Should Mattel make a bald Barbie to raise cancer awareness? - Your Community

Seeded on Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:13 PM EST (CBC)

The Cancer Society would like to approach Mattel about creating a bald Barbie to promote Cancer awareness. This is quite twisted and demented of the Cancer Society to want to destroy a young girl's psyche to promote their cause. Let children be children.

cancer, health, barbie

Brain may start decline at age 45 - Health - CBC News

Seeded on Mon Jan 9, 2012 6:17 PM EST (CBC)

This article explains that recent studies prove that our brain function begins to decline at 45. Now there's even more reason for us to save for early retirement.

people, health, brain, age, as, function

The Associated Press: Holocaust survivors blast Nazi garb at protest

Seeded on Fri Jan 6, 2012 11:21 AM EST (Google)

Take a look at what the Ultra Orthodox Jews are up to in Israel and consider yourselves warned if you have Jews in your neighbourhood. They are rioting in Jerusalem and demanding that the Country return to the old ways and traditions.

politics, ultra-orthodox-jews

Loss of Housing Because of Irreversible Damage Done by Tenants

Sat Dec 3, 2011 4:53 PM EST

I went for a drive through my old neighbourhood, along Sheppard Avenue West & Jane Street in Toronto, Ontario, yesterday and there was one more high rise apartment GONE and turned to dust at the hands of the demolition team! So many of our apartments have been destroyed …

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refugees, housing, politics

Shacks and slop pails: infrastructure crisis on native reserves - Canada - CBC News

Seeded on Sat Nov 26, 2011 4:23 PM EST (CBC)

Take an inside look at the third world living conditions of First Nations reserves in Canada. Canada accepts refugees from all over the world and provides them with all the best the Country has to offer, at the same time, they keep Canadians who are born on their own soi …

politics, first-nations-reserves, poverty-in-canada

CTV Toronto - Toronto as a province? Councillor wants to revisit idea - CTV News

Seeded on Wed Oct 5, 2011 1:47 PM EDT (CTV News)

Toronto & GTA should be it's own Country, not Province! There is a reason why both Provincial & Federal Governments will not release money from the "Canadian Tax Purse". The reason is ... ... THERE ARE NO CANADIANS LIVING IN TORONTO & GTA.

politics

Hard times ahead for Canada? - Carman Valley Leader - Manitoba, CA

Seeded on Mon Aug 1, 2011 9:22 AM EDT (The Valley Leaderl)

Hard times ahead for Canada? To be expected after the Canadian Government has allowed tens of millions of illegal refugees into the Country to live on our soil over the past few decades, to the point that, in the large cities (e.g.

politics, the-valley-leader

Reptile custody battle leaves tangled snake pit - CBC News

Seeded on Thu May 19, 2011 11:35 AM EDT (CBC)

A Welland, Ontario man dies and leaves 200 reptiles, including venomous snakes, housed in a garage set up as a reptile zoo.

zoo, odd-news, reptile

BBC News - Sex and coffee 'trigger stroke'

Seeded on Sat May 7, 2011 3:52 PM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)

A few more things to add to your list of what may trigger a stroke.

health, sex, coffee, strokes

Canada's blood donor limits extend to Saudi Arabia

Seeded on Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:34 PM EDT (CBC)

Residence of UK, France, Western Europe and now Saudi Arabia have been banned from donating blood in Canada since they may have been exposed to a rare brain wasting disease connected to consumption of tainted beef.

health, mad-cow-disease, blood-donations, bans-on-blood-donations

Experts worry suicide will rise among baby boomers

Seeded on Tue Mar 22, 2011 1:12 PM EDT (The Toronto Star)

The Government has been worried for the longest time on how to deal with the aging of "The Baby Boomer Generation" and how to deal with the medical care and the cost of providing this care to the largest percentage of the Canadian population.

suicide, health, baby-boomers, aging-demographics

Westboro gets cash for parkland in convent deal

Seeded on Sat Mar 12, 2011 1:34 PM EST (CBC)

Another Roman Catholic property is being developed in Ontario.

environment, roman-catholic-church, development-of-church-properties

Immigration counsellor facing 53 charges

Seeded on Wed Mar 2, 2011 6:42 PM EST (Toronto Star)

There's corruption in Canada's Immigration Offices and one Immigration Counsellor is being charged from Halifax, a small city compared to Toronto, Ontario.

refugees, politics, corruption, immigration-canada

Quake death toll rises to 154

Seeded on Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:20 PM EST (TVNZ)

Earthquake relief continues in New Zealand and international aid is arriving.

world-news, earthquake-relief, new-zealand-earthquake

School for poor kids to open in Welland

Seeded on Fri Feb 4, 2011 1:15 PM EST (Windsor Star)

A new school is opening in Welland for poor kids, or, kids whose parents have not attended College or University. Some view this move as promoting segregation.

politics

Cash abroad belongs to poor, bring it back: Rahul Gandhi Read more: Cash abroad belongs to poor, bring it back: Rahul Gandhi - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Cash-abroad-belongs-to-poor-bring-it-back-Rahul-Gandhi/articleshow/

Seeded on Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:09 PM EST (Times of India)

The Government of India is taking a stand on their money taken out of the Country and invested abroad.

money, politics, poverty, investments

Ontario hydro paying neighbours to take surplus energy

Seeded on Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:42 PM EST (1310 News)

It appears Ontario is paying the US and Quebec ($1.46 million to external markets) to rid ourselves of our surplus energy. Now that we know, we should all stop sitting in the dark and demand they give us a rate reduction.

energy, in, politics, surplus, ontario

Ontario commits $5 million to fight bedbugs

Seeded on Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:23 PM EST (CTV News)

It's no joke that Toronto has bedbug problems. Ontario is committing $5 million dollars to fight the problem. I suspect the bedbugs came with the refugees and illegal immigrants.

in, health, toronto, bedbugs

Federal Government Lets Others Do the Work

Seeded on Sat Dec 4, 2010 1:15 PM EST (Local News | BC News | Current Stories | World News Headline | Vancouver Sun)

The Federal Government outsources more work. Is this a good thing? According to this article outsourcing accelerated in the 1980's and that's just when things began getting worse for me.

economy, money, politics

The Demolition of the Work of Our Ancestors

Sat Sep 25, 2010 7:15 PM EDT

There are two vacant apartment buildings on the southeast corner of Don Mills Road and Sheppard Avenue, in Toronto, Ontario, that are in the process of being demolished for a new construction start.

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politics

CBC News - Television - 3-D Queen documentary coming on CBC-TV

Seeded on Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:41 PM EDT (CBC)

September 20, 2010, the CBC presents, "The Queen in 3D", a special documentary of Her Majesty's recent visit to Canada and more ... ...

entertainment, queen-elizabeth-ii, cbc, the-queen-in-3d

Ten Things Canadians Can Live Without

Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:52 AM EDT

With so many Canadians not making ends meet these days and Government budget restraints, I’ve created a list of places and things that I can truly, truly live without.

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economy, politics, budgets, life-skills

Toronto Eaton Centre unveils details of $120M facelift

Seeded on Fri Jul 9, 2010 12:00 PM EDT (Toronto Star)

There's big plans in the works for renovations for downtown Toronto's largest shopping mall but, what's the point of renovating a shopping mall when we are in a depression and there is no demand for goods or services?

business, toronto, eaton-centre-renovations