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Tuesday, 02 May 2006 |
The United Church of Canada announced today that it will sign the Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. General Council Officer for Residential Schools, Rev. James Scott said in a statement that the settlement is "a historic agreement that recognizes and begins to address, in a comprehensive package, the harm done to Aboriginal individuals and communities by the Indian Residential School system".
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Tuesday, 02 May 2006 |
Nova Scotia becomes the first province to implement electronic supervision technology in an effort to track people who have been placed on conditional sentencing and house arrest by the courts.
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Saturday, 29 April 2006 |
 World Vision, one of the World Food Programme's (WFP) largest partner agencies, says that the more than 220,000 people in Sudan's Darfur region that it serves will suffer further as a result of the food ration cuts, announced by WFP on Thursday. Due to lack of funding from donor governments, WFP announced it will be cutting rations in half as of May. Food rations will be cut from 2,100 calories per day for each person, to 1,050 calories. The average North American consumes roughly 2,500 to 3,000 calories a day.
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Saturday, 29 April 2006 |
 Health Canada is warning consumers that LifeTime Complexed Potassium 99mg tablets may have been contaminated with salmonella bacteria based on a preliminary analysis conducted by an independent laboratory. Health Canada is conducting further analysis to confirm the presence of salmonella in this product. Salmonella are bacteria that cause intestinal illness and pose serious health risks. Symptoms of salmonella infection include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps. The symptoms can appear 12 to 72 hours after exposure and the illness usually lasts four to seven days.
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Written by Wire Services
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Friday, 28 April 2006 |
Susan Petniunas, spokesperson for American Consumers for Affordable Homes (ACAH) released the following statement today in Washington concerning the Canadian/American deal in regards to softwood lumber. ACAH is an alliance of national organizations and trade associations that account for more than 95 percent of the lumber consumption in the United States. The statement reads as follows:
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Friday, 28 April 2006 |
The President of Canada's largest forest union, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP), charges that Prime Minister Stephen Harper "could have and should have" negotiated a better softwood lumber agreement with the U.S.
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Thursday, 27 April 2006 |
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In a front page editorial, our colleagues over at the Chronicle-Herald have, this morning, announced that they will fly their flags at “half-mast” [sic] every time a Canadian Soldier falls in the line of duty. At this point we would like to remind them, that cheap populism might be good for circulation, but does nothing to help Canadian soldiers stationed in Afghanistan, Cyprus, or on the Golan Heights. |
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Tuesday, 25 April 2006 |
Wal-Mart in Lower Sackville will be closing as soon as their new digs are ready in Bedford.
Sources say Wal-Mart is not happy at their current location, on Sobey's property. With the move also comes new product, items that Sobey's sells, otherwise known as groceries. That appears to be the main issue Wal-Mart has for leaving - the lease doesn't allow them to get into the grocery business on a major scale.
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Written by Wire Services
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Tuesday, 25 April 2006 |
Lawyers today announced the commencement of a $1.2 billion class action against General Motors of Canada Limited and General Motors Corporation. The plaintiff's claim is that General Motors designed, marketed, tested and manufactured, in the 1995-2003 model years, various Buick, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and Pontiac motor vehicles with a 3.1, 3.4, 3.8 or 4.3 litre engine, using a defective intake manifold gasket. The vehicles include those listed below:
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Tuesday, 25 April 2006 |
It's time once again for Nova Scotians to take part in the 2006 national census on Tuesday, May 16. Between Tuesday, May 2, and Saturday, May 13, national census questionnaires will be delivered to homes across Nova Scotia.
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