Fat rats spark interest in obesity research
University of Alberta researcher James Russell developed the JCR rat 25 years ago. The breed gains fat quickly and has fatty artery plaques like humans with poor diets. Interest surged as Charles River Laboratories markets the strain for obesity studies and drug testing.
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University of Alberta
James Russell
JCR
Russell
ICR
Charlie
Journal of
Lipid Research
Charles River Laboratories
Wilmington
N.C
Boxing Day shoppers flood outlets across Canada
Boxing Day lures shoppers from British Columbia to Quebec with deals on clothes shoes and electronics while the Maritimes mostly stay closed under provincial rules. Edmonton shoppers queued overnight at A and B Sound as stores opened at 7 am. Montreal Ottawa and Vancouver reported long lines and strong discounts with Visa predicting nearly six million Canadians will hit stores and $280 million in sales. Prices varied with significant savings on wallets and the day drew enthusiastic spending from teens and students amid upbeat retailer forecasts.
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British Columbia
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Maritimes
Edmonton
Pat St. Amand
Toronto
Israel Portilla
Eaton Centre
Portillo
Retail Council of Canada
Visa
Victoria Moreira
Montreal
Ashok Patel
Patel
Alexandre Gosselin
Gaelle
Nice
France
New Brunswick
Chapters Book
Moncton
Jody Gagnon
Ottawa
Vancouver
Annie Ho
Val Saunderson
Hugh
Rideau Centre
Saunderson
Canada mulls smaller Afghan role after summer
Canada plans a potential shift to a much smaller mission in Afghanistan after the coming summer. Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Ray Henault said Canada cannot field a large land force for at least 12 to 16 months post redeployment and that planners will present options to government if the mission continues in a scaled back form. The 3,600-troop deployment is due to be rebuilt in the new year with personnel from Valcartier.
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Afghanistan
Otawa
Defence Staff
Ray Henault
Kabul
Henault
Canada
CFB Petawawa
Petawawa
CHB
Andrew Leslie
International Security Assistance Force
Leslie
Yugoslavia
Cyprus
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Brian Elle
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