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First Nations franchise: Buying in or selling out?Fifty years after First Nations were granted the right to vote in Canada, voter turn out on reserves is still lower than the national average by 14 per cent, according to survey data from the 2008 federal election. Get your tickets hereOlympic ticket scalping is such big business that even VANOC is getting in on the game. But ticket holders are still worried they won't be able to find buyers before the Games begin. Jan 29 Bringing housing to the homelessAn experimental program is studying whether to change the way the homeless are served in Canada. Organizers believe housing is a human right and should be offered as an initial step to those needing support. Jan 29 Stolen livesNew laws targeting identity theft, the fastest growing crime in North America, came into effect in January. Ottawa residents Lana and Jack Bogart share their story of losing it all. Jan 29 Fate of supervised injection in legal limboDrug users who frequent Vancouver's supervised injection site could find its doors closed after the Supreme Court hears the case later this year. The major point of contention? The division of powers between provincial and federal jurisdictions. Mar 5 Coming to a television near you, maybeAl Jazeera English was supposed to reach cable and satellite networks in Canada by February. A month later, Canadians are left wondering, why the delay? Mar 19 A bumpy road toward a national highway systemThere's been criticism that Canada lacks a unified national highway system, despite millions being spent by the federal government to improve the Trans-Canada Highway. Feb 12 |
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Cancer in the CrosshairsResearchers in Ottawa are working on a cancer therapy that is safe for humans, but deadly for cancer cells. The new experimental procedure injects viruses into the body to seek and destroy cancer cells, leaving healthy ones safe and sound. The discovery may mean we are one step closer in the race to cure cancer. Video
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