When the 2012 Valley First Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan rolls through Summerland July 8, hockey star Trevor Linden and Hollywood actor Ethan Suplee will be among the bicyclists.

Axel and Maja Aagren-Eriksson celebrated on Dec. 14 with ABBA tunes and many new friends as their five-month adventure in Bexley drew to a close.

The sheer variety available locally, with myriad fillings, textures and ethnic origins, boggle the mind and tempt the taste buds. Here are some favorites. Love dumplings? The soupy, Shanghai-style ones filled with juicy pork? Puck-shaped Beijing ones with beef? Pan-fried? Steamed? Boiled? There are Vietnamese dumplings made with rice flour wrappers folded around chunks of sautéed shrimp. Or ...

Which political party will do a better job at preserving the purchasing power of the U.S. Dollar? A common tenet amongst Treasury Secretaries, irrespective of their political affiliation, has been a claim that the U.S. pursues a strong dollar policy.

Scarlett Johansson and Denzel Washington have received Germany’s most prestigious film award as best international actors.

LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG-- - Northland Resources S.A. - "Northland" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Peder Zetterberg as its Acting Chief Financial Officer , effective January 23, 2012. Mr. Zetterberg will be acting CFO, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Patrick Chan has developed a short memory when it comes to miscues.

As nervous investors flee the euro and other currencies for the relative safety of the greenback, it's tough to be a dollar bear. Axel Merk, who has been managing money for currency and gold investors since 1994, isn't about to change his downbeat view on the dollar, though.

With the Year of the Dragon around the corner, will the renminbi be unshackled? Will there be a surge in domestic consumption, or will a housing bust weigh on the economy, dragging down global economic growth?

 Luxembourg, January 17, 2012: Northland Resources S.A. (TSX: NAU, OSE: NAUR, Frankfurt: NPK - "Northland" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Peder Zetterberg ...