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Posted: October 12, 2005
SMOKING COSTS by Linda McQuaig
Ruling rightly blames adults for teen addictions.
PORT HOPE BLOCKS NUKES by Kate Harries
Municipality rebuffs uranium enrichment plant.
Faith Speaks
FIGHTING THE NO-FLY RULE from the Canadian Islamic Congress
Canadian Islamic Congress offers legal team to grounded Muslims.
CanCult
ART FOR THE PEOPLE by Bernard Bloom
No more art that makes the rich feel good!
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 Editorial
DON'T MESS WITH MY LCBO — IT WORKS by Ish Theilheimer
It's time to put a cork in right-wing calls to privatize liquour sales.
Rez Solutions?
 STOLEN SACRED OBJECT by Stewart Steinhauer
Freedom of Information request brings proof of conspiracy to keep sacred meteorite from its rightful owners.
Health matters
BITTER CHOICE: SHELTER OR FOOD by Gary Bloch and Janet Maher
Adequate welfare food allowance saves money in the long run by protecting health.
 Canadian Politics
GOV'T FLIRTS WITH PRIVATIZATION by Bill Tieleman
BC officials participate in conference boosting private healthcare.
LIBERALS STILL TALKING ABOUT FALL ELECTION by F Abbas Rana, Kate Malloy and Bea Vongdouangchanh, for The Hill Times
Earlier might work better for them than later.
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Communities, rights and change
WELFARE COMPUTER PROGRAM HELPS KIDS by Reuel S Amdur
City provides training, hardware, software for eligible low-income families.
 Workplaces
CAW AND THE BIG THREE by Mike Martin
Auto workers win stability, some increases.
STAND AND DELIVER by Rory O'Neill, for Hazards
Working on your feet all day can be hazardous to your health.
Watershed ways
RAILS AND TRAILS by Ole Hendrickson
Abandoned railway right-of-ways become scenic biking and hiking trails.
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WORKERS' SAFETY REFERENCE
Hazards magazine is the first, the best and often the only popular reference for every workplace hazard you can think of, and many that probably have never crossed your mind. Whether you want info on Canada's shameful record in selling asbestos, or tips on how to set up your computer workstation safely, or warnings about how nanotechnology (stainproof paints) might affect the workers who make them, Hazards should be your first stop. Hazards and Labourstart also supply the Occupational Health and Safety newswire that SG features on our front page.
See: www.hazards.org
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 Consumers
FARMERS HAMMERED BY LOW PRICES by Darrin Qualman of the National Farmers Union
As commodity prices plummet, Canadian farmers wonder if they can stay in business.
World beat
ILO PRODS UN MEMBERS by Luke Chike Igweobi
Job creation too slow, labour body says.
Hot headlines
THE HOUSING CO-OPTION by Juliet Lammers, for the Dominion paper
A Montreal housing co-op experiments with sustainable living.
BC SCHOOLS NEED MORE FUNDING by Gabriel Yiu, for theTyee.ca
Why I'm a parent who supports the teachers' strike.
BUSH SAID GOD TOLD HIM TO INVADE IRAQ BBC press release
Palestinian ministers recount conversation for documentary.
RAMADAN, ROSH HASHANA START THE SAME DAY from Holly Lebowitz Rossi, for the Religion News Service
Many faiths celebrate early October holidays.
Take action!
CANADA TO CHALLENGE BAN ON GE FOOD by Brent Patterson, for The Council of Canadians
Tell feds not to pursue WTO complaint that EU bars imports of Genetically Engineered food.
Feedback from our readers
ALBERTA ROYALTY TAX CREDITS from David Owen, Canmore AB
... in a letter Calgary papers will not print.
Humour
DUBYA DEFINES "TRAGEDY"
... to all us "little" people.
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