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Obama Administration bows to pressure, delays tar sands pipelineIn what can only be described as a major victory for green activists, the Obama Administration has announced it will delay a decision on TransCanada's controversial Keystone XL pipeline for 12-18 months. |
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College Campuses Dump Disposable Water BottlesFrom Cornell to Stanford, college campuses across the U.S. are moving away from providing disposable plastic water bottles in vending machines, in cafeterias and during events like football games and student orientations. |
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Ottawa set to reveal new coal-plant regulationsTougher emissions regulations for new coal-fired electricity plants in Canada are on the way. |
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Crime rate falls to lowest level since 1973Canada's crime rate is the lowest in nearly 40 years, according to Statistics Canada, as the volume of crime dropped five per cent in 2010 from the year before. |
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Teen Discovered Possible Cystic Fibrosis TreatmentA promising discovery has been made that could one day help in the fight against cystic fibrosis -- and the researcher behind it is just 16 years old. |
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Possible drug candidate to cure brain, other cancers found
Source: Globe and Mail, Mon May 16, 2011 |
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Canada Votes in First Green MPElizabeth May, Canada’s Leader of the Green Party, won an historic election on May 2nd. She is the first ever elected Member of Parliament in Canada for the Green Party. |
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Canada set to declare Arctic marine sanctuary protected: officialsThe leading advocates of a new national marine park in Lancaster Sound — a wildlife-rich but controversial expanse of waters off the north coast of Baffin Island — say the Canadian government is poised to end doubts about the area’s future and officially declare it protected. |
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Canada endorses indigenous rights declarationThe federal government has endorsed a United Nations declaration that recognizes global human rights standards for indigenous populations, reversing its initial opposition to the document. |
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Couple Wins $11.2M Lottery, Then Gives It All Away
Source: The Chonicle Herald, Thu November 04, 2010 |
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