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Little Britain man turning gravity into power; ‘You can get off the grid with one of these’Little Britain, Ontario, Canada - When he heard on television that gravity couldn't be used as a form of energy, Bob Kostoff set out to prove Discovery Channel wrong. |
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“Momentum building” for new climate deal: U.N.Vienna, Austria - The United Nations says momentum is building for tougher long-term action to fight global warming beyond the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol and a climate meeting starting in Vienna on Monday will be a crucial part of the process. |
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U.S. FDA proposes new labelling for sunscreensWashington, D.C., USA - Sunscreen manufacturers may soon be required to abide by new labelling, testing and marketing rules if regulators approve a U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal aimed at helping consumers better understand the risks of sun exposure. |
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Missing Ontario boy found alive in cornfieldKingston, Ontario - A five-year-old boy who had been missing for more than 24 hours was found safe Monday in a cornfield in eastern Ontario. |
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Taming tornadoes to power citiesSarnia, Ontario, Canada - A curious-looking wood cylinder with a round opening at the top and a small heating element at the bottom sits in Louis Michaud's garage, bicycles hanging overhead and a workbench pressed against the wall. |
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Auto buyers’ new lease on lifeMississauga, Ontario, Canada - After two decades in the car leasing business, salesman Jim Matthews says he's perfected the art of the deal. |
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Egypt’s Oldest Known Art Identified, Is 15,000 Years OldQurta, Egypt - Rock face drawings and etchings recently rediscovered in southern Egypt are similar in age and style to the iconic Stone Age cave paintings in Lascaux, France, and Altamira, Spain, archaeologists say. |
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Ontario Sets Plan for Home Refits, Solar PowerToronto, Ontario, Canada - The Ontario government said Wednesday it will spend C$150 million ($142 million) to subsidize household energy retrofits and solar power installations. |
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McGrath honoured for saving climber’s lifeKathmandu, Nepal - Sudbury's Meagan McGrath has been honoured for her role in saving a climber in trouble near the summit of Mount Everest. |
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East Mountain stairs approvedHamilton, Ontario, Canada - East Mountain residents should be able to walk down to the rail trail on a new set of stairs a year from now. |
national news
- Woman returns $97,000 found in restroom
- Local boy, Ont. teen, link up to create safe water chains around world
- Giant, Prehistoric Fish Rebounding in Canada
- Good news? There is some
- Calgary team shows how to scrub CO2 from the air
- Hoteliers go green to save the planet
- Oldest Ice in North America Hints at Hardy Tundra
- Metro Vancouver to get tough on recycling
- Old-growth B.C. forests worth more standing than fallen, study says
- Humpbacks make a comeback in Pacific
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