Editorial Letter Calls Action to Stem Manitoba Diabetes Rise
An editorial argues Manitoba faces a diabetes epidemic with 94 000 diagnosed cases and a projected 48 percent rise by decade end The piece criticizes the NDP government for lacking a comprehensive strategy and warns costs will grow from 498 million to 639 million amid ongoing deficits and care burdens.
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Manitoba
Canadian Dia
Etes Association
Prairies
NDP
Tively
Letter to Editor warns of seed control by multinationals
A reader warns farmers face a chess game with seed companies, arguing that buying certified seed may not prevent RR flax genetics and that CETA could allow seizure of farmland and assets. The letter cautions Canadians against losing the right to save seeds and fears Harper's push for free trade will make farmers serfs to corporations.
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Canada
Harper
Court backs light two year sentence in rape case
Justice Tom Dewar issued a two year conditional sentence for Kenneth Rhodes who forced himself on a woman on a rural highway outside Thompson. Critics say the ruling reflects outdated biases and undermine reporting, prompting Minister Jennifer Howard to file a complaint with the Judicial Complaints Council.
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Tom Dewar
Thompson
Justice Dewar
Crown
Kenneth Rhodes
Dewar
Jennifer Howard
Judicial Complaints Council
Howard
Why now did Arab revolutions erupt across the region
The piece argues a spark from Tunisia and Egypt, plus lasting anger toward autocratic regimes. It credits self-immolation as a trigger, media and social networks for mobilization, and stresses a new factor: the United States withdrawing from the region. It notes Iraqi defeat and shifting Washington strategy reduce regime backing, encouraging protests and potential domino effects. It questions whether 1989-like change could occur in the Arab world.
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Tunisia
Egypt
Jordan
Yemen
Bahrein
Libya
Algeria
Middle East
Hosni Mubarak
Europe
al-Jazeera Network
United States
Lebanon
Iraq
Washington
Israel
Soviet Union
America
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