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Wednesday, 05 July 2006 |
 There is comfort in friendship, Peace in understanding. Puppets help establish roots for special understanding.
After witnessing firsthand the social isolation of her son because of his autism spectrum disorder, Heather McCracken recognized the absolute necessity for bridging the gap between neurotypical children and their peers with autism. After an exhaustive search McCracken realized "there was no program, no expert, no one to help support the one thing that my son desired above everything else - friends."
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Written by Wire Services/Staff
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Tuesday, 04 July 2006 |
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Chairman of the National Council of Veteran Associations Cliff Chadderton said today in a statement that the Federal Government must not be allowed to shirk its responsibility regarding adequate measures to protect the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the National War Memorial in Ottawa.
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Written by Staff
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Tuesday, 04 July 2006 |
On Thursday July 6, U.S. President George W. Bush will celebtare his 60th birthday and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be in attendance to cheer the president on as he attempts to blow out 60 candles. But the pressing question on many Canadian's minds is what does one give to someone who literally has everything including the position of self-described leader of the free world?
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Written by Staff
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Monday, 03 July 2006 |
North Korea has issued a dire warning to the United States that any attempt by the U.S. to engage in a pre-emptive strike against the tiny nation would result in an "annihilating strike" and a nuclear war.
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Written by Staff
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Saturday, 01 July 2006 |
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 Halifax Regional council is expected to announce on Tuesday July 4 the signing of a deal with aging rockers the Rolling Stones that will culminate in a major outdoor concert in Halifax this coming fall. Also slated to perform are Aerosmith and The Who.
On the heels of the report leaked today by a local news service, concerned citizens already armed with the knowledge that no city has ever shown a profit from Stones' concerts, are already raising doubts that Halifax can afford to host what is being touted as a "major concert". With preliminary projections of well over $100,000 in security and other basic but necessary services alone, the people of Halifax will soon be demanding and rightly so an indepth accounting of the full cost of such a venture including concerns that taxpayers could be facing yet another property tax hike.
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Thursday, 29 June 2006 |
Keeping our cities and communities safe requires municipal involvement in planning and coordinating emergency response, according to a report released today by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).
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Written by Transport Canada
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Thursday, 29 June 2006 |
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced proposed amendments to the Marine Transportation Security Regulations that will strengthen marine security by requiring background checks for port workers through the Marine Transportation Security Clearance Program.
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Written by Wire Services
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Wednesday, 28 June 2006 |
The Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University and the Brain Repair Centre have announced the first successful surgery in Canada to implant the Precision(TM) Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) system, an advanced medical device that provides relief for patients living with chronic pain. The procedure took place on May 1, 2006.
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Tuesday, 27 June 2006 |
The 2006 United Nations World Drug Report was released on Monday and paints an alarming picture of the effects and increasing potency of marijuana. By far the world's most abused illicit drug, cannabis consumption has been increasing each year along with cannabis-related physical and mental health damage because of a higher potency than a few decades ago.
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Tuesday, 27 June 2006 |
At a time when provinces are attempting to negotiate fairer and more lucrative equalization deals as well as an increase in per-capita transfers, Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's message to the premiers is blunt - you need money for better health care and more effective education? Raise your taxes. Flaherty's message comes on the heels of a report from Ottawa that the country's consolidated surplus of $26 billion is at its second highest level since 1986.
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