Apr 27 2009

Health system prepares for swine flu – Toronto Star


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Health system prepares for swine flu
Toronto Star
Students wearing face masks gather on the campus of King's-Edgehill School in Windsor, NS on Monday, April 27, 2009. Health officials have reported that four students from the school have had a mild case of swine flu after a musical and cultural
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Apr 27 2009

GM Canada will make further cuts to workforce, slash number of … – The Canadian Press


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GM Canada will make further cuts to workforce, slash number of
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TORONTO – General Motors Canada will slash its workforce by more than half by 2014 and close as many as 310 dealerships by the end of next year as part of a broad restructuring plan announced by the company Monday.
Canadian dollar little changed after GM cuts jobs, dealers Calgary Herald
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Apr 27 2009

Will Oracle Keep Funding Sun’s Pet Java Projects?

gkunene writes “Oracle expects Sun to contribute to its operating profit right away. To make that happen, Oracle may pull funding and staff from projects such as JavaFX, Project Looking Glass, and Project GlassFish.”

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Apr 27 2009

GM to phase out Pontiac in 2010 – CBC.ca


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GM to phase out Pontiac in 2010
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A Pontiac Solstice Coupe is displayed at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles in November. (Fred Prouser/Reuters) General Motors Corp. said Monday it will phase out the Pontiac brand by the end of 2010 as the automaker unveiled another restructuring plan
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Apr 27 2009

British minister in Sri Lanka to check on humanitarian situation – Xinhua


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British minister in Sri Lanka to check on humanitarian situation
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COLOMBO, April 27 (Xinhua) — A British government minister arrived in Colombo on Monday on a whistle stop to check on the Sri Lankan government's humanitarian relief with regards to the large displaced population in the northern battle zone.
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Apr 26 2009

Cobourg mother drives to Trenton to honour Major Mendes – Northumberland News


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Cobourg mother drives to Trenton to honour Major Mendes
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By Bill Tremblay TRENTON — Maureen Whaley says she's never watched as a repatriation motorcade made its way to Toronto from CFB Trenton, however, the Cobourg mother made the trip to the Trenton Sunday to pay tribute to Major Michelle Knight Mendes.
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Apr 26 2009

High alert for swine flu – Edmonton Sun


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High alert for swine flu
Edmonton Sun
By CLARA HO, SUN MEDIA As the World Health Organization declared the swine flu outbreak that has gripped Mexico a "public health emergency of international concern" yesterday, provincial health officials were on high alert and local agencies were
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Apr 25 2009

Mr. Zuma Goes to Pretoria – Globe and Mail


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Mr. Zuma Goes to Pretoria
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JOHANNESBURG – The final election results are out, and the African National Congress has another landslide victory – but just short of the two-thirds majority that has symbolic and psychological value in South Africa.
South Africa's ANC fails to get 2/3 of seats The Associated Press
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Apr 25 2009

New Flu Strain Appears In the US and Mexico

Combat Wombat writes with this excerpt from Reuters: “A strain of flu never seen before has killed up to 60 people in Mexico and also appeared in the United States, where eight people were infected but recovered, health officials said on Friday. Mexico’s government said at least 20 people have died of the flu and it may also be responsible for 40 other deaths. [The government] shut down schools and canceled major public events in Mexico City to try to prevent more deaths in the sprawling, overcrowded capital. … Close analysis showed the disease is a mixture of swine, human and avian viruses, according to the CDC. Humans can occasionally catch swine flu from pigs but rarely have they been known to pass it on to other people. Mexico reported 1,004 suspected cases of the new virus, including four possible cases in Mexicali on the border with California.

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Apr 25 2009

ANC scores landslide win in South Africa – CNN International


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ANC scores landslide win in South Africa
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) — The African National Congress secured an expected landslide victory in this week's South African general elections, paving the way for party leader Jacob Zuma to become president, according to results released
Zuma for presidency as ANC wins S.Africa polls AFP
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