| Veterans worry about hospital transfer Veterans' Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn met with residents at Canada's only federally controlled veterans' hospital to reassure them about the government's plans to transfer responsibility for the facility to the province of Quebec. cbc.ca |
Organ donation tax credit proposed Organ donation rates could be higher if tax credits were offered to family members, a philosopher and ethicist proposes. cbc.ca |
CDA Joins First Nations Leaders In Dialogue On Access To Oral Health Care At The Assembly Of First Nations Annual General Assembly, Canada Canadian Dental Association (CDA) is taking part in the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Annual General Assembly on July 20-22, 2010 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. CDA's goal is to join First Nations leaders in advocating on behalf of the First Nations people for better access to oral health care. First Nations people experience much higher rates of dental disease than other Canadians... mnt.to |
U.S. to appeal stem cell ruling A U.S. court ruling that undercut federally funded embryonic stem cell research will be quickly appealed, the Obama administration declares. cbc.ca |
Whale snot, bat sex studies win Ig Nobel awards The first documentation of fellatio in bats, the use of a remote-controlled helicopter to collect whale snot and the finding that swearing can relieve pain won top honours at the annual Ig Nobel awards ceremony on Thursday. cbc.ca |