Salmonella Scare at Hershey Plant Prompts Recall

Hershey Canada, in co-operation with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a recall over the weekend of twenty-five choclate products manufactured at the company's Smith Falls, Ontario plant due to fears that they had become contaminated with salmonella.

"Dean of Science Fiction" Jack Williamson Dies

Multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winning science fiction author Jack Williamson has passed away. He was 98. Mr. Williamson was named a Grand Master of Science Fiction in 1975. He was the second author to be named Grand Master, after Robert Heinlein. Mr.

Canadian Universities Switching RefWorks Servers Amid PATRIOT Act Fears

Major Canadian universities are making special arrangements with the U.S.

Protecting The Environment is Good For Business

I've been trying for weeks to summon up enough righteous indignation to write a decent rant about the Clean Air Act, the toothless piece of stillborn legislation (these are the kindest words I can find to describe this Act) that the current reigning Harper government intend …

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Farm work linked to increased breast cancer risk

A study of farm workers near Windsor, Ontario has found that women farm workers are three times more likely than their counterparts in the general population to develop breast cancer.

Water, Water Everywhere (And Most of it in My Kayak)

If you turned on your taps one day and nothing came out, how long could you last on a 10L jug of water? A full fifth of the world's freshwater supply can be found within Canada's borders.

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A Death in the Galaxy Far, Far Away

As the summer break winds down, children return to school, the hot blistery days of summer revert to the chill and damp of early fall, and errant columnists come back from their summer furlough ready to write about the next big Star Wars story.

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Toronto sewage found contaminating Taylor-Massey Creek

Municipal inspectors in Toronto confirmed today what local residents have known for years: some shops and residences located near Taylor-Massey Creek, which feeds into the Don River and through that into Lake Ontario, have been piping their sewage into the creek unknowingly for d …

Fantasy writer Gemmell dies at 57

One of the greats of contemporary fantasy, David Gemmell has died.

Energy Conservation in Ontario: Not Just for Tree Huggers Anymore

Last week, the Ontario government announced that it plans to give the energy companies of the province

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Ontario Government Announces C$400 million in Conservation Funding

The Ontario Government has announced it will give approximately $400 million dollars to provincial utilities to help them promote conservation and provide incentives for Ontarians who cut their energy usage.

Lights Out In Hong Kong for Pollution Protest

Environmentalists in Hong Kong are urging residents and businesses to turn off all the lights in their homes and buildings for three minutes at 8pm on August 8 to draw attention to the city's severe air pollution problem.

Brand Star Wars: Symbols Without Meaning

There was a time when merchandising campaigns for movies were fairly straightforward. You had your books and comics, some action figures, commemorative posters maybe, and that was about it.

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Toronto transit workers end disruptive wildcat strike; issues left unresolved

Some background information for my latest opinion column for those of you not familiar with Toronto's transportation system

The TTC Takes a Sick (of Work) Day

Toronto, I know you're pissed off at the TTC right now for taking an unscheduled sick day. We all saw it cough and look a little green on its way home from work last night.

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Hush! Everyday Pollution #2 - Persistent Noise

As I write this, I am sitting out on my balcony enjoying an unusually warm – but welcome – spring day. The first draft of this article was composed on a notepad of the old pen-and-paper variety.

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Bad job, bad health?

So I guess it is true, my day job IS killing me

Ontario's newest transit experiment: Subways to suburbia

When I first heard the news that Ontario finance minister Dwight Duncan had included in this year's budget a $200 million shot in the arm for the TTC to extend their subway into Vaughan I was standing on the platform at Queen station.

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The Circle of Life: Shifting Storylines in Star Wars

[Sab-note] Before we get into this month's column, a special announcement: This month's column represents the official start of Fried Circuits' syndication on Newsvine.

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Good old soap and water the best way to fight spread of germs: Pediatricians

The Canadian Pediatric Society has released a report suggesting that handwashing with antibacterial soap is not any more advantageous for children than handwashing with plain soap and may even contribute to allergies, asthma, and antibiotic resistence.

Go Green, Drink Beer - Everyday Pollution #1: Single-use Packaging

In the housing co-op where I live, residents pay a rent that is artificially lower than what the co-op was to charge us if they chose to make us pay the maximum amount the market would bear.

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Food guide will make you fat, expert says

Health Canada is in the process of revising its food guide for the first time since 1992, with a finalized version expected by the fall.

Are we done yet?: When is extensive Olympic coverage too much?

First off, let me say that I do truly admire the achievements of the Olympic athletes. It doesn't really matter what country they came from, or whether or not they performed well enough to be awarded a medal.

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Dubai Ports World to also lease container terminal at the port of Vancouver

Some grist for the mill: When the UAE based Dubai Ports World completes their acquisition of P&O Ports, they will not only have control over strategic American ports, they will also have a foothold in the port of Vancouver, British Columbia, considered to be a major international

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