Brutal dog mauling of Vancouver teen prompts manhunt
A 14 year old girl in east Vancouver was mauled and dragged by two unleashed dogs early Sunday. Officers say the attack left the teen with serious facial and nerve injuries and prompted a citywide search for the animals. Police traced the two dogs bull mastiff mix to the city pound where DNA tests were conducted.
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Vancouver
Sarah Bloor
Bloor
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Neighbours identify dogs in attack on 14-year-old girl
Animal control supervisor says two four year old dogs, each about 38 kilograms, are the ones involved in the assault. The owner may sign the animals over for destruction as police consider potential charges and the victim’s name may remain undisclosed.
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Bob Cristofoli
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Kevin Mazer
Bioterror risk low says Canadian intelligence report
An Ottawa newspaper cites a February 2000 Canadian Forces intelligence study saying smallpox and other biological agents are unlikely mass casualty weapons for terrorists. The report notes access hurdles, rogue nations as main threat, and potential for limited epidemics from small viral doses.
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Osama bin Laden
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George W. Bush
bin Laden
Cat comes back after three years in Winnipeg
Mitts the cat vanished as a kitten from Sheri Talaga’s Winnipeg apartment. The Winnipeg Humane Society traced a tattoo to Talaga and found Mitts wandering recently after months of searching. Talaga called it surreal and said Mitts is affectionate and enjoys people.
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Winnipeg
Vital
Sheri Talaga
Winnipeg Humane Society
Talaga
the Humane Society
Mitts
Hamilton girl’s ice cream headache study published
Maya Kaczorowski of Hamilton had her science project on ice cream headaches published in the British Medical Journal Christmas edition. With help from her father Dr Janusz Kaczorowski the 13 year old ran a 145 student trial at Dalewood Middle School comparing rapid versus slow ice cream consumption and found 27 percent vs 13 percent reporting headaches, most lasting under 10 seconds.
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Toronto
Maya Kaczorowski
Hamilton
Maya
Dalewood Middle School
Janusz Kaczorowski
Department of Family Medicine
McMaster University
British Medical Journal
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