http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php en scroteau@connect.carleton.ca Copyright 2010 2010-03-05T20:30:18+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/prison-farms-facing-execution http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/prison-farms-facing-execution#When:20:30:18Z --> Canada's new public safety minister is carrying on with the closure of Canada's six prison farms. This is another blow in the battle to save the farms. Vol. 26 No. 3 | March 5, 2010 2010-03-05T20:30:18+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/fate-of-supervised-injection-in-legal-limbo http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/fate-of-supervised-injection-in-legal-limbo#When:20:29:18Z --> Drug 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. Vol. 26 No. 3 | March 5, 2010 2010-03-05T20:29:18+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/podcast-troubled-waters http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/podcast-troubled-waters#When:20:28:18Z --> The Great Lakes aren't doing so... well, great. Canada's action plan to revitalize the waters just doesn't compare to the American pledge of US$2.2 billion for the cause. Vol. 26 No. 3 | March 5, 2010 2010-03-05T20:28:18+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/vaccine-registry-still-vacant http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/vaccine-registry-still-vacant#When:20:27:18Z --> Canada'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. Vol. 26 No. 3 | March 5, 2010 2010-03-05T20:27:18+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/more-than-gold-at-stake http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/more-than-gold-at-stake#When:20:26:18Z --> Canadian mining companies operating overseas are under the microscope for allegedly breaking human rights and environmental laws. A member of parliament says the federal government has a role to play to ensure these firms exercise corporate social responsibility. Vol. 26 No. 3 | March 5, 2010 2010-03-05T20:26:18+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/aboriginal-students-benefit-fromMartins-surplus http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/aboriginal-students-benefit-fromMartins-surplus#When:20:25:18Z --> No 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. Vol. 26 No. 3 | March 5, 2010 2010-03-05T20:25:18+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/next-steps-for-haiti http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/next-steps-for-haiti#When:20:24:18Z --> The Canadian military has begun pulling out of Haiti and while emergency relief efforts will continue, aid organizations are already pondering what will come next. Vol. 26 No. 3 | March 5, 2010 2010-03-05T20:24:18+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/multimedia/#hillbilly-heroine http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/multimedia/#hillbilly-heroine#When:20:23:18Z --> Oxycontin can give a higher high than heroin and lasts longer. This prescription drug is growing in popularity on the streets and addicts are taking more extreme measures to find their next fix. Vol. 26 No. 3 | March 5, 2010 2010-03-05T20:23:18+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/video/#mortgages-made-safe http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/video/#mortgages-made-safe#When:20:22:18Z --> Low interest rates and high demand are fuelling Canada's red-hot housing market. To protect home owners from getting burned when interest rates go up, the federal government announced tighter restrictions on mortgage qualifications. Soon, borrowers must qualify for a minimum five-year fixed-rate mortgage, mitigating the risk of foreclosure by low-interest bargain hunters. Will your homebuyer's budget make the cut? Vol. 26 No. 3 | March 5, 2010 2010-03-05T20:22:18+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/video/#editors-notebook8 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/video/#editors-notebook8#When:20:21:18Z --> Editor: Sabina Lam Managing Editor: Natalia Peart Associate Producer: Erika Gilbert Vol. 26 No. 3 | March 5, 2010 2010-03-05T20:21:18+00:00