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The best road trip begins in JasperFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 8:42AMSure, Italy has ancient Roman ruins and France has the Louvre, but we often forget that Canada has world-class tourist attractions, too. Like the Rockies, for instance, which are always a huge draw for overseas tour groups.

Conquering Cape Breton's Cabot TrailFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 8:41AMThe Cabot Trail on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island is a winding, up-and-down two-lane highway 300 kilometres in length. It took me 29 years to drive it.

Recent red tide not toxic, DEP saysFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 8:37AMSwim, fish and surf on this week, say state Department of Environmental Protection officials, after an analysis of the New York Harbor red tide showed the color came from nontoxic phytoplankton.

Gov. Crist names task force on teacher qualityFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 8:36AMAs Florida school districts debate their participation in Race to the Top, Gov. Charlie Crist has appointed a statewide task force to tackle such sticky issues as teacher pay and performance. The group is an offshoot of the committee that Crist convened to revise Florida's RTTT application, which failed in the first go-round because of a lack of teacher buy-in. Many of the members are the same ...

Tidal power, marine tech firms attract DOE fundingFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 8:34AMOcean Renewable Power Company LLC has received a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for its project to install tidal power systems off the coast of Maine, and several other New England firms developing marine and hydrokinetic technologies also received grants.

A.M. roundup: Weather, gas prices, traffic report, air travelFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 8:19AMIt will be partly sunny this morning and afternoon, then clear this evening and overnight. a hrefhttp://postcrescent.weather.gannettonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/sectionCategoryWEATHER01CityAppletonStateWI targetnewbClick here to check out the radar/b/aBR

NASA issues awards in science, technology, serviceFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 8:13AMNASA Glenn Research Center presented its highest awards to people for work in science, technology and service during a dinner Aug. 18 in Westlake.

Teen cyclist killed in hit-and-run on Bank StreetFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 8:11AMA teenaged male cyclist is dead after being struck in a hit-and-run accident on Bank Street near Mitch Owens Road late Thursday night.

High school scoreboard, Sept. 10Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 8:11AMHigh school scoreboard for events of Sept. 9