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Seniors prepare for a drug war (cross-border pharmacy sales).

The Financial Times (March 13) reports that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is finally consulting at a high level with Health Canada...
Report, The, 03/31/03 by Colby Cosh · More from publication
(Mental-health court in British Columbia).

* The Vancouver Province reports (March 12) that "Criminals in B.C. who suffer from mental problems could soon find themselves in a special...
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Many poisons are healthy - to a point: the frequent alarms over very low-dosage contaminant exposures now appear unscientific.

In 1994, the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation reported a curious finding: below a certain threshold (200...
Report, The, 03/31/03 by Colby Cosh · More from publication
(Talisman Energy Inc, is not completing the divestiture of assets in Sudan).

* Up Front, ever alive to changes in the English language, notes the coinage of a new word: "Talismanized." Talisman Energy Inc. of Calgary is...
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How to buy back your own stuff (California airports use eBay to sell items confiscated from passengers).

* At least one government is keeping up with the times: the Oakland and Sacramento airports in California have joined forces and are using the...
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Allure of torture (U.S. treatment of terrorists).

An unexpected after-effect of September 11: the United States government is now pretty open about condoning the use of torture against terrorism...
Report, The, 03/31/03 by Colby Cosh · More from publication

That truism about oil and water not mixing has run out of air.

* You've heard the saying, "So-and-so are like oil and water"? From now on, it may mean they are deeply in love. The New Scientist reports...
Report, The, 03/31/03 by Colby Cosh · More from publication
UnBanking 60 zombie laws.

Yes, the Senate is unelected: Up Front knows how most readers feel about that fact--they want it to change. But is it worth pointing out that our...
Report, The, 03/31/03 by Colby Cosh · More from publication
(House of Commons looking at hiring personal trainers for MPs).

* Finally, CanWest News also reports (March 4) that the House of Commons board of internal economy is studying a plan to hire personal trainers...
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(Progressive Conservatives Jim Prentice and Peter MacKay).

* Joe Paraskevas filed a funny vignette for CanWest News from a federal Progressive Conservative leadership debate March 3. At the Ottawa...
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