Word: canadians
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...bakery down the street from Great Harvest. Upscale-sandwich chain Panera Bread, which is based in Richmond Heights, Mo., will soon debut six low-carb products. "Other people are rushing into it. We want to make sure the quality is consistent with who we are," says CEO Ron Shaich. Canadian flour company Hayhoe Mills is combatting slack demand by marketing its new low-carb wheat-bran flour to commercial bakers and consumers. Cost...
DIED. MICHELINE CHAREST, 51, a founder with her husband of the Canadian children's television group Cinar, which produced the hit show Arthur; of complications from plastic surgery; in Montreal. Cinar was a leading supplier of children's shows like Zoboomafoo, Wimzie's House and Caillou as well as Arthur, featuring the world's most famous aardvark; in 1997 the Hollywood Reporter ranked Charest as the 19th most powerful woman in show business, ahead of Madonna. But two years later, Charest, along with her husband, was booted from Cinar's board following a series of financial scandals...
...renovated Conservative Party. The battle wasn't pretty. Near the end of the 57-day campaign, a prankster handed the glamorous but politically inexperienced Stronach a sweatshirt emblazoned with the words BETTER THAN VIAGRA. Stronach soldiered through to a respectable second-place finish--and made clear that a new Canadian star was on the horizon...
When this Montreal-born jurist was named chief prosecutor in the Hague in 1996, the world, perhaps, did not know what to expect from her. But Canadians did. Our nation has a history of passionate advocacy and determined action for human rights, and the Canadian armed forces have long played a significant role in peacekeeping missions around the world. Our government is the first to make it a priority to ensure that the supply of cheap drugs to combat HIV and AIDS is made available to Africa. We knew that Arbour would represent the virtues we hold dearest: fairness, integrity...
...exchange was classic Arbour: a singular balance of strength and empathy. During her three years as chief prosecutor of war crimes before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, this remarkable Canadian stood up to the bullies and stood up for the victims. She demonstrated courage and tenacity, compassion and tact. Above all, she demonstrated persistence. By working to bring to trial former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic and many other government officials, Arbour was instrumental in raising the profile of the tribunal from relative obscurity to what many believe to be the most effective international criminal court...