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Pollution will take several lives in Canada

Pollution will take several lives in CanadaThe recent report presented by Ontario Medical Association has shown that that the increasing amount of pollution will take several lives in Canada.

Researchers did a national analysis to asses the impact of smoke on public health. Researchers also claim that increasing pollution will also adversely affect the national economy. Researchers used a model to calculate the number of deaths and health care costs.

Alberta infants tested negative for flesh eating disease

Alberta infants tested negative for flesh eating disease

Two infants were admitted in hospital in Lethbridge under suspicion of flesh-eating disease. These infants were than transferred to Calgary. Dr. Richard Musto said that reports of these children have shown absence of the organism necrotizing fasciitis.

He dispelled all the fear related to spread of this disease in children. He added that these two cases were mere coincidence.

IBM to develop Supercomputer in combined effort with University of Toronto

IBM to develop Supercomputer in combined effort with University of TorontoTechnology is advancing at a fast pace with SuperComputers having processing speed of billions of instructions per second. It won’t be wrong to say that our lives today are really dependent on it. Computers have come as a boon for the mankind and have made communication, data sharing and collective working much easier. Starting from really basic configuration, the computers today have reached to unbelievable advanced levels.

Ottawa to ease immigration rules for workers, students

Ottawa to ease immigration rules for workers, studentsOttawa, Aug. 13 : The Canadian Government is creating a new fast-track immigration route for skilled foreign workers and students who''ve already proved employable in Canada.

According to a Globe and Mail report, this is an effort to prevent an erosion of talent as global competition heats up for higher-value labour.

China deports Canadian nationals following pro-Tibet demonstrations

China deports Canadian nationals following pro-Tibet demonstrationsToronto, Aug 11 : Several Canadian nationals have been deported from China following pro-Tibet protests in Beijing.

Steve Andersen, from Edmonton, and a Tibetan-German, was arrested by plainclothes police officers after they unfurled a Tibetan flag.

A short time after the arrests, Mike Hudema, a spokesman for Greenpeace in Alberta, was arrested with four other people from Edmonton.

Canadian soldier, several Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan

Kabul - A Canadian soldier was killed by Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, while 10 insurgents were killed or wounded and up to two dozen more captured elsewhere in the country, officials said Sunday.

Master Corporal Joshua Brian Roberts died of wounds sustained in combat in Zherai district of southern Kandahar province on Saturday, the Canadian defence ministry said in a statement.

More than 2,500 Canadian soldiers are stationed in Kandahar province, purported to be the main headquarters of Taliban leader Mullah Omar. The Canadian soldiers are part of more than 50,000 NATO-led troops from 40 countries.

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