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28 April 2009 @ 07:43 pm
 
Swine Flu Around The World
Tuesday April 28, 2009

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Four Cases Of Swine Flu Turn Up In York And Durham
 
Tuesday April 28, 2009

For days, officials had been saying "when" not "if." That prognostication proved prescient on Tuesday, when Ontario health officials confirmed that four cases of the swine flu have turned up close to home in this province.

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Swine Flu: What You Need To Know
Tuesday April 28, 2009
 

It appears to have started in Mexico and spread throughout the world. The swine flu has led to travel restrictions and advisories in a number of countries, with Canada urging residents not to make unnecessary trips to the stricken nation south of the U.S. border.

Officials have been predicting for years that a flu pandemic is almost inevitable, although health experts have yet to use that word for this current outbreak.

A few years ago, the avian flu in Asia was seen as the most likely candidate. Now the swine flu has appeared and seems to be spreading quickly.

As officials around the globe monitor citizens and travelers alike for signs of the disease, this article will tell you what you need to know about this strain of the flu - and where to find out more information.

(Swine Flu Facts)

 
 
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eavesdrop: The Beginning is the End is the Beginning - The Smashing Pumpkins
 
 
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25 February 2009 @ 05:29 pm
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Singer Steven Page Quits Barenaked Ladies
Wednesday February 25, 2009
CityNews.ca Staff

Steven Page has left Barenaked Ladies, the hugely popular band he helped form more than 20 years ago in Toronto.

The singer-guitarist, who was also one of the band's chief songwriters, decided to part ways with his bandmates in order to pursue solo projects including theatrical work, the band's website said on Wednesday.

( The news comes months after Page was arrested in the U.S. on drug charges, which were subsequently dropped... )
 
 
 
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Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press



Michael Ignatieff is seen during the Liberal caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday Dec. 10, 2008. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)

OTTAWA — Call it the Crimson connection.

Michael Ignatieff has taken a lot of political grief for spending almost three decades living outside Canada, including five years teaching at Harvard University.

But as he prepares for a brief meeting Thursday with fellow Harvard alumnus President Barack Obama, the Liberal leader stands to reap some dividends from the Ivy League connections he made at one of the world's most prestigious universities.

Ignatieff never crossed paths with Obama, who is 15 years his junior, at the august institution. But he did forge friendships with people who are now among the key movers and shakers in the Obama White House.
Just how important those friendships may be in developing a rapport with the new president remains to be seen.

ooooh, political parallels... )
 
 
frame of mind: contemplative
 
 
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Wild Gaps In Food Pricing Criticized By Heart And Stroke Foundation

Monday February 9, 2009
CityNews.ca Staff


The cost of food is affecting more than just your wallet.

A study by the Heart and Stroke Foundation found that wild gaps in food pricing exist coast-to-coast - and it's not always where you think.

Researchers looked at 66 communities and found that Canadians are often paying more than double to almost six times the price for the same basic healthy food depending on where they live.

 

The cost of nutritious food has an impact beyond your bottom line... )




 
 
frame of mind: curious
 
 
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Recession Hits Home As 129,000 Workers Lose Their Jobs In January

Friday February 6, 2009
CityNews.ca Staff


The news is neither uplifting nor unexpected.

Approximately 129,000 Canadians lost their jobs in January as the recession hit home in a big way. The jobless rate surged to 7.2 percent following the worst monthly employment drop in three decades.

one hundred and twenty-nine thousand jobless )



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