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Dalton McGuinty takes to Twitter

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:39:00 -0400

Premier Dad is finally Tweeting.

Oil sands releasing toxic heavy metals, study finds

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:03:00 -0400

Oil sands operations are polluting the Athabasca River system, researchers said Monday, contradicting Alberta’s assertions that toxins in the watershed are naturally occurring.

Two new planets discovered in Lyra constellation

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:43:00 -0400

NASA’s Kepler telescope allows findings of density as well as size and orbit, scientists say.

Facebook CEO: Keep my private life out of lawsuit

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:33:00 -0400

Mark Zuckerberg says a lawsuit by a man who claims to own a huge chunk of Facebook is seeking to uncover unnecessary details about his private life to harass him.

The ballooning shortage of helium

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:57:00 -0400

After hydrogen, helium is the second-most common element in the universe. So how is it that we are about to run out?

Toronto filmmaker trying to perfect prosthetic eye camera

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:20:00 -0400

Rob Spence lost his right eye in an accident when he was 9 years old. He's glad he did.

SARS survivors struggle with symptoms years later

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:42:00 -0400

Painful muscles and joints, shortness of breath and lack of energy are all unwanted gifts of a disease that keeps on giving, say researchers. In addition, many victims suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Rival clot drugs both poised to replaced problematic Warfarin

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:26:00 -0400

Both Bristol’s apixaban and Bayer’s Xarelto are racing to replace old, difficult-to-use anti-clotting drug, warfarin

Premier to Bieber: Follow me on Twitter

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:27:00 -0400

Twitter newbie Dalton McGuinty hasn’t caught the Bieber fever.

New Facebook scams promise free iPads

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:17:00 -0400

Facebook scams promising free iPads and iPhones are proliferating as fast as users.