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  • Early childhood diet linked to heart condition

    Researchers in Canada have observed that a child's diet at the age of three could determine its risk of heart disease as an adult. In a study, the researchers found that the effects of unhealthy eating commence at an early age, with the tell-tale signs of cholesterol noticeable in children aged between three and five, Daily Mail reported. According to the researchers, from St Michael's ...

  • Fed fallout Gold dealt ‘killer blow’ Canadian dollar tumbles

    Stocks are slumping, the Canadian dollar is down sharply, and gold is suffering from a "killer blow" as the market rout sparked by Ben Bernanke continues this morning. Also troubling investors is a fresh reading on manufacturing in China.As The Globe and Mail's Kevin Carmichael and Brian Milner report, this all began yesterday afternoon after the chairman of the Federal Reserve ...

  • By-elections will be an early test for Ontario’s rookie premier

    Even before they have been called, three Ontario by-elections expected to take place this summer are being held up as an early test of rookie Premier Kathleen Wynne's ...

  • Supreme Court to decide on appeal against Torontos Mayor Rob Ford

    OTTAWA -- The Supreme Court of Canada will announce today whether it will hear an appeal in a conflict of interest case involving troubled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. The case dates back to 2010, when the City of Toronto's integrity commissioner ruled that Ford -- at the time a city councillor -- had abused his position by using official letterhead and other council resources in fundraising ...

  • Ottawa food trucks slow to roll

    More than half of the new food trucks and carts that had aimed to be on city streets for the tulip festival are now setting their sights on Canada Day."We're all missing the revenues," says Jake Thomas, whose new food truck, Do-sa Inc., is one of nine new trucks and carts that have not yet made it to the street. "I've been saying two weeks for the last six weeks, but now ...

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth entry in the now eight-part film series based on J.K. Rowlings much beloved novels, marks the return of screenwriter Steve Kloves, who, with the exception of the last film, Harry Potter and the Order ... ...

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  • TDSB avoids scrapping music programs to balance budget

    The Toronto District School Board voted on Wednesday night to make cuts to maintenance and caretaking, instead of a controversial proposal that would have seen two dozen music teachers out of jobs. The TDSB needed to erase $27 million in costs from next year's operating budget, but parents and students came out to voice concerns about cutting music programs. "That wasn't very ...

  • Drug ring in Sorel-Tracy target of police raids

    Fifteen people were arrested in provincial police raids this morning as part of an investigation aimed at dismantling a well-established drug trafficking ring in ...

  • Montreal police to respond to outrage over arrest on the Main

    Youtube video showing Montreal police taking down and arresting a food stall merchant during the annual street fair on the Main last week is closing in on 200,000 views, as Montrealers and other viewers debate whether the police acted too forcefully on what apparently began as a noise complaint. The video shows an officer hooking her arm around a man's neck as three other officers bring ...

  • Liberals NDP promote party donation transparency

    The provincial Liberal party and the New Democratic Party both say they are on the road to greater transparency in how they raise money after a war of words on party funding. Liberal Leader Brian Gallant says his party will soon release the list of financial donors to his successful 2012 leadership campaign. And the NDP says it has sorted out an accounting mess with Elections New Brunswick, ...

  • New Law Protesters Face 10 Years In Prison for Wearing Masks in Canada

    Prison Planet.com June 20, 2013 A new Canadian bill turned law continues the international fight against protesters and the resistance movement by making it a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison to wear a mask or any form of identity concealment during non-authorized gatherings. The law indicates that wearing a mask or concealing ones identity during any unlawful assembly, as ...

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