China thanks Canada for deporting fraud suspect (Canada.com)

The Chinese government officially thanked Canada Wednesday for deporting a man wanted by authorities for his alleged role in a multimillion dollar fraud case, according to Xinhua, the official Chinese government news agency.

Maple Leaf Foods accepts blame (CNews)

Canada's food inspection system, under scrutiny amid a massive meat recall and a listeriosis outbreak that's killed at least five people, was absolved of blame Wednesday by the president of embattled meat giant Maple Leaf Foods and defended by the minister of agriculture.

Pearlstein: The Growing Income Gap (Washington Post)

Washington Post columnist Steven Pearlstein was online Wednesday, August 27 at noon ET to discuss how the presidential campaign is addressing growing income inequality and the stagnation of middle class income.

The providers? perspective (Arkansas Times)

In 1995, most doctors responding to the Arkansas Times first Best Doctors questionnaire said they disapproved of single-payer health plans, like those in Canada and Great Britain.

Calendar for Aug. 28 (The Milpitas Post)

The Art of Living is presenting a series of free monthly wellness classes at the Milpitas Community Library on Monday evenings. The next session will be Sept. 8 on Ayurveda, which is India's traditional, natural system of medicine that has been practiced for more than 5,000 years.