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Oct. 5-11, 2012: The war on Big Bird, Silvio Berlusconi discovers a woman can lie, and a female perspective on the oilsands

The vindication of Mike Spracklen

The vindication of Mike Spracklen

Will Canada’s most successful rowing coach be welcomed back?

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Rowing Canada’s troubled waters

Legendary coach Mike Spracklen has a ‘cult following’—but not everyone is a believer

Rowing Coach Bent Jensen’s last great race

Canada lost one of its great Olympic coaches Wednesday. Bent Jensen, 60, who led Canada’s lightweight men’s rowing crew to a bronze medal just four months ago in Beijing, died in his native Denmark after a battle with pancreatic cancer, Rowing Canada announced Thursday.