http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php en bfantoni@connect.carleton.ca Copyright 2010 2010-04-01T21:29:29+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/multimedia/#cancer-in-the-crosshairs http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/multimedia/#cancer-in-the-crosshairs#When:20:31:13Z --> Researchers 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. Vol. 26 No. 5 | April 1, 2010 2010-04-01T20:31:13+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/first-nations-franchise http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/first-nations-franchise#When:20:29:29Z --> 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. Vol. 26 No. 5 | April 1, 2010 2010-04-01T20:29:29+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/video/#getting-into-the-gallery http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/video/#getting-into-the-gallery#When:20:29:13Z --> The Parliamentary Press Gallery has been active almost as long as Parliament itself. The gallery is responsible for deciding which reporters have access to covering politics in the House of Commons. With its rich history on the Hill, the gallery has taken its time adapting to changes in the media landscape. One of the most contentious questions over the years? Who has what it takes to join the exclusive press club. Vol. 26 No. 5 | April 1, 2010 2010-04-01T20:29:13+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/video/#editors-notebook10 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/video/#editors-notebook10#When:20:28:13Z --> Editor: Adam Stanley Managing Editor: Julia Kent Associate Producer: Deyra Fontaine Multimedia Producer: Maureen Lawlor  Podcast Producer: Laura Marrast Vol. 26 No. 5 | April 1, 2010 2010-04-01T20:28:13+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/podcast1 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/podcast1#When:20:28:13Z --> The face of Canada's economy is changing with an aging baby boomer population, declining birth rate and increasing immigrants. Capital News Online spoke with TD Financial Group's chief economist, Don Drummond, to find out what policy changes are needed to cope with Canada's changing demographics.  Vol. 26 No. 5 | April 1, 2010 2010-04-01T20:28:13+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/polar-politics http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/polar-politics#When:20:27:13Z --> Canada is home to two thirds of the world's polar bears, but is not the only country that wants a say about the iconic animals. The United States proposed an international trade ban on polar bear products that would have killed the commercial hunts led by Inuit outfitters. The proposal was defeated but the debate about the status of polar bears and how best to protect them continues. Vol. 26 No. 5 | April 1, 2010 2010-04-01T20:27:13+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/create-ing-a-national-labratory http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/create-ing-a-national-labratory#When:20:26:31Z --> In recent years the Chalk River Laboratories' reliability has taken a hit.  Now current and former employees are proposing the federal government make the lab more accessible to all scientists. Vol. 26 No. 5 | April 1, 2010 2010-04-01T20:26:31+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/sealice-hurting-B.C.-salmon http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/sealice-hurting-B.C.-salmon#When:20:25:32Z --> Scientists are saying British Columbia's fish farms are perfect breeding grounds for sea lice, which are killing wild salmon. The scientists' concerns have fallen on deaf ears so far, at both the provincial and federal levels of government. Vol. 26 No. 5 | April 1, 2010 2010-04-01T20:25:32+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/drugs-for-africa-is-help-on-the-way http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/drugs-for-africa-is-help-on-the-way#When:20:24:13Z --> Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime was supposed to allow generic drug companies to provide medications to developing countries at a low cost, but so far only one shipment of one drug has crossed Canada’s borders under the legislation. Some MPs and activists are hoping Bill C-393 will solve the problems with CAMR. Vol. 26 No. 5 | April 1, 2010 2010-04-01T20:24:13+00:00 http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/youth http://www.capitalnews.ca/index.php/news/youth#When:20:22:22Z --> The Department of Justice has proposed changes to the Youth Criminal Justice Act that critics say place punishment for someahead of the potential for rehabilitation. Vol. 26 No. 5 | April 1, 2010 2010-04-01T20:22:22+00:00