Manganese in water affects IQ in children: study
High concentrations of the metal manganese in drinking water have a direct impact on the IQ of children, according to a new study from Quebec
View ArticleConquest's tank-like SUVs for super-rich
Bill Maizlin has built a comfy little niche in the luxury armoured vehicle market for his Toronto-based company, Conquest Vehicles Inc., and he has covered it with ballistic hardened steel.
View ArticleU.S. exited recession in June, 2009: NBER
The longest U.S. economic downturn since the Great Depression officially ended in June, 2009, according to a study issued on Monday by the influential National Bureau of Economic Research.
View ArticleU.K. woman charged over cat in bin incident
A woman caught on film picking up and cat and dumping it in a rubbish bin has been charged with two criminal offences, the RSPCA said on Monday.
View ArticleLobbyists face new transparency regulations
Lobbyists who bend the ear of MPs and senators must now register such activities under expanded new regulations that have taken effect, Treasury Board president Stockwell Day said.
View ArticleB.C. introduces tough new drunk-driving law
A drunk-driving law the B.C. government says is the toughest in the country came into force Monday. B.C. drivers now face a 90-day driving ban for blowing over 0.08 blood alcohol level.
View ArticleU.S. House Republicans set to unveil agenda Thursday
Republican leaders in the U.S. House plan to announce their “governing agenda” Thursday, weeks before the congressional elections that they hope give them control of the chamber now held by President...
View ArticleRob Ford, mythbuster
Jonathan Kay: He's in the lead in the polls and, more importantly, Rob Ford has done so by demolishing some long-held myths about Toronto and politics
View ArticleSuspected terrorist blows himself up in Somali presidency
A suspected al-Qaeda-linked attacker disguised as a government soldier blew himself up Monday inside the presidential compound in Mogadishu, a security official said.
View ArticleThousands protest against Sweden's rising far-right
Thousands of people gathered in a central Stockholm square Monday to protest against a far-right party that has been voted into parliament, waving banners and shouting “No to racism!”
View ArticleAirports screening may get more intrusive, privacy czar says
Canada’s privacy watchdog has warned that even more intrusive “naked” screening machines at airports could be in the works with the federal government’s emphasis on national security
View ArticleIn vitro too expensive for Ontario: health minister
The high cost of funding in vitro fertilization is holding Ontario back from following a panel’s recommendation to fund the treatments, says Health Minister Deb Matthews.
View ArticleB.C. group starts competition to recall pro-HST politicians
The group released a list of 18 MLAs it is targeting for recall over the introduction of the much-loathed harmonized sales tax. The list includes Finance Minister Colin Hansen — but not B.C. Premier...
View ArticleSpeaker rejects NDP bid for emergency census debate
Opposition MPs took their first chance Monday to grill the government in the House of Commons over the long-form census cancellation — but were unsuccessful in prompting an emergency debate on the issue
View ArticleThe UN can't solve the world's problems
Lorne Gunter: The UN has little power to force anyone to do anything except the power to browbeat member nations into complying, which is a tactic that only ever works on Western nations. Its success...
View ArticleChina flexes its muscles with Japan in territorial dispute
Goodspeed Analysis: Zhan Qixiong, captain of the Chinese Minjinyu 5179 fishing boat, is at the eye of a diplomatic storm that threatens to destabilize Asia and shatter relations between China and Japan.
View ArticleFirst Nations schools need $2B more in funding: Chiefs
As many as 50 First Nations chiefs from across the country are gathering in Ottawa this week to urge the federal government to close what they say is a “massive gap” in children’s education.
View ArticleParliament’s quiet start won’t last long
Don Martin: Einstein’s definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result — and that means anyone covering Question Period with expectations there’d be an...
View ArticleFrance and Spain push for tax on global capitalism
France and Spain called for a tax on global capitalism on Monday, telling the opening day of a UN summit on development the recession has made 'innovative financing' essential to help the world’s poor
View ArticleNine NATO troops killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
Nine foreign troops were killed in a NATO helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the military alliance said, taking the overall death toll among foreign forces to an annual record
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