freestyle Sunday in Beijing.
16 Aug 08 visit Day 8 roundup: What the Canadians did Canada's medal drought came to an end on Day 8 of the Beijing Games, with Canadian athletes winning three medals on Saturday.
16 Aug 08 visit Bolt wins 100m gold, shatters record Jamaica's Usain Bolt ran an electrifying 9.69 seconds in the 100-metre sprint to set a new world record and take Olympic gold at Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing on Saturday night.
16 Aug 08 visit Wrestler Verbeek captures Canada's third medal Canadian wrestler Tonya Verbeek won the second Olympic medal of her career and Canada's third of the Beijing Summer Games on Day 8 of Olympic competition.
16 Aug 08 visit Canada's Huynh grapples to gold Wrestler Carol Huynh of Hazelton, B.C., has won Canada's first gold of the Beijing Olympic Games.
16 Aug 08 visit Phelps matches Spitz with 7th Olympic gold American Michael Phelps has tied Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals at a single Olympic Games after winning the men's 100-metre butterfly by the narrowest of margins on Saturday in Beijing.
15 Aug 08 visit China deported Vancouver woman, other pro-Tibet protesters: student group China has deported five protesters - including a Vancouver woman - who hung a Free Tibet banner in front of the state television's new headquarters in Beijing on Friday, Students for a Free Tibet Canada say.
15 Aug 08 visit Canadian women's soccer team falls to U.S. in extra time Substitute Natasha Kai scored in the 11th minute of the first extra-time period to give the United States a 2-1 win and eliminate Canada in their quarter-final women's soccer match at the Beijing Games.
15 Aug 08 visit 2 more athletes fail doping tests A North Korean shooter and Vietnamese gymnast are the latest athletes to be caught for doping at the Beijing Olympics.
15 Aug 08 visit Michael Phelps makes it 6-for-6 Michael Phelps claimed his sixth gold medal - and sixth world record - in as many tries at the Beijing Olympics, blowing away the competition once again to take the men's 200-metre individual medley on Friday.
14 Aug 08 visit Phelps has plenty left in tank for 200 IM Ryan Lochte is expected to give American teammate Michael Phelps the toughest test Thursday at 10:48 p.m. ET in the latter's quest for a sixth gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. Keith Beavers will represent Canada.
14 Aug 08 visit Canada falls, coach ejected in men's water polo The Canadian men's water polo team had a strong start against a tough side from Australia during the Beijing Olympics, but ultimately fell 8-5 in a match Thursday that saw team coach Dragan Jovanovic ejected in the third quarter for arguing a call with...
14 Aug 08 visit PM Harper 'optimistic' medal drought will end Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who chose not to attend the Summer Olympics in Beijing, is optimistic Canada will soon end its medal drought.
14 Aug 08 visit Roger Federer knocked out of Olympics Roger Federer's quest for his first Olympic medal came to a premature end Thursday at the Beijing Games.

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