Wednesday 17th March, 2010
Ice Hockey Play Off Starts Tomorrow
Stockholm NewsThe quarter finals of the Swedish ice hockey championship starts tomorrow. Which teams will reach the semi finals? Stockholm News has predicted the outcome
Swedish Skanska To Build New World Trade Center Train Station
Canada.comSTOCKHOLM - Swedish construction and civil engineering group Skanska said Wednesday it had won a $434 million ($437 million Cdn) contract to help build the commuter train station at the site of the Wo...
Swedish Skanska To Build New World Trade Center Train Station
Vancouver SunSTOCKHOLM - Swedish construction and civil engineering group Skanska said Wednesday it had won a $434 million ($437 million Cdn) contract to help build the commuter train station at the site of the Wo...
<span>canucks Call Up Grabner, Sign Schroeder</span>
Face OffPublished: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday recalled right-winger Michael Grabner from the American Hockey League's Manitoba Moose and signed top prospect Jord...
<span>flyers' Leighton Injured Against Nashville</span>
Face OffPublished: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton left Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss at Nashville with a high ankle sprain.
Europeans Initiate Campaign For Work-free Sunday [2010-03-17]
ZenitZenit.org ).- Martin Kastler, German member of the European Parliament, launched the first citizen referendum of the European Union to request that Sunday be declared a day for family and rest. "...
March In Sweden: Slush, Bears And Skiing Royals
The LocalThe Year in Sweden - March: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966.
Kriukov, Olsson Win Stockholm Sprint Races
Earth TimesStockholm - Olympic champion Nikita Kriukov of Russia and local heroine Anna Olsson won the opening sprint races of the cross-country skiing World Cup finals on Wednesday. Kriukov stormed past World C...
<span>nhl Trying To Fast-track Headshot Rule</span>
Face OffPublished: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 The National Hockey League is trying to fast-track a new rule that would punish players who deliver blindside hits to opponents' heads.
<span>memo To Nhl: Wake Up!</span>
Face OffAlex Ovechkin kicked off the latest stage of the news cycle by issuing an apology two days after the fact for his hit on Brian Campbell. The apology, such as it was, was manufactured, insincere and at...
Fifteen Boys Abused By Sports Coach
The LocalAt least fifteen boys are now believed to have been sexually abused by a sports coach in the Stockholm area as the case against a 22-year-old suspect widens.
Hollywood Studio Secures Movie Rights For Swedish Best-seller Books
Earth TimesStockholm - Columbia Pictures has signed a movie rights deal with the the heirs of the late Swedish best-selling crime writer Stieg Larsson, reports said Wednesday. Larsson's brother Joakim told the N...
<span>sergei Kostitsyn Continues Hot Streak As Habs Park Rangers</span>
Face OffOilers send prospect Eberle to AHL Just ask Sergei Kostitsyn, who scored at 5:59 of the third period to snap a 1-1 tie and lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers. Kostitsyn...
<span>'we Need A Win'</span>
Face OffYes, getting bagelled on that four-minute power play against the Detroit Red Wings stung, admits Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla.Even more disturbing, though, was the lack of opportunities that f...
Police Station Evacuated Amid Bomb Threat
The LocalPolice bomb technicians have concluded that an explosive left at the reception desk of a police station in central Stockholm did not pose any threat to people or property.
About Right And Left In Housing
Stockholm NewsHave you often seen the headlines "Housing shortages in major cities", "Young may not hold in the apartment" or "Record low housing" in the media in recent years?
Saab Gets Tax Break For Hq In Royal Oak: 60 Jobs Expected In Sales, Other Areas
Boston HeraldS aab Cars will invest $2.4 million to establish its new North American headquarters in Royal Oak. Saab, recently sold by General Motors to Netherlands-based Spyker Cars, was granted on Tuesday a...
<span>tavares, Isles Beat Up On Canucks</span>
Face OffConference standings It also started some second guessing as to why the Canucks get up for the elite and come out flat against struggling clubs. "We outshot them badly, but we didn't go to the tough a...
Ikea Offers Repose In Paris Metro Marketing Campaign
The LocalSwedish furniture chain Ikea has adopted an unorthodox method to get its products into the mind's eye of discerning Parisians - by lining metro station platforms with living room furniture.
Slim Lead For Nuclear Power In Swedish Poll
Earth TimesStockholm - One in four Swedes believe that nuclear power is the best form of energy when employment and environment concerns are taken into consideration, a new survey said Wednesday. The poll placed...
Swedish House Prices Top Two Million Barrier
The LocalThe price of the average Swedish house has passed the two million kronor ($300,000) mark for the first time new figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB) show.
3’s Combined Swedish/danish Subscribers Up 27% In 2009
TeleGeographyInvestor, the holding company of Sweden’s Wallenberg family, has released combined year-end results for cellcos Hi3G Access Sweden and Hi3G Access Denmark, which operate under the ‘3’ banner as ...
Singtel, Ericsson Kick Off Lte Trials
TeleGeographySingTel Mobile and Ericsson of Sweden have launched preliminary trials of Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile technology at the operator’s Comcentre headquarters and say upgrade work on the national ne...
Ssu Register Name Of Governmental Coalition
Stockholm NewsSSU, the youth league of the Social Democratic party, is trying to register the rights to the name “Alliansen”, the alliance. That is a name used for the coalition between the four center right pa...
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