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Bernard Drainville to run for PQ leadership

Bernard Drainville to run for PQ leadership

Parti Quebecois MNA Bernard Drainville appears ready to enter his party’s leadership race, left vacant since Pauline Marois quit the leadership after the April election. Drainville, who entered politics in 2007 after a career at Radio-Canada, was the minister in Pauline Marois’s government who handled the doomed charter of secular values.

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Run 50 minutes to burn off your daily dose of Soda Calories, New Study

Run 50 minutes to burn off your daily dose of Soda Calories, New Study

Knowing how much physical activity is needed to burn off the calories in a bottle of juice or soda may deter teens from buying sugary beverages, according to a recent study. Scientists from the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that adolescents who saw printed signs explaining that they would need to run for about 50 minutes to burn …

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Scientists Urge Greater Freedoms for Canadian Government Experts, Report

Scientists Urge Greater Freedoms for Canadian Government Experts, Report

New restrictions have made it difficult for scientists around the globe to collaborate with Canadian government scientists. In response, more than 800 scientists from 32 countries have signed a letter urging Canadian Prime Minster Stephen Harper to “remove excessive and burdensome restrictions and barriers to scientific communication and collaboration faced by Canadian government scientists.” The letter was published as an advertisement today in the …

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New distracted driving penalties now in effect in British Columbia

New distracted driving penalties now in effect in British Columbia

The B.C. government is rolling out their new distracted driving fines today, which includes additional demerit points added to the penalties a driver will face if they’re caught. Drivers caught talking on a hand-held device are now subject to three penalty points on their licence in addition to a $167 fine.

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