Vision care and blindness prevention programs in Canada
CNIB agencies and partners expand prevention services serving over 10 500 sighted Canadians. The Eye Bank of Canada provides cornea tissue since 1956 aiding more than 800 regained sight. EB A Baker Foundation funds grants to young eye doctors and remote Labrador eye care. The Wise Owl Club issues safety glasses certificates to industrial workers and promotes eye injury prevention.
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CMIB
Magill
Wise Ow! Club of Canada
CNIB
EB. A. Baker Foundation For
Labrador
Fluoride effects debated by Oxford scientists
Laboratory evidence cited by Miss Stewart of the Regina Anti Fluoridation league notes two Oxford University scientists report sodium fluoride slows human cell growth in test tubes. The British Medical Journal brief mentions a tiny dose reducing cell growth, with calls for more comprehensive studies.
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Oxford University
Miss Stewart
Regina
British Medical Journal
Ee Berry
Oxford
London
Coffee as the most cultivated beverage plant worldwide
The article notes coffee is widely regarded as the most cultivated beverage plant globally, underscoring its extensive farming and economic significance across regions. It highlights the plant’s prominence in agricultural practice and trade without detailing specific countries or figures.
The unemployables and the six percent question
The Lacombe Globe argues about six percent of Canadians being unemployed and the pressure from automation. It asks how much the employed owe the unemployed and whether shorter work weeks with overtime pay will help create jobs. It notes unions, employers, and governments share the burden of decisions, but ultimately individuals must choose their paths.
Old Street Remnants Stir Memories of Grace and Tom
In a cramped neighborhood of small frame houses and ugly flats, Bob recalls childhood friends Tom and Grace. A tense reunion ends with a fatal confrontation and Grace planning a quiet move to Connecticut, leaving Bob to ponder unsaid feelings.
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S Mall
Tom
Grace
Old Joe
Gordon
Old Joe's
Bob
Olid Joe
Joe
Canada’s Great Leaders Praised by Brooks Bulletin
The Brooks Bulletin extols Sir John A. Macdonald as a founding statesman who forged a vast Dominion. It lauds Sir Wilfrid Laurier, W. L. Mackenzie King, and R. B. Bennett, noting their roles in uniting and guiding Canada through war and development.
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John A. MacDonald
Canada
Dominion of
Atlantic
Pacific Oceans
United States
Wilfred Laurier
W. L. Mackenzie King
R. B. Bennett
No room for us in Russia
A St. Thomas Times-Journal opinion piece contrasts Russia and America by showing a U.S. classroom exercise removing any content not allowed under communism. It notes widespread Canadian media limits, Indonesian map name change, and questions Indonesia's rise, urging concrete political progress.
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U.S
Russia
America
Indonesia
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean
South Pacific
St. Thomas Times-Journal
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Lacombe
Globe
Alberta
Central Station
Beth
Connecticut
Vews
The
Brooks Bulletin
Nanton News
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