Nova Scotia leads with public HPV vaccination program
Nova Scotia became the first Canadian province to unveil a publicly funded HPV vaccine plan for 6000 Grade 7 girls, funded at 2.8 million dollars annually with a three-dose Gardasil schedule over six months. The program, not mandatory, seeks provincial partners for evaluation and cost effectiveness while Health Canada approved the vaccine for ages 9 to 26.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Canada
Robert Strang
Nova
British Columbia
Quebec
Merck Frossi Canada Ltd
Health Canada
National Advisory Committee On
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
Alberta
Alain Desroches
Public Health Agency of Canada
Desroches
Gardasil
Air India inquiry stalls as witnesses fear testifying
The Air India inquiry stalls amid frightened witnesses and one heart attack as potential testimony nears. Former justice John Major notes volunteers offered evidence yet safety fears and confidentiality worries complicate voir dire. Summer break planned with September resumption. subpoenas not considered. Inderjit Reyat remains the only convicted figure in the 1985 Flight 182 bombing case.
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Air India
Supreme Court
John Major
Major
Inquiry
Commission
Mark Preiman
Preiman
Jacques Shore
Shore
British Columbia
India
Inderjit Singh Reyat
Appeal Court to hear David Ahenakew's arguments
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal weighs a Crown challenge on whether a lower court erred in overturning David Ahenakew's 2002 conviction for wilfully promoting hatred. Ahenakew, once FNIN federation leader, faced removal after remarks about Jews and Hitler.
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David Ahenakew
Regina
First Nations
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal
Ahenakew
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations
Federation
Task Force
Jim Sinclair
Sinclair
David
Adolf Hitler
Abenaken
Robert Laing
Court of Queen's Bench
Canadian deaths spark debate over unarmed M-Gator use
Three Canadian soldiers died near Kandahar when their open-top M-Gator was struck by a roadside bomb. Brig Gen Tim Grant said the vehicle suited the terrain and task, while experts question convoy risk and policy as the military reviews procedures.
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Afghanistan
Kandahar
Lewis Mackenzie
Bomanville, Ont
LT Mean
Tim Grant
Grant
Ken Allan
Canadian Expeditionary Force Command
Allen
Ottawa
Toronto votes to keep Support Our Troops decals on emergency vehicles
The Toronto City Hall unanimously approved extending decals showing support for soldiers on fire trucks ambulances and police cars. Mayor David Miller who initially opposed the move cited deaths of three Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan as the turning point. The decals had been slated for removal in September and the motion was prompted by Coun Frances Nunziata to extend the campaign despite public concern over city alignment with military actions.
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Toronto
Afghanistan
Canada
David Miller
Miller
Toronto Police
Coun
Frances Nunziata
Canadian soldiers and diplomat die in Afghanistan tally
The record lists 60 Canadian soldiers and one diplomat killed since 2002. Highlights include 2007 incidents near Kandahar and Helmand, with multiple road side bombs, IEDs, and a helicopter loss, plus earlier NATO base accidents and ambushes in Panjwaii and surrounding districts. The list notes notable cases such as Capt Nichola Goddard, the first Canadian woman killed in action in combat roles.
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Afghanistan
Kandahar
Darryl Caswell
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Darrel Jason Priede
U.S
Helmand
Matthew McCully
Zhari
Anthony Klumpenhouwer
Allan Stewart
Patrick James Pentland
Donald Lucas
Aaron E. Williams
Kevin V. Kennedy
David R. Greenslade
Christopher P. Stannix
Brent Poland
Kevin Megeney
NATO
Bobby Girouard
Albert Storm
Darcy Tedford
Blake Williamson
Mark Andrew Wilson
Craig Gitlam
Robert Mitchell
Josh Klukie
Panjwaii
David Byers
Shane Keating
Keith Morley
Glen Arnold
Mark Graham
Jeffrey Walsh
Raymond Arndt
Christopher Reid
Vaughan Ingram
Bryce Keller
Kevin Dallaire
Francisco Gomez
Jason Warren
Anthony Boneca
Nichola Goddard
Matthew Dinning
Bombardier Myles Mansell
William Turner
Randy Payne
Robert Costall
Paul Davis
Timothy Wilson
Glyn Berry
Braun Woodfield
Jamie Murphy
Robert Short
Robbie Beerenfenger
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Zain Raza
Rubab
Crescent Fort Rouge United Church
Farya
Massam
Hassan Raza
Kausar
Pakistan
HPV
Toyota
Guy Laroche
Shane Stachnik
Frank Robert Mellish
William Cushley
Richard Francis Nolan
David Braun
Andrew Eykelenboom
Jane
Trans Canada Way
Parkcity
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