Canada and the World
Current Events with a Canadian Perspective
25 August 2010
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Recent additions
The history of Canada’s First Nations by date from the Creation stories through to August 2010
Our bodies are sponges that soak up
harmful chemicals, such as bisphenol A, that are in the products that surround us
Highway Death Toll Keeps Rising
Worldwide, the number of people killed in road traffic crashes each year is estimated to be almost 1.2 million
What Does a Failed State Look Like?
While there is no agreed global list of failed states, some are in such obviously bad shape that nobody would argue about their inclusion
China’s Human Rights RecordIn awarding the 2008 Summer Olympics Games to China, the International Olympic Committee hoped to leverage an easing of the government’s human rights repression
The World’s Best CountriesEach year, International Living crunches a lot of numbers and chooses which country is the best in which to live; France again comes out on top
Cardenio
Photos of Fairies Faked in Attempt to Prove Existence
The creator of Sherlock Holmes was just one of the many people hoodwinked by a couple
of young girls and their bogus photographs of fairies
For print magazine subscribers
Ethnic Nationalism Causes Conflict
Torture Does not Work
Do Criminals Have Similar Facial Features?
Asserting Arctic Sovereignty
Are
Humans Doomed to Extinction?
Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
The Plight of Child Soldiers
Britain Gets a Coalition Government
Gun Violence
Sea Turtles under Threat
Anti-
Some Foods Increase Brainpower
Global Resource Crisis to Hit by 2030
Canadians don’t Trust Politicians
Speaker Rules on Afghan Detainee Papers
Economic Value of Oceans
Stock Market Ponzi Scheme Swindles
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