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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 ...

  • Discovery of Arctic bacterium offers clues to possible life on Mars

    The temperature in the permafrost on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian high Arctic has been found to be nearly as cold as that of the surface of Mars. So the recent discovery by a McGill University led team of scientists of a bacterium that is able to thrive at -15 degree C, the coldest temperature ever reported for bacterial growth, is exciting. The bacterium offers clues about some of the ...

  • 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 ...

  • ‘RHOA’ star NeNe Leakes won’t be transferred to ‘RHOBH’

    NeNe Leakes may have started off in Atlanta, but she is spending more time these days in Beverly Hills as she is filming "Glee" at t he moment. Her other show, "The New Normal," has been cancelled and it sounds like she may need to find more work if she wants to stay in Beverly Hills. And she shouldn't rely on ...

  • ‘RHOBH’ star Brandi Glanville furious about dishonest tweets

    Eddie Cibrian again after she released her book, "Drinking and Tweeting," where she talked about her experiences of the infamous affair that ruined both marriages. However, ever since the book was released, Brandi has talked a bit about the couple and recently bashed them on Twitter for not letting her speak to ...

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The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolans grim, brooding, and very nearly brilliant sequel to his 2005 reboot Batman Begins, is perhaps the most scintillating and incisive film about our current state of affairs to hit the big screen since the war on terror began. While numero ... ...

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  • Brandi Glanville creating drama to downplay LeAnn’s album

    press . Brandi may not be a singer like LeAnn but she has gotten fame from being on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." If that isn't enough, Brandi's newest book, "Drinking and Tweeting," has become a bestselling book. And yet, according to a new Radar Online report published on May ...

  • Torontos executive to deliver statement amid Ford controversy reports

    Toronto's executive committee is preparing a statement to assure residents that work at city hall continues despite the mounting controversy surrounding Mayor Rob Ford. According to media reports, the executive committee is expected to release a statement on Friday reassuring residents that the work of city hall will carry on, despite reports of an alleged video where Ford is reported to ...

  • National Bank hikes dividend

    Canada's sixth-largest bank is hiking its dividend and buying back some of its shares, National Bank announced Friday along with a second-quarter profit that beat analyst estimates by a wide margin. Montreal-based bank said its adjusted earnings hit a record $369 million -- up six per cent from the same time last year. That equalled $2.08 per share, a seven per cent increase from $1.95 per ...

  • Senators begin uphill climb in Pittsburgh to save season

    PITTSBURGH (AP) Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson isn't quite ready for the traditional season-ending handshake. Yet he knows if the Senators can't find a way to slow down slow down the Pittsburgh Penguins, it's coming soon. The Penguins grabbed a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals with a 7-3 rout on Wednesday night, leading Alfredsson to offer ...

  • Gibraltar gains entry among UEFA soccer nations

    Gibraltar was accepted Friday as a full member by the UEFA Congress, becoming Europe's 54th official football nation. The move had previously been resisted by some politicians in neighbouring Spain, who wanted to stop the British territory on Spain's southern tip from joining UEFA. The decision will allow Gibraltar to enter into the qualifying competition for the 2016 European ...

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