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  • Growing appetite for American whisky straining supply

    Heaven Hill Distilleries, whose Bernheim distillery in Louisville, Ky., is shown above, is undergoing its second expansion in seven years. It's one of several whisky producers in Kentucky making major investments in their business in response to the rising demand. (Heaven Hill Distilleries ...

  • Will Rob Fords supporters leave Ford Nation

    Will supporters continue to back Toronto Mayor Rob Ford following allegations that he was recorded on video appearing to smoke crack cocaine? (Nathan Denette/Canadian ...

  • Ryan Lochte cruises to pair of victories at Vancouver swim meet

    VANCOUVER -- Olympic champion Ryan Lochte was the teacher and Hassaan Abdel-Khalik was happy to be the pupil during Friday's opening night of the Mel Zajac Jr. International Canada Cup.Lochte cruised to victories in the 200-metre backstroke and the 200 freestyle before a loud crowd at the University of British Columbia Aquatic Centre.Abdel-Khalik, who will compete at this summer's ...

  • Civic engagement Key moments in the City of Vancouvers history

    May 3, 1886: City of Vancouver holds its first election.May 10, 1886: First council meeting.Dec. 14, 1887: First "Vancouver Reading Room" library opens.Sept. 7, 1907: Protest rally at City Hall by the Vancouver Asiatic Exclusion League turns into a riot.1916: Aldermen vote to allow women to hold office.Dec. 5, 1923: Radio was used for the first time in a Vancouver election ...

  • Former West Vancouver officer killed in Mexico

    A retired West Vancouver police officer has been stabbed to death in Mexico, as two Metro Vancouver families issue pleas for help to find relatives missing in the popular holiday ...

Movie Review

Road Trip

If vulgarity is an art form, then "Road Trip" aims to a masterpiece. Obscene and often quite funny, "Road Trip" is a direct descendent of the "Animal House"-inspired comedies of the 1980s cross-bred with the Farrelly Brothers ("There's Something About Mary"). It will likely be compared to last summer's gross-out teen comedy "American Pie," although "Road Trip" is decidedly lacking in the sentimen ... ...

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  • Canada’s good name persists abroad

    Canada is reducing its foreign budget in real terms and cutting staff in embassies abroad to save money. It humiliatingly lost an election for a spot on the Security Council, a seat easily won the next time around by Australia. Canada is a slam-dunk Fossil of the Year award candidate overseas. None of its major free-trade initiatives has yet borne ...

  • Canada revokes passport of doc accused in US medicare fraud

    Dr. Jacques Roy is seen in a court room sketch in Dallas Texas Monday March 5, 2012. (CBSDFW.COM photo) MONTREAL - The Canadian government has quietly revoked the passport of a Quebec doctor accused of defrauding the U.S. Medicare system of $375 million - before he's even had a trial. QMI Agency has learned that Passport Canada rescinded the passport of Dr. Jacques Roy, the Quebec ...

  • Canadian court rules to repatriate Chinese fugitive

    A federal court in Ottawa ruled late Thursday to uphold Chinese fugitive Lai Changxing's deportation order, paving the way for his return to China after he stayed here for 12 years.The verdict, made after more than three hours of court hearings, putting an end to all legal proceedings related to the deportation case.According to the law, the deportation should be executed soon after the ...

  • Record-high heat scorches parts of Canada strains power grids

    by Mark BourrieA heat dome that has been hovering over parts of Canada several days are setting record highs across Eastern and Central Canada on Thursday, which could be the hottest day of the year.Environment Canada, the federal government agency that monitors weather, released a special weather statement for the region, warning residents that a "sultry tropical air mass" will make ...

  • China welcomes Canadian courts rule on Chinese fugitive

    China on Friday welcomed the Canadian Federal Court's decision to uphold the deportation of Lai Changxing, one of China's most wanted fugitives.Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu made the remark in a statement posted on the ministry's website.Ma said Lai is the prime suspect in a smuggling case in the city of Xiamen and has been sought by law enforcement for several ...

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