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  • New US meat labeling rules upsets Canada New US meat labeling rules upsets Canada

    OTTAWA - Canada has threatened "retaliatory measures" against the United States move changing the so-called country of origin labeling that would track beef and hogs through the meat processing and distribution systems, stating that it is discriminatory, a view shared by the World Trade Organisation. On Thursday, the United States Department of Agriculture issued a final modification to its ...

  • Canadian Businessman on Trial in Cuban Corruption Crackdown

    The trial of a Canadian businessman who confessed to bribing Cuban officials has begun in Havana, almost two years after his arrest in a government crackdown on corruption. The closed trial of Sarkis Yacoubian, originally from Armenia and the owner of import firm Tri-Star Caribbean, is expected to last two days. Lebanese citizen Krikor Bayassalian is a co-defendant. Foreign journalists ...

  • `Ageing Asia to strain worlds long-term economic growth

    The Asia-Pacific region will continue to power global economic growth in 2013, but the region's increasing ageing population will cast a shadow on the long-term development, according to a Canadian think-tank. "Productivity gains and a large, young working-age population have done much to boost Asian economic growth over the past three decades. But Asia's demographic dividend is quickly coming ...

  • Montreals boil water advisory lifted mayor says

    A man crosses a street carrying litres of water as water pours out of a fire hydrant, in Montreal, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (Paul Chiasson / THE CANADIAN ...

  • NHL players react to Tortorella benching Brad Richards

    Rangers scratch Brad Richards for must-win game Struggling Rangers centre Brad Richards says he will be a healthy scratch Thursday night as New York faces elimination in Game 4 against the Boston ...

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The Godfather Part III [DVD]

The Godfather Part III [DVD]

"The Godfather ... is the first completely authentic modern myth in American cinema ..." Jake Horsley, The Blood Poets: A Cinema of Savagery, 1958-1999 ...

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  • Rangers beat Bruins in OT stave off elimination

    NEW YORK (AP) Chris Kreider steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the New York Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. New York, which erased 2-0 and 3-2 deficits in the critical Game 4 matchup in the Eastern Conference semifinals, still trails the series 3-1. The Rangers will need to win again on Saturday ...

  • Blue Jays spoil Kevin Gausmans MLB debut

    TORONTO (AP) Edwin Encarnacion hit his fifth career grand slam, J.P. Arencibia homered and drove in four runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Baltimore 12-6 on Thursday night, spoiling the debut of Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman. Brandon Morrow (2-3) allowed six runs and a season-high 10 hits in seven-plus innings. He walked one and struck out five. Brett Cecil and Brad Lincoln each worked ...

  • Edmontonians at a loss to explain rising gas prices

    CBC's Scott Stevenson spoke with a number of Edmontonians about what they think is causing the recent price spike - and what they are doing about it. ...

  • Teens death sparks call for social services information

    The investigation into the death of teen in Calgary's northwest community of Citadel is still underway. Police have so far deemed the death as ...

  • Porsche abandoned on ferry as driver takes bus home

    A sports car enthusiast claimed he couldn't find his car -- a Porsche -- on a B.C. Ferry bound for the Lower Mainland so he left without it and took the ...

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