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Shocking Attack in London
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5/22/2013 12:44:00 PM
An unbelievable situation unfolding in London where a man believed to be a British soldier has been beheaded in broad daylight in a city street. Police are reportedly treating this as a terrorist attack.
Even more remarkable is the emergence of this disturbing video apparently showing the attacker - bloody hands and all - explaining his actions to a TV camera. Chilling:
Rob Breakenridge
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City's Decision To End Fluoridation Looking Like a Mistake
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5/22/2013 10:27:00 AM
My latest Calgary Herald column looks at the issue of water fluoridation and whether city council needs to revisit its 2011 decision:
Word last week about a worsening situation in Calgary with regard to children’s oral health is certainly disconcerting, but sadly, not at all surprising.
Trying to predict the implications of a particular government policy can be an imprecise science. However, when it came to the 2011 decision by Calgary city council to halt water fluoridation, the implications were actually fairly easy to predict.
It remains unclear what benefits council expected we’d realize. Frankly, the decision was about as puzzling as any we’ve seen in recent memory. Water fluoridation had been approved by voters in 1999, and the practice was in keeping with the best medical and scientific advice.
The evidence is pretty clear on water fluoridation, which the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has listed as ...
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Rob Breakenridge
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Chris Hadfield's First News Conference Since Returning to Earth
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5/16/2013 4:24:00 PM
As detailed here and here, it's been a remarkable few weeks for Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. He arrived back on earth Monday after his stint as commander of the International Space Station - the first Canadian ever to do so. Today, we heard from Hadfield himself as he answered questions about the mission, the adjustment to life back on Earth, and what comes next for him:
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Rob Breakenridge
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