Canadian Cities Declare War on Cars
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As a Country, Canada has generally been way ahead of the States when it comes to worrying about the planet. Remember, they signed the Kyoto Treaty. Wind farms are popping up at a fierce pace (to the dismay of some residents). Toronto is so troubled about all the garbage and trash they create, they ship it all to the States (true fact). And now we read where an assortment of Canadian cities are taking steps to force people out of their cars. Montreal has identified 20 streets that "are not useful" and will be closed. City planners are looking for...
Published on Wednesday 8th of September 2010 02:35:07 PM
Innospec Agent Pleads Guilty to Bribing Iraqi Officials and Paying Kickbacks Under the Oil...
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NOTE The following text is a quote: Innospec Agent Pleads Guilty to Bribing Iraqi Officials and Paying Kickbacks Under the Oil for Food Program WASHINGTON—Canadian/Lebanese dual national Ousama M. Naaman pleaded guilty today to participating in an eight-year conspiracy to defraud the United Nations Oil for Food Program (OFFP) and to bribe Iraqi government officials in connection with the sale of a chemical additive used in the refining of leaded fuel, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. Naaman, 61, of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, was originally indicted on Aug. 7, 2008, in U.S. District...
Published on Wednesday 8th of September 2010 02:35:07 PM
Soaring costs force Canada to reassess health model
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Pressured by an aging population and the need to rein in budget deficits, Canada's provinces are taking tough measures to curb healthcare costs, a trend that could erode the principles of the popular state-funded system. British Columbia is replacing block grants to hospitals with fee-for-procedure payments and Quebec has a new flat health tax and a proposal for payments on each medical visit -- an idea that critics say is an illegal user fee. In some ways the Canadian debate is the mirror image of discussions going on in the United States. Healthcare in Canada is delivered through a publicly...
Published on Wednesday 8th of September 2010 02:35:07 PM
Man arrested after US forces flight to divert
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MONTREAL (AP) -- Canadian authorities identified Monday a man arrested on an Aeromexico flight from Paris to Mexico that was forced to divert to Montreal after U.S. authorities refused to let the plane use U.S. airspace. Abdirahman Ali Gaall was arrested Sunday at Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, said Robert Gervais, an Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada spokesman.
Published on Wednesday 8th of September 2010 02:35:07 PM
Breakthrough in fight against fatal Ebola as new drug saves 100% of monkeys tested! (Praise God!)
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A gene silencing approach can save monkeys from high doses of the most lethal strain of Ebola virus in what researchers call the most viable route yet to treating the deadly and frightening infection. They used small interfering RNAs or siRNAs, a new technology being developed by a number of companies, to hold the virus at bay for a week until the immune system could take over. Tests in four rhesus monkeys showed that seven daily injections cured 100 per cent of them. U.S. government researchers and a small Canadian biotech company, Tekmira Pharmaceuticals, worked together to develop the new...
Published on Wednesday 8th of September 2010 02:35:07 PM
"I had to stop driving my car for a while... the tires got dizzy."
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