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Jenna Talackova, the 23-year-old beauty queen from Vancouver who was thrown out of Miss Universe Canada Pageant for not being a naturally born female, has determined to fight for justice.

Earlier this week, Asus announced on its Italian Facebook page that it will be bringing new feature to its Transformer Prime tablet and now the Taiwanese company is rolling out the 9.4.2.21 software update.

A Canadian court has granted Sino-Forest Corp protection from its creditors and has approved an agreement with some of its noteholders to start the process of selling the embattled Chinese forestry company.

Sino-Forest Corp , a Toronto-listed Chinese forestry company accused of fraud, is seeking protection from its creditors and a court's approval of an agreement with some of noteholders to put its embattled business up for sale.

Things are heating up for the Glee co-stars.

Sino-Forest Corp , a Toronto-listed Chinese forestry company accused of fraud, said on Friday it has agreed with some of its noteholders to put its embattled business up for sale.

Sino-Forest Corp has asked a Canadian bankruptcy court to approve an agreement providing for either the sale of the embattled Chinese forestry company to a third party, or a restructuring enabling note holders to acquire nearly all of its assets.

Is a Canuck eligible for the big prize?

Victor Alboini, whose Toronto-based fund firm began buying RIM shares last August and pulled in other investors such as Leon Cooperman's Omega Advisers, is doubtful the BlackBerry maker can survive much longer.

Earlier in the week an organization of outraged “Mass Effect” fans sent developers BioWare more than 400 cupcakes to make a statement about the games ending. But it seems that the folks at the Edmonton, Canada office don’t have much of a sweet tooth.

Gold prices rose on Friday as the dollar fell to a one-month low against a basket of currencies, including the euro, after European finance ministers agreed to boost the euro zone's debt crisis firewall to roughly 800 billion euros ($1.1 trillion).

The Canadian government plans to stop the circulation of the penny at the end of 2012 in an effort to cut costs.

Jenna Talackova is a beautiful, 23-year-old Vancouver native who embodies drive, determination and charisma. She seemingly boasts all the qualities the perfect Miss Universe Canada would have, yet she was disqualified because she is transgender. Her case reveals the glaringly outdated beauty pageant rules that remain even in the most progressive of societies.

Now that new RIM CEO Thorstein Heins has shown he's taking aggressive action, here are some more ways to turn RIM around.

Israeli authorities closed off the West Bank, restricted access to the Temple Mount and set up checkpoints near the Lebanese border.

Jenna Talackova, a 23-year-old woman from Vancouver, wanted to contest and win a beauty pageant like so many other girls do. The only difference between Talackova and the others is that she has undergone a sex change surgery to transform herself into a woman.

With the firing of Canadiens GM Pierre Gauthier today, Patrick Roy could be the next man to take the helm.

Even as big U.S. oil pipelines invest billions of dollars to ship booming oil production south from Canada and North Dakota, a new race is underway in the opposite direction.

Even as big U.S. oil pipelines invest billions of dollars to ship booming oil production south from Canada and North Dakota, a new race is underway in the opposite direction.

Economic recovery in Europe and North America is diverging and remains fragile, as Canada and the United States experience steady growth and European economies continue to falter, a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday.

Euro zone nations are falling far behind the United States and Canada as a fragile recovery takes root in advanced economies, the OECD said on Thursday, advising central banks to keep easy money flowing so the rebound does not prove short-lived.