Toddler dies after plunging from balcony at Pearson

Boy was with his family on the airport's Terminal 1 departure level 10:26 AM EST 0 0

Agriculture

Solving hunger with super-rice

Three billion people depend on rice. But it's being ravaged by a serious salt problem in the world's soil. A Canadian researcher hopes to find a solution with his breed of super grains that resist salt Nov 23, 2009 3:10AM EST 0 0

21 Filipinos killed on way to file election papers

Bodies found after dozens of gunmen hijacked convoy of journalists, and family and supporters of a candidate for provincial governor 10:29 AM EST 0 0

Two decades on, child poverty persists with no solution in sight

Why is it that nearly 10 per cent of Canadian kids live below the poverty line, even as parliament pledged to end child poverty? Nov 23, 2009 9:26AM EST 0 0

While jailed in Tehran, Canadian journalist considered suicide

Maziar Bahari spent nearly four months in Evin prison, where he lost 25 pounds and says he was hit, kicked and whipped Nov 22, 2009 10:55PM EST 0 0

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Tories to introduce child-porn bill

Proposed legislation is said to require Internet service providers to report suspicious sites and activity Nov 22, 2009 11:45PM EST 0 0

Mistletoe kiss OK despite flu threat, expert says

Britain's authority on etiquette says it's more hygienic to exchange kisses on the cheek than to shake hands 8:49 AM EST 0 0

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