- Sunday, January 31, 2010, 10:02
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Are Christian Aid workers overstepping their authority by taking children out of Haiti? As they say there's always two sides to every story and I've tried to present them both.
They may have altruistic motives, but does that give them the right? After all, again, as they say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.
I have to ask though why Laura Sillsby and her ...
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- Thursday, January 14, 2010, 13:00
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Haiti is Canada's second largest recipient of developmental aid, and more than 100,000 people of Haitian descent live in Canada.
Governor General Michaelle Jean, who was born in Haiti, held an emotional news conference Wednesday afternoon saying, "We know that every minute, every hour, can make a difference and draw a line between life and ...
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- Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 16:16
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All our best going out to the victims of the Haitian Disaster especially to the children and those who lost children
A few facts before we get to the tragedy, that is being well covered by others already...and just so we're all on the same page...Haiti is in the Caribbean, and comprises the western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and ...
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- Friday, October 16, 2009, 14:52
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Billionaire hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and five executives from some of the most prestigious U.S. companies were charged on Friday with the largest hedge fund insider-trading scheme ever.
Investigators said they used court-approved telephone wire taps for the first time in a Wall Street insider trading case, sending shivers through the hedge fund industry which has traditionally picked up and shared trading tips to make ...
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- Saturday, August 22, 2009, 8:59
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We feel here in Canada we are safe, but are we?
Devastating storms, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other disasters happen or can happen here…we are not immune as this storm and the ice storm and other disasters have proven in the past.
This is why it is important that we have in this Country of ours a disaster relief fund set up to handle these types of emergencies. ...
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- Friday, April 24, 2009, 20:35
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A strain of flu never seen before has killed up to 60 people in Mexico and also appeared in the United States, where eight people were infected but recovered, health officials said on Friday.
Mexico's government said at least 20 people have died of the flu and it may also be responsible for 40 other deaths.
It shut down schools and canceled major public events in Mexico ...
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