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TORONTO — Olympic viewers are bound to be inspired as they watch the world’s best swimmers vie for gold at the upcoming Summer Games in London.
But while Canada’s medal hopefuls spend countless hours training and competing in chlorinated waters, recreational swimmers sometimes shun the pool for a very superficial reason: dry hair.
Elite swimmers can relate to the problem.

MONTREAL—Resolute Forest Products, formerly known as AbitibiBowater Inc., says it has purchased more shares in takeover target Fibrek Inc., bringing its total stake in the company to 70.9 percent.
The Quebec-based company said late yesterday it has paid $5.4 million for some 9.9 million additional shares.
That pushes it beyond the 66.6 percent it needs to take over the company.

LONDON, Ont.—Michael Rafferty apologized to Victoria Stafford’s family in court this morning after hearing the devastating effects of the little girl’s death.
But he maintains he is innocent of kidnapping, raping, and killing eight-year-old Tori—the three crimes he was convicted of Friday.
Rafferty spoke after listening to emotional statements by Tori’s family.

TOKYO — Canon Inc. is moving toward fully automating digital camera production in an effort to cut costs — a key change being played out across Japan, a world leader in robotics.
If successful, counting on machines can help preserve this nation’s technological power — not the stereotype of machines snatching assembly line jobs from workers, Jun Misumi — company spokesman, said Monday.

GENEVA — A quarter of those 25 or older now have high blood pressure worldwide, and almost one in 10 has worrying levels of glucose in their blood.
The World Health Organization’s tally of the latest global health statistics for the first time includes a look at blood pressure and glucose levels, two of the risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Without fanfare, U.S. nuclear power regulators have overhauled community emergency planning for the first time in more than three decades, requiring fewer drills for major accidents and recommending that fewer people be evacuated right away.

MIAMI — The 8-year-old twins love their iPad. They draw, play games and expand their vocabulary. The teenagers like the computer tablets too, but the clan’s elders show no interest.

NEW YORK — Don’t let the hoodie and sneakers fool you. Mark Zuckerberg is no wet-behind-the-ears CEO.

WASHINGTON — Reality TV is giving birth to some of the most popular baby names. No, not Snooki. But Mason, as in Kourtney Kardashian’s son, jumped 10 spots to become the second most popular name for newborn boys in 2011.