Canadian women’s 8 rowing wins Olympic silver

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Posted August 2, 2012 7:43 am.

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LONDON, England – The Canadian women’s eight rowing crew has won silver at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Thursday. This is Canada’s seventh medal and second silver of the 2012 Games.

Go to CTVOlympics.ca for the full story.

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