Friday, December 09, 2005

In the news...

(Yeah, I'm spending my lunch today catching up on old news.)

Dirty Walmart:

WAL-MART HIRED SECURITY GUARDS TO SPY ON QUEBEC EMPLOYEES: CBC INVESTIGATION
Employees at a Quebec Wal-Mart store that closed after a successful union drive were spied upon by undercover security guards, according to an investigation by Radio-Canada.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/12/02/wal-mart-051202.html

Update on the fetus car-accident stuff:

NEW ALBERTA LAW WILL PERMIT SOME LAWSUITS AGAINST MOTHERS
Alberta has become the first province in Canada to enact legislation allowing children to sue their mothers for injuries suffered in the womb. But the law applies only to damage suffered in car accidents.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/12/02/albertasuit051202.html

Hmmm... time to lose some weight:

TRASH TALLY: YOUR SHARE IS 383 KG A YEAR
Canadian households produced about 12 million tonnes of garbage in 2002, the latest year for which figures are available.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/12/02/trash-tally20051202.html

I wonder what the numbers are like in the US?

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