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New Federal Arsenic Guideline for Drinking Water Print E-mail
General Media Releases
Written by NS Government   
Tuesday, 06 June 2006
People with private wells in Nova Scotia are encouraged to test their drinking water against new national guidelines for the acceptable level of naturally-occurring arsenic.

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United States Poised To Implement Mandatory Draft? Print E-mail
World News
Written by Staff   
Monday, 05 June 2006

United States Congressman Charles Rangel (Dem/NY) re-introduced a bill in February, 2006 which if passed will implement a mandatory military draft for all men and women in the U.S. between the ages of 18 and 42.

 

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EVASIVE RODNEY AND THE GREEN SHOWBOATS Print E-mail
Columnist - Alex J Walling
Written by By Alex J.Walling   
Saturday, 03 June 2006
On the evasive Rodney and those Green Party Showboats.

By Alex J.Walling

Alex J. Walling Sorry, Mr. Premier but your failure to talk or to avoid the Ernie Fage fiasco is going to cost you what you want, a majority and maybe the election.

Mr. Premier, the public pays your salary and that of Mr. Fage and has the right to know what happened? Your refusal to deal or even acknowledge the question shows contempt to the public.

That Fage issue, for me, was the most poignant part of the TV leader’s debate the other night. And I wish Francis MacKenzie hadn’t butt in when NDP leader Darrell Dexter had the premier on the ropes.  That could have been the knockout point everyone was looking for.

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Two Groups Opposing VLTs Unite to Bring VLT Issue into Election Debate Print E-mail
General Media Releases
Written by GameOverVLTs   
Wednesday, 31 May 2006
Two groups advocating for the elimination of VLTs in Nova Scotia today pressed provincial political leaders for leadership on the issue.  The groups criticized the political parties for emphasizing family in their campaigns while neglecting the fact that government-operated VLTs are destroying families from one end of the province to the other.

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NS Child Welfare Workers Call '1-800 number' Idea "An Accident Waiting to Happen" Print E-mail
Nova Scotia News
Written by Wire Services/Staff   
Wednesday, 31 May 2006
The union representing frontline workers in child welfare agencies across the province says a planned 1-800 number to replace on-call services is an accident waiting to happen.

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Warning - Health Canada Warns Consumers Not To Use Triaminic Vapour Patch Print E-mail
Health News
Written by Health Canada   
Tuesday, 30 May 2006
Health Canada is warning consumers not to use Triaminic Vapour Patch due to the serious adverse health effects that could result if the product is accidentally ingested by children.

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Mary-Lou Donnelly Re-elected NSTU President Print E-mail
Nova Scotia News
Written by NSTU   
Tuesday, 30 May 2006
Halifax principal Mary-Lou Donnelly has been re-elected president of the 10,600-member Nova Scotia Teachers Union. Her second two-year term of office begins August 1.

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Sport Minister Chong Reaffirms Canada's Support for Commonwealth Games Print E-mail
General Media Releases
Written by Government of Canada   
Tuesday, 30 May 2006
Michael Chong, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Minister for Sport, reaffirmed Canada's role as a leader in the Commonwealth at the Sixth Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting. He took the opportunity to promote Halifax's bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

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Tanning Beds Increase Risk of Skin Cancer Print E-mail
General Media Releases
Written by NS Government   
Tuesday, 30 May 2006
Exposure to ultraviolet radiation from both the sun and artificial sources, including sun lamps and tanning beds, increases the risk of skin cancer. For this reason, officials with Sun Safe Nova Scotia are working with government to restrict the use of tanning beds to individuals over the age of 18.

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U.S. Deploying Troops to Previously Peaceful Iraqi Province of Anbar Print E-mail
World News
Written by Staff   
Tuesday, 30 May 2006
In response to escalating violence in Iraq's Anbar province, the United States has ordered the activation of 3,500 U.S. reserve troops currently based in Kuwait. It is hoped that the new deployment will be successful in re-gaining control from the increasingly powerful insurgency in the area.

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