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Man dies in shooting at N.B. border
"Traffic attempting to cross the Canada-United States border at Woodstock, N.B., was rerouted briefly on Thursday morning following a shooting. The RCMP said they responded to the shooting at the Woodstock border crossing at approximately 9 a.m. A car bearing Texas licence...Mars Lander Discovers Oil
"PASADENA, CA - NASA's Phoenix Lander, while searching for frozen water and organic compounds on the Martian surface, discovered today what appears to be crude oil instead. A secondary experiment, built by the...Five-year-olds to study Shakespeare
Students in primary and secondary school will be taught Shakespeare in England. Each school will get a free copy of Shakespeare: The Animated Tales on DVD. "School children as young as five will be...
Science law set tone for Jindal- Creationism in Louisiana Education ?
Another controversial bill Gov Bobby Jindal signed in while everyone was watching the Louisiana PayRaise-Gate. Many are not happy. " Is it a promoter of academic freedom, or a 'Trojan horse'?Friday, June 27, 2008, By Bill Barrow BATON ROUGE -- Gov. Bobby Jindal attracted... More Than 80,000 Dead or Missing in China Earthquake
Over 80,000 people are missing or dead in China, and the final toll might be far worse as disease, the rainy season and aftershocks could still affect millions. At least 3.3 million tents were requested by the... Fears of no money to back housing growth
It was easy for ex Government minister and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party John Prescott to advocate the building of 250,000 houses in Northamptonshire, Northants, county in central England in the United... April Fool's Day
Happy April Fool's Day. Well, after reading the origin of AprilFool's day, I am quite confused. You might want to search it yourselfor look at wikipedia. However, in tradition, the jokes only last untilnoon. But when I was in my secondary school, we played madly.Almost10...Cult of celebrity 'is harming children'
As Western society grows increasingly obsessed with celebrity culture, many are worried about the effect on young people and their aspirations for the future."The cult of celebrity is producing a generation that...CHAMILA PRIYADARSHANI EDIRISINGHA BECOMES A LANGUAGE TEACHER
"I was born in Mahavilachchiya, a remote village about 40 km away from Anuradhapura city, situated about 230 km of Colombo, Sri Lanka as the eldest daughter in farming family. I had most of my primary education at...Globalisation: sleepwalking to disaster
"Globalisation: sleepwalking to disaster Ann Pettifor The scale of global debt reflects a broken financial and commercial system that is doing immense damage to the planet and to public life, says Ann Pettifor. 11 - 12 - 2007 On 9 August 2007, globalisation's rickety...Norwalk virus closes Burnaby daycare
Any updates or additional information would be appreciated."Several suspected cases of Norwalk virus have forced the closure of a daycare in Burnaby. The daycare, attached to Burnaby South Secondary School, closed...Police evacuate Coquitlam high school
The article doesn't give much information. Does anyone know what's going on? Please give us an update."COQUITLAM (NEWS1130) - There is a police presence at Charles Best Secondary in Coquitlam today, but there is apparently no threat to students or faculty. RCMP have...Teenager Charged With Manslaughter in School Rugby Death
This was a tragedy when it happened here a few months ago and has been pretty big news ever since. There's always been some speculation that there was more to this than a rugby feud."A Mississauga teen is to be...Toronto: Loud support for black school
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI am sure I will get a lot of flak on this one, including a fitting for a White Pointy Hat, complete with flowing white robes.A separate school for blacks is being...U.K. Kids Get RFID Chips In School Uniforms
I think this story is best summed up by 'We're treating schoolchildren like we treat our criminals'.Considering police in Canada don't even have the right to fingerprint you, even if you're arrested, this is shocking to me."Ten schoolchildren in the United Kingdom are being...
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