The US government said Monday it would start to regulate carbon dioxide as a dangerous pollutant, sidestepping a divided Congress to boost global climate talks in Copenhagen. The decision paves the way for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) t
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon is to make a statement to parliament on the outbreak of the Clostridium Difficile infection at a Dundee hospital. The bug caused or contributed to the deaths of five elderly patients in Ninewells hospital over three
TORONTO - The Canadian province of Ontario said on Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit seeking C$50 billion in damages from tobacco companies for healthcare costs incurred by taxpayers since 1955. The province said in a press release that it was taking
The rise in Clostridium difficile infections in recent years is due to genetic changes rather than dirty hospitals, say UK researchers.Comparison of an historic strain and a strain from the outbreak at Stoke Mandeville hospital in 2003 found it had
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Ontario, keen to get more of its electricity from renewable energy sources, said on Monday it would spend C$2.3 billion ($2.1 billion) over the next three years to expand and upgrade its power transmissio
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - A new C$2 billion rapid transit line that is expected to carry thousands of tourists during the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver will start operations Monday three months ahead of schedule. Commuters will be able to ride fr
TORONTO - Canada will spend about C$5 billion on light armored vehicles for its military, the government said on Wednesday. About C$1 billion will be used to upgrade the current fleet of light armored vehicles, with the remainder to go toward a ne
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