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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 ...

  • Smallest known plant-eating dinosaur found in Canada

    A team of paleontologists from the University of Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum, Cleveland Museum of Natural History and University of Calgary have identified a new dinosaur, the smallest plant-eating dinosaur species known from Canada. Albertadromeus syntarsus was identified from a partial hind leg, and other skeletal elements, that indicate it was a speedy runner. Approximately 1.6 m (5 ft) ...

  • Reclusive heiress bequeaths $34 million to Vancouver Foundation

    The WilMar Estate, at 2050 block of S.W. Marine drive, is a historic 1925 mansion in Vancouver, B.C., February 15, 2012. The 1925 mansion is up for sale for the first time. It belonged to the Kitchen family that has died out. The house is being sold with the money going to ...

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Fighting

Fighting

Pretty much everything you need to know about this by-the-numbers clunker is summarized in the one-word title Fighting. Yes, there is plenty of fighting of the underground, bare-knuckle-brawl variety, but because the film was cowritten and directed by Dito Montiel, whose feature debut w ... ...

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  • Barbara Yaffe B.C. residents healthiest in Canada despite spending less on medical care

    British Columbians can take pride in being the Swedes of Canada, boasting the best lifestyle habits and health status in the country.That's one of the findings of a Conference Board of Canada report titled, Paving the Road to Higher Performance: Benchmarking Provincial Health Systems.The report, released Thursday, accords B.C. an A grade, "on the strength of having the healthiest ...

  • Rangers Tortorella defends decision to bench Richards

    New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella shouts at a linesman (not pictured) during a timeout against the Boston Bruins in Game 4 in New York on Thursday. (Mike ...

  • Kings blank Sharks take 3-2 series lead

    LOS ANGELES (AP) Jonathan Quick saved his best save for the final minute, sliding deftly across his crease and snagging Joe Pavelski's shot from point-blank range to the grateful gasps of the Los Angeles Kings' sellout crowd. Quick's imposing postseason presence only appears to be growing, and the San Jose Sharks are running out of time to figure him out. Quick made 24 saves in ...

  • Stanley Cup Stories Red Wings take control

    Justin Abdelkader (8) and Pavel Datsyuk (13) of the Detroit Red Wings celebrate a second-period goal by teammate Jakub Kindl (not pictured) in front of Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50) in Game 4 on Thursday. (Gregory Shamus/Getty ...

  • US highway bridge linking Seattle with Canada collapses

    The major highway bridge linking Seattle with Canada and the rest of the Pacific Northwest region collapsed on Thursday evening, dumping a handful of vehicles and people into a river, the Washington State Patrol said. Authorities said there were no deaths, and three people were rescued and taken to hospitals.The four-lane Interstate 5 bridge - more than half a century old - collapsed about ...

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