Scientists fix defect in CF cells signaling gene therapy progress
Scientists corrected the defective CF gene in patient-derived cells using a normal gene copy, a milestone toward gene therapy or new medicines. Researchers report stable inheritance of the inserted gene in cells, with potential to ease mucus buildup and lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients.
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Iraq Expels Diplomats Amid Gulf Crisis Retaliation
Iraq orders expulsion of French Italian British and Egyptian embassy staff in Baghdad in retaliation for allied measures. France Italy Britain Egypt remove officials while Canada refrains from retaliation. Baghdad vows to resist UN embargo and press on toward victory.
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Army signals it may be ready for Oka pullout
Lt Gen Kent Foster said the Canadian army plans to hand back police power to Quebec provincial police in Oka and Kahnawake within days. He noted barricades were removed and normal public safety should be restored, with further arms searches planned and a transition plan to be delivered within two days.
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Interest rate drops no help to exporters
Bank prime rates fall to 13.75 percent for blue chip borrowers, a move the Conference Board of Canada says will not reverse the bleak export outlook. The think tank predicts virtually no growth for exports in 1990 despite rate cuts.
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Gas prices rise across Canada amid Iraq invasion impact
The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait has pushed oil prices higher and gas costs up. Ontario and Saskatchewan see sharp increases with Kitchener at 59.9 cents a litre and other cities near 60 cents. Regina and Manitoba rise to the 57 cent range, while Vancouver and Montreal reach about 65 and 64 cents respectively.
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NDP Pushes Lower Voting Age to Sixteen in Canada
Richard Proctor of the NDP told a royal commission that sixteen-year-olds should vote in federal elections arguing they are mature enough and already meet other age milestones. He rejected linking lowering the voting age to a drinking age while MP Rod Murphy supported political knowledge among sixteen-year-olds.
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