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Canadian Classical Composer Gets Boost From 'Blurred Lines'

Canadian classical composer John Beckwith has a hit on his hands. It might have something to do with the fact that the piece of music is called "Blurred Lines." It shares a name with Robin Thicke's summer chart-topper.

Canadian Classical Composer Gets Boost From 'Blurred Lines'

November Project's Growing Fitness 'Tribe'

November Project's Growing Fitness 'Tribe'

The MS Tûranor: Record Setting Solar Boat and Floating Science Lab

The MS Tûranor: Record Setting Solar Boat and Floating Science Lab

Finding ET: Company Plans Desert Dig for Worst Video Game

Finding ET: Company Plans Desert Dig for Worst Video Game

Azamat Tazhayakov's Father Speaks Out on Charges in Boston Marathon Bombing Case

Azamat Tazhayakov's Father Speaks Out on Charges in Boston Marathon Bombing Case

Three Friends of Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Face Charges

Three friends of the younger Boston Marathon bombing suspect have been charged in connection with the case. Federal authorities say the three are charged with conspiring to obstruct of justice, and making false statements to federal investigators.

Three Friends of Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Face Charges

Update From Downtown Boston

Two people have been killed and dozens more injured in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, police say. The World's Andrea Crossan reports from the scene of the explosions.

Update From Downtown Boston

Stompin' Tom Connors: Canadian Folk Hero

Canadian country-folk musician Stompin' Tom Connors , a music legend in Canada, passed away this week. He wrote hundreds of songs and sold nearly four million albums. but unlike most Canadian musicians, he wasn't interested in courting American fans.

Stompin' Tom Connors: Canadian Folk Hero

A Venezuelan Expat in US Reacts to Death of Chavez

Just five minutes from The World's studios in Boston is a Venezuelan restaurant: La Casa De Pedro. I traveled there with Senior Producer Andrea Crossan to find some local reaction to the news from Venezuela.

A Venezuelan Expat in US Reacts to Death of Chavez

Clash Over Canadian Lobster Catch

Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick are at odds over the size of lobsters that fishermen are allowed to catch in the Northumberland Strait.

Clash Over Canadian Lobster Catch
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Pigeon Impossible

For today's Geo Quiz we want you to identify where Britain's code breaking operations were based during the Second World War, and the English county where a dead carrier pigeon was discovered with a coded message attached to its leg bone.

Pigeon Impossible

#MyFirstConcert: Share Your Experience

We've heard from of you since producer Andrea Crossan admitted that the first concert she ever went to was the Canadian band Rush, and that she lied about it for years. Andrea and anchor Marco Werman share some of the many stories we've received.

#MyFirstConcert: Share Your Experience
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Podcast: What's Assyrian for Canuck?

One of the world's first written languages gets a new 21-volume dictionary.

Podcast: What's Assyrian for Canuck?
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Saving Kenya's lions

The population of lions in the East African nation of Kenya is on the decline. Conservationists there have put forth a radical proposal. To save the lions, they say, the lions should be hunted. The World's Andrea Crossan explains.

Saving Kenya's lions

H1N1 Concerns in Sub-Saharan Africa

Fewer than ten H1N1 cases are confirmed in Africa, but health experts worry the disease may spread in the continent's crowded slums.

H1N1 Concerns in Sub-Saharan Africa