Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is suing Canada for $500 million, just because Canada has laws to keep essential drugs affordable. Tobacco giant Philip Morris is suing Australia for billions of dollars in lost profits because the government took action to reduce teenage ...
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Fluoride: Killing Us Softly
Dr. Gary Null — [Global Research] There’s nothing like a glass of cool, clear water to quench one’s thirst. But the next time you or your child reaches for one, you might want to question whether that water is in ...
Read More »Trash the ash: A 5-step New Year’s plan to quit smoking and win a car!
For many, the New Year represents a fresh start—and with nearly 16% of people in Ontario being smokers and tobacco users accounting for 30% of all cancer deaths in Canada, a popular resolution may be to quit smoking. “We are ...
Read More »CTF releases new report debunking claims made by proponents of food and sugar taxes
Gregory Thomas— The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has released a new report that takes direct aim at Canadian groups who want Canada to adopt a Denmark-style fat tax or the sugar and ‘junk food’ tax recently implemented in Mexico. ...
Read More »Don’t fall victim to the holiday heart attack
By Maggie Vourakes It’s a sobering reality amid the holiday cheer: More people die from a heart attack or stroke in the winter months than during warmer weather, with mortality rates averaging 10 per cent higher. For older Canadians, the ...
Read More »Tips for staying safe while walking in snow and ice
Sheri Singer — As snow begins to fall over much of the U.S. and Canada and we gear up for winter 2013-2014, here are several tips to help consumers walk safely in snow and ice from the Snow & Ice ...
Read More »Richmond-Adelaide cycle project to hit the streets next summer
Dennis Hanagan – A physically-separated bike lane on the right hand side of both Richmond and Adelaide streets seems to be the best way to get cyclists across the downtown core between Bathurst and Sherbourne, say city staff. They took ...
Read More »Sorry, we won’t shut up and be quiet about nuclear
John Bennett — The “Radioactive Road Trip”, thanks to you and many others on both sides of the US/Canada border, is still parked. You’ll remember that Atomic Energy Canada Limited (AECL) proposed shipping the highly toxic and unstable enriched uranium ...
Read More »2,000 march against Monsanto & GMOs at Queen’s Park
When Rachel Parent debated Kevin O’Leary from Dragon’s Den on the Lang & O’Leary Exchange about GMOs in July, she had no idea she’d become a YouTube star, but 2 million views later, she is. She spoke at a March ...
Read More »New book offers hope to people living with RA.
Lene Andersen has spent several years distilling her almost encyclopedic knowledge into Your Life with Rheumatoid Arthritis, a wise and witty guide on how to manage your RA and make the best of your life. Lene — pronounced Lena — ...
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