Among the many pins on Dave Phillips’ hat, it’s the pig that sticks out. Phillips stood Tuesday behind the Pin Traders’ table at the Canadian Olympic curling trials at Rexall Place. He had dozens of colourful pins on display, but none grabbed the eye Continue ..

But 55 years ago, when former Wall Street lawyer Alexander Cushing campaigned to bring one of sport It caused quite a stir,” said Cushing’s widow, Nancy Cushing, chief executive of Squaw Valley Ski Corp . “It was pretty, pretty amazing.” Continue ..

Every night, acts like Nelly Furtado, the Barenaked Ladies and INXS Loverboy do a double bill Feb. 21, Billy Talent plays Feb. 23 and INXS is on Feb. 24. The series wraps up with Burton Cummings Feb. 25 and Great Big Sea Feb. 26. Being the Continue ..

BOSTON (AP) — A state senator’s victory in the Republican primary for the special election to fill the late Edward M. Kennedy’s Senate seat gives the Massachusetts GOP something it’s sorely missed: a place in the political spotlight. Since Continue ..

LAKE PLACID, New York (AP) — Jim Shea paused for more than a moment, almost unable to imagine the thought of Lake Placid without its legacy of hosting the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic games. “We’d just be a sleepy little Adirondack town, just a Continue ..

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