Wednesday, October 31, 2007 Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced a five-year program that could reduce taxes by a total C$60 billion. The planned tax reduction measures include: Low-end personal income tax rates would be reduced from 15.5% to 15%, taking retroactive effect to the start of 2007; The basic personal exemption, the amount...
Category:Health
This is the category for Health. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 11 August 2021: 4 local government areas in New South Wales, Australia locked down after COVID-19 case 11 August 2021: Wikinews interviews Professor Gigi Foster about pandemic control in Australia 11 August 2021: Australia: AstraZeneca vaccine access expanded by Victorian...
Suggestions For Locating The Best Cheap Flights
More Detail Here: Caravans Geelong For Sale By Keith Pollow With the stress of work and family responsibilities most of us endure on a daily basis, this may be a good time to begin planning a vacation. When considering a relaxing vacation as a way of escaping the daily grind, you need to decide...
British Government warns against tax breaks for Scientology
Thursday, October 21, 2010 The new British coalition government has warned local authorities in the United Kingdom not to provide tax breaks to branches of the Church of Scientology. After an investigation by The Guardian newspaper revealed that several local authorities have granted Scientology tax breaks worth over a million pounds, Secretary of State...
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon briefly opens eyes
Monday, January 16, 2006 Israeli media is reporting that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon opened his eyes for the first time since he suffered a major stroke on January 4, 2006. However, hospital officials said the reports were generated by the Sharon family’s “impression of eyelid movement, whose medical significance is unclear.” “He was listening...
Chesapeake Bay Program issues first-ever water quality forecast
Wednesday, May 11, 2005 For the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States, a first-time-ever “water quality forecast” was issued Monday for the upcoming summer season by the Chesapeake Bay Program. The eastern mid-Atlantic region’s heavy spring rainfalls are predicted to increase nutrient levels in bay waters, leading to oxygen eating algae...
5 Great Tips For Building A Fish Pond
More Detail Here: Energy Savings Advice By Tim Lee For those who have always dreamed of having something fun in their garden, building a fish pond is the way to go. This will be a charming addition, to a beautifully kept garden. A fish pond will make the garden one of the most favorite...
Media reports exaggerate cell phone risks again
Monday, September 22, 2008 Several mainstream news outlets have misstated and overstated a possible link between cellular phone use and decreased fertility in men. A single experiment, which has not yet been published in any peer reviewed journal or replicated by other scientists, observed an average decrease in sperm motility and an increase in...
US food regulators recall 380 million eggs after salmonella outbreak
Friday, August 20, 2010 The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled 380 million eggs and the number is expected to grow, after around 300 in Colorado, California, and Minnesota and 2,000 nationwide became infected with salmonella after eating eggs distributed by Wright County Eggs. The contaminated eggs were sold under the...
Study links foie gras consumption with Alzheimer’s, arthritis, diabetes, other diseases
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 A study published on June 18 in the American Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has found a link between the consumption of foie gras and other meat products and a number of diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus type 2, tuberculosis, and amyloidosis. The link exists...