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Obama ExtendsHand to Iran
U.S. president Barack Obamaproposed ending 30 years ofhostility between the U.S. andIran. Iran does not thinkObama’s words are enough tofix their troubled relations.Iran has agreed to join intalks about Afghanistan.
Exxon Valdez, 20Years Later
It has been 20 years sincethe Exxon Valdez oil spill inAlaska. The spill was theworst in US history. Damageto wildlife is still seen 20 years later.
Peak of BrainPower
A U.S. studyfound thatbrain functionpeaks at age22. People intheir early twenties showedmore skill with quick thinkingand reasoning. Happily, wordskills and general knowledgeimprove as we age.
Spear Taken fromMan’s Head
After 5 hours of surgery,Brazilian doctors removed a15-cm spear from a man’shead. The man was shot by afriend while diving near Riode Janeiro. The man is doingwell and should fully recover.
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March 2009
Volume 2, Issue 7
QELA’s
StudentNewsletter
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17 Dead in Nfld.Helicopter Crash
Newfoundland is mourning the lossof 17 people who were killed in ahelicopter crash. The helicopter wasferrying offshore oil workers whenit crashed into the ocean. One pas-senger survived.
National News
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Never too Old toWin the Lottery
After 25 years of playing the lot-tery, 90-year-old Maurice Ducharmewon big in the 6/49 lottery. The On-tario war vet says he will split his$4.4 million with his four children.He will use the rest to live a goodlife.
4 CanadianSoldiers Killed inAfghanistan
Four more Canadian soldiers werekilled in Afghanistan. The men wereonly days away from returning home.Comrades are calling the four men“unsung heroes”. 116 Canadian soldiershave lost their lives since the firsttroops were deployed in Afghanistan.
Forget the Gym,Use Public Transit!
A survey found that public transitusers can stay fit by walking to andfrom stops. Canadians who use carsare less likely to get their 30 min-utes of daily exercise. More publictransit use could mean a healthierCanada.
59% of adult Canadians areoverweight or obese.
 
 
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Police Ordered toTurn in Stun Guns
Quebec police have to turn in theirTaser stun guns for testing. Some ar-gue that Tasers are too dangerous.Others argue that they are safer thanguns. Tasers are used across Canada,but Quebec is the first to order test-ing.
Quebec SeesDeficits
Quebec’s government says the prov-ince will run deficits for the nextfour years. Their new budget ismeant to boost the economy. Salestax will be raised by 1% in 2011. Anextra $15 billion will be spent on so-cial services and infrastructure.
Quebec News
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No Greater Effortfor Earth Hour
On March 28th,people fromaround theworld shut offtheir lights forEarth Hour.While the event was a global success,Quebec’s support was not impressive.The province made no greater effortin 2009 than in 2008.
Actress Dies afterFall on Quebec SkiHill
Natasha Richardson died after a fallon a Quebec ski hill. The British ac-tress wasn’t wearing a ski helmet. Shesaid she was fine and turned away anambulance. She died later from a braininjury. The accident has fueled debateabout helmet laws in Quebec.
Quebec says its jobless ratewill jump to 8.9% in 2009Earth Hour asks people to takeaction on climate change.To find out more, go to:
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