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Cyprus bailout angers Cypriots

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Norbert Sharma
Hundreds of Cypriots recently protested the European Commission, European Central Bank, and International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout that is costing the country’s wealthy up to 60 per cent of their savings and affecting many...
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Winnipeg NDP and Liberal MPs upset over Conservative mail-outs

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Quinn Richert
New Democratic Party (NDP) and Liberal Members of Parliament (MPs) representing constituencies in Manitoba are upset about the voter-information-gathering tactics of the federal Conservative party. After multiple residents in the Winnipeg Centre constituency complained...
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Gay couple closing Morris restaurant due to homophobia

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Rachel Wood
Two restaurant owners in Morris, Manitoba are closing their new restaurant due to several accounts of homophobic comments. Pots N Hands will no longer be in business after Apr. 13, despite a recent outpouring...
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New “Cold War” in Antarctica? Scientists argue over Vostok bacteria

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Tom Ingram
Lake Vostok is situated almost 4,000 metres below the Antarctic ice. Russian scientists have been drilling there for over twenty years. The lake’s appeal is that it has been isolated from the rest of...
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Further evidence for Higgs boson: New particle behaves as predicted, so...

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Tom Ingram
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, has tentatively confirmed that the new particle measured early last July is a Higgs boson. In a press release, they described it for the first time as...
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Dying to look good: Ingredients in personal care products harmful to...

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Sarah Turner
Every day we lather, spread, scrub, blend, apply, and swipe personal care products like shampoo, deodorant, eye makeup, shaving cream, lipstick, and moisturizers all over our bodies. These products are important to our image....
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What the frac? Self-similar shapes in nature

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Spencer Fernando
You may not have heard of fractals before, but they are everywhere around us. Trees are fractals. Cities are fractals. There is growing evidence that our thoughts are fractals as well. Broccoli and cauliflower – you...

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