 Rights group aims to stop killing of Canada GMO pigs
 22.05.2012 20:23  0 views  0 comments
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - A U.S. animal rights group hopes to save a herd of genetically modified pigs from early deaths after funding dried up for a Canadian research project that has stoked controversy about altering animal genes to produce food. Possible euthanization of the nine so-called Enviropigs, descendants of swine first bred 13 years ago by the University of Guelph in Ontario to lessen the environmental impact of pig waste, has drawn opposition from Farm Sanctuary, a New York state-based group that places abused animals in new homes. ... Czytaj więcej »
| Big Montreal march marks 100 days of student anger
22.05.2012 20:05 0 views 0 comments
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 MONTREAL (Reuters) - Thousands of people marched through central Montreal on Tuesday to mark the 100th day of student protests over tuition increases, a campaign that is turning into a broader movement against the Quebec government and aspects of the capitalist system. The government in the predominantly French-speaking Canadian province, fed up with sometimes violent demonstrations, last week unveiled a tough proposal that would make protests more difficult to organize and impose stiff fines on those who disobey. ...
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| Marvel Comics plans wedding for gay hero Northstar
22.05.2012 19:42 0 views 0 comments
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 Wedding bells will ring this summer for Marvel Comics' first openly gay hero, super speedster Northstar, and his longtime boyfriend.
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| Statistics Canada cuts raise privacy concerns
22.05.2012 19:39 0 views 0 comments
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OTTAWA (Reuters) - Government budget cuts could threaten the privacy of personal and business information as Canada's statistics agency abandons its standalone computer system and finds cheaper ways to obtain its data. Canada's privacy watchdog, who famously challenged policies at Facebook and Google , and chief statistician Wayne Smith both see risks in Statistics Canada cost-cutting measures, part of a broad effort to eliminate the Canadian federal budget deficit by 2016. ... Czytaj więcej »
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