http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-06-13T00:51:52+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/a_record_39_new_north_atlantic_right_whale_calves_have_been_spotted_in_wint/?source=rss A record 39 new North Atlantic right whale calves have been spotted in the winter nursery waters off the southeastern U.S. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, United States, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Washington D.C. 2009-05-14T09:29:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nova_scotia_bans_smoking_in_cars_with_children_as_of_april_1/?source=rss On April 1, Nova Scotia will become the first province in Canada to make it illegal to smoke in motor vehicles with anyone under 19 inside. 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Regions, Africa, Egypt, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Oceania, Australia, South America, Chile, Peru, South-East Asia, Cambodia, North America, Canada, Nova Scotia, United States, California, Nevada, Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, UK Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-07-10T11:15:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/heimlich_inventor_honours_cape_breton_boy/?source=rss The man who created the Heimlich manoeuvre has personally congratulated an 11-year-old Cape Breton boy for saving his choking friend last week. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, North America, Canada, Nova Scotia 2007-04-26T15:48:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/boy_turns_lifesaver_for_choking_friend/?source=rss A Grade 6 student in Cape Breton used the life-saving skills he learned in a babysitting course to save his friend from choking Wednesday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, North America, Canada, Nova Scotia 2007-04-19T17:12:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/sea_creatures_to_be_tagged_and_tracked/?source=rss In a modern update of "fish and chips," researchers are planning a worldwide effort to track the movement of sea creatures tagged with tiny electronic devices. Environment, Climate and Energy, Wildlife, Regions, North America, Canada, Nova Scotia, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories 2007-02-13T13:13:04+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/cape_breton_joins_space_race/?source=rss N.S. signs private launch facility deal Space station flights planned by 2009 Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, Science, Space, Business, Regions, North America, Canada, Nova Scotia 2006-08-17T04:19:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/students_invent_natural_way_to_purify_polluted_water/?source=rss Scallop shells can be used to clean up polluted water, three teenagers in Halifax have discovered. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, Environment, Water, Business, Regions, North America, Canada, Nova Scotia 2006-05-05T23:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/tim_hortons_launches_anti_litter_campaign/?source=rss Coffee giant Tim Hortons is trying to get its customers to toss their cups in the trash. Environment, Land, Regions, North America, Canada, Nova Scotia 2005-07-08T15:12:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/navy_detonates_shells_from_scuttled_wartime_ship/?source=rss Navy divers have blown up most of the remaining shells on a Labrador shoal where a British cruiser was scuttled after the First World War. Regions, North America, Canada, Nova Scotia 2005-05-30T12:23:00+00:00