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  Sunday, 17 October 2004

CBC News: No Sunday shopping in Nova Scotia < 4:01:44 AM>.

Nova Scotians voted against allowing Sunday shopping in a narrowly-won plebiscite.

Unofficial results show that 55 per cent voted against Sunday shopping while 45 percent were in favour.

Canada shuts out vaccine seekers < 3:14:07 AM>.


In a televised U.S. presidential debate on Wednesday, George W. Bush suggested that a Vancouver-based flu vaccine manufacturer, ID Biomedical, might assist with the U.S. shortage. U.S. Secretary of Health Tommy Thompson quickly played down the idea, saying that a manufacturer without a licence in the United States probably would not be allowed to ship its stockpiles south. [snip] "We don't normally get calls like this," Ms. Binette said. "We just say, look, the vaccine is for our citizens. I'm sorry."
[Via GAM-National]

Speak to your incompetent president.





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