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Pesticides: The Icky Illness They Can Cause

Chemicals used in nonorganic farming are blamed for a ton of health problems. But can these pesticides actually cause norovirus? Yup, you can add that illness to the list: Chemical pesticide applications could actually promote the proliferation of germs that trigger nasty gastrointestinal symptoms, according to a new study published in the journal International Journal of Food Microbiology. Norovi ....

Crying can help you in relieving stress

There are several studies which prove the connection which exists in between physical health and mental stress. In fact, most of the chronic stress problems occur due to improper functioning of the immune system, increased cholesterols and blood pressure problems, improper brain chemistry or hormonal imbalance and increase in the growth of bodily tumour. Recent results have also shown that cry ....

Raw Honey Revitalises You

What is so extraordinary about raw honey that it can vitalize your mind, body and spirit? Luella May answers that question while writing for Natural News. She is a natural health advocate. She also writes for Align Life and is the author of a book called `Cancer’s Natural Enemy’. She says that when we think of `raw’, we usually associate the word with preservation of important enzymes, miner ....

Rick's Rant relapse

I am ashamed to admit that I did something that I promised myself I would never do again. Five years after going cold turkey I fell off the wagon. I found myself in the nation’s capital and I had a few hours to kill. I let down my guard and next thing you know I was in the House of Commons sitting in the gallery watching Question Period live. Why do I do this to myself? Like so many addicts, ....

Detroit Symbolizes America’s Decline

sick. It’s getting sicker. Coverup and denial conceal reality. Census data say record numbers of US counties are dying. It’s over one in three. It reflects population shifts and Depression conditions. America’s decline gets little attention. Since 1981, 42 US municipalities declared bankruptcy. Ten did so in the past four years. Expect more to follow. Hard times getting harder assures ....

The forgotten history of Black Canadians

Under the direction of Professor Boulou Ebanda de B’béri, the Promised Land Project has developed many tools to raise awareness about, and update information on, the forgotten history of Black Canadians. From 2007 to 2012, experts in cultural studies, communication, history and theatre studies gathered together to study the Black communities that formed in Southern Ontario during the mid-19th c ....

Gardiner Expressway: Trashing is a garbage idea

Did Adam Vaughan get hit over the head on the Gardiner-privatization question? That’s the very possible explanation that Etobicoke Councillor & Mayoral Puppeteer Doug Ford gave for the Ward 20 councillor’s unseemly proposal to pull a Mike Harris and sell off the rights to tax drivers on the Gardiner Expressway. Instantly after making this comment, Doug’s media handler cut in and cut o ....

Defining who is Métis

The car engine hummed as I headed east on the Trans-Canada. It was late August, and the wind bashed against the car in waves. Always the wind on the prairie. And on that day, it made me feel energized, alive. On that day, I was driving back home to Regina, and I was driving back home a different person. Earlier, I had been at the Métis Local #160 in Moose Jaw. I had sworn an oath, had my pictu ....

Modern Day Slavery

Noé Arteaga’s employers fired and deported him to Guatemala after he stood up for his rights as a migrant worker in Canada. Temporary foreign workers come to Canada on a visa with their employer’s name on it. They cannot change employers if a problem arises. Workers are also often dependent on their employers for transportation, housing and food. Arteaga and his 70 colleagues worked on a toma ....

Calling Foul on Canada

When it comes to environmental neglect, Canada is outdistancing the competition. We have earned six consecutive “Fossil of the Year” awards, a dishonour bestowed by a coalition of 700 NGOs upon the country that contributes most to impeding progress on UN climate change negotiations. And while the “Colossal Fossil” designation may be a tad facetious, there is no hint of humour in the recent ....

Rate My Hospital

From the beginning of our lives to the end, Canadians place great trust in our hospitals - and a great deal of money. Canada's hospital budget is a staggering $56 billion a year, most of it spent on acute care hospitals. But what do we really know about the quality of care we get for all that money? the fifth estate set out on a nine-month quest to uncover data about Canadian hospitals' perfor ....

CUPE vows fight on post-secondary cuts

VICTORIA – CUPE has called on the BC government to restore appropriate funding to public post secondary institutions and end budget cuts made on the backs of CUPE workers. The union resolution came on the heels of a new round of cuts by the University of Victoria. While the Canadian Union of Public Employees BC Division was holding its annual convention downtown, UVic was making service cuts ....

Christmas: Blend old with new traditions

(NC) -- Christmas is a time full of tradition. Some have been around for centuries and others have been started in the past few years.Many families, for example, prepare for Christmas by bringing greenery into the house to decorate, a custom which began with the ancient Romans. This can include a tree, wreath, beautiful holly, or ivy wrapped around banisters.Christmas joy and carols go hand-in-han ....

Real Estate agents: Sell house listings faster via blog posts

A successful realtor sells a lot of houses and makes a lot of money. For this reason, there are many, many real estate agents all hoping to make it big. And because there are so many realtors out there, there is great competition to be the best, to sell more houses than the competition. There are many ways to do this. Traditional means of advertising, direct mail, open house, social media, persona ....

Bunny Herds Sheep

This 5-year-old rabbit [below video] actually knows how to herd his masters flock of sheep, picking up the skill after watching trained dogs do the job!Submit and write about your video on The Canadian. ....

World Series of Poker: Day 1B

2,114 players flooded through the doors on the second starting day (Day 1B) of the World Series of Poker. The winner of day two was John Hoang with 180,000 worth of chips, his achievement closely followed by James Schafer ($171,250) and in third place was PokerStars Team pro, and 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Vanessa Selbst with $168,350. Selbst’s good hand of an AA helped he ....