| 3-D TV warning issued for kids, pregnant women A warning from a 3-D TV manufacturer may prompt parents and pregnant women to think twice about allowing space heroes and pirates to jump off the screen into their living rooms. cbc.ca |
Nursing home workers get bail in $340K fraud A mother and daughter charged with committing fraud against residents of an Ottawa long-term care facility where they worked have been released on bail. cbc.ca |
CPR skills save toddler from drowning A two-year-old girl who was found floating face down in a backyard swimming pool in Surrey, B.C., was saved by a quick-thinking family friend who remembered his CPR training from decades ago. cbc.ca |
BioVectra gets $14.8M provincial loan BioVectra Inc. of Charlottetown has received a $14.8-million loan from the Prince Edward Island government to expand its manufacturing facility near the city's airport. cbc.ca |
Smoking declines among teens, young adults Smoking rates appear to be on the decline among teens and young adults, new data from Statistics Canada suggests.Data from the 2009 Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey finds the smoking rate among teens aged 15 to 19 was 13 per cent last year, down from 15 per cent in 2008. cbc.ca |