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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. PODCAST: Labour painsMaternal health issues in Canada go far beyond morning sickness. Women are dealing with serious health and emotional problems during pregnancy and after giving birth. Feb 12 Podcast: How free is your frequency?When it comes to Canada’s public television airwaves, who gets to decide how much regulation is too much and how much is not enough? Oct 2 Vaccine registry still vacantCanada's planned national immunization registry, Panorama, was supposed to be operating by 2009. Experts now predict it will be ready sometime before 2016. Once in use, this registry will help control outbreaks, such as H1N1 and SARS. Mar 5 Clamping down on drinking and drivingAfter more than a year of study, a House of Commons committee may soon recommend dropping the legal blood alcohol threshold for drivers. Apr 3 Aboriginal students benefit from Martin’s surplusNo golf or Florida condos for this former prime minister. He’s spending his retirement using his money and influence to help aboriginal students in ways he couldn’t as a politician. Mar 5 Health care talks back in FrenchHealth Canada announces new funding to improve French-speaking healthcare services to Francophones outside Quebec. Apr 3 |
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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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