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"Now within six points of Harper, Layton faces trial by fire"
By Rob Winters - Published on Thursday, 28 April 2011 07:13
"Jack Layton’s unprecedented surge in Quebec is beginning to spill over into the rest of Canada as he and his New Democratic Party close in on Stephen Harper’s front-running Conservatives, according to the latest Nanos Research poll.
The three-day tracking survey conducted for The Globe and Mail and CTV shows Conservative support at 36.6 per cent nationally with the NDP just six points behind at 30.4 per cent. The Liberals have 21.9 per cent support, the Bloc is at 6 per cent and the Greens are at 4.1 per cent support."
"Chinese Census Finds Nation is Aging"
By Rob Winters - Published on Thursday, 28 April 2011 07:11
"China’s latest census shows that the country’s more than 1.3 billion people are rapidly aging and rapidly urbanizing.
Ma Jiantang, the head of China’s National Bureau of Statistics, told reporters in Beijing that the number of people in China under 14 years old dropped more than six percentage points in 2010, compared to the last census in 2000. At the same time, he says the number of people aged 60 or older increased nearly three percentage points."
Glove May Help Stroke Patients Recover Mobility
By Rob Winters - Published on Wednesday, 27 April 2011 07:46
"People who have strokes are often left with moderate to severe physical impairments. Now, thanks to a glove developed at McGill, stroke patients may be able to recover hand motion by playing video games. The Biomedical Sensor Glove was developed by four final-year McGill Mechanical Engineering undergrads under the supervision of Professor Rosaire Mongrain.
It is designed to allow patients to exercise in their own homes with......."
Read more: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426122952.htm
"Royal wedding guest list causes controversy"
By Rob Winters - Published on Tuesday, 26 April 2011 20:34
"The guest list for the royal wedding sparked controversy on Sunday after monarchs from countries with poor rights records were invited but two former prime ministers were not.Rights groups criticised Prince William and Kate Middleton for inviting foreign royals from Bahrain, Swaziland and other nations where authorities have violently suppressed pro-democracy protests in recent weeks."
Read more: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/british-royal-wedding-guest-list-causes-controversy-132816257.html
"Guard slams Kate on Facebook, gets banned from royal wedding duty"
By Rob Winters - Published on Tuesday, 26 April 2011 20:30
"A Scots Guardsman went on Facebook and let fly a torrent of smack talk against her-soon-to-be-royal-highness Kate Middleton. As a result, he is banned from serving with several hundred fellow palace guards during the processional from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace Friday, after Middleton marries Prince William.So what did this poor bloke, 18-year-old Cameron Reilly, say that got him in trouble?"
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