Canadian research has revealed that a one-time set of steroid injections for pregnant women at high risk of giving birth prematurely is enough to deal with major problems for the baby. Study revealed that multiple courses of steroids do not improve outcomes after premature birth and may lead to smaller babies.

Alzheimer's disease, which is characterized by progressive brain deterioration and leads to dementia, affects about 300,000 Canadians and 500,000 Americans under the age of 65.  

Recent study has shown that Alzheimer's affect women more adversely as compared to men. Michael S. Rafii, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Memory Disorders Clinic and an attending neurologist at the Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer Disease Research Center at the University of California, San Diego said that there are evidence that AD affects women differently than men.

Ottawa, Dec 19 : A top archeologist has said that the upcoming Dakar Rally, which has been relocated to Argentina and Chile because of security fears, could damage important archeological sites.

According to a report by the Canadian Press, the rally, which this year will feature more than 500 vehicles, was transferred from Africa because of terrorism concerns and will be held in South America from January 3-18.

Five hundred and thirty teams will participate in the rally, with 82 trucks, 188 cars, 30 4x4s and 230 motorcycles racing over 9,000 kilometers and cross over the Andes mountain range separating Argentina and Chile.

San Francisco - Dozens of skiers and snowboarders were rescued from dangling ski gondolas at the Canadian resort of Whistler after a tower supporting the cable cars partially collapsed.

A spokesman for the ski resort, which is one of the largest in North America, said 53 passengers were rescued Tuesday. No serious injuries were reported even though about 30 gondola cars, each of which can hold eight passengers, were suspended in the air.

The broken tower was close to the base of the mountain. The partial collapse of a truss caused the cable to sag between the two adjacent towers although none hit the ground, pictures from Canadian Television News showed.

Kabul  - Three Canadian soldiers were killed in a roadside blast in southern province of Kandahar, while another bombing in the same province killed three Afghan policemen and wounded 12 people, officials said Sunday.

The soldiers of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force were patrolling Saturday morning when the blast occurred, the Canadian defence ministry said in statement posted at its website.

Another Canadian soldier was wounded in the attack in Arghandab district, 14 kilometres west of Kandahar city in Kandahar province, it said.

Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammad Yousif Ahmadi, speaking from an undisclosed location, took responsibility for the attack and claimed seven Canadian soldiers and four Afghan forces were killed.

New York - What was to be the most expensive takeover of a firm by investors collapsed Thursday as a deal to acquire Canadian telecom giant BCE fell through.