Topic: Canada

Mexico hotel blast kills Canadian tourists, staff

Army and police personnel rushed to the blast and cordoned off the Grand Riviera Princess hotel in Playa del Carmen, on Mexico's Caribbean coast near the major resort city of Cancun.The explosion killed "seven people, five Canadians -- four men, one woman ...

Mexico hotel blast kills tourists, staff

Army and police personnel rushed to the blast and cordoned off the Grand Riviera Princess hotel in Playa del Carmen, on Mexico's Caribbean coast near the major resort city of Cancun.The explosion killed "seven people, five Canadians -- four men, one woman ...

The Realities of Falls in Children

The Public Health Agency of Canada supplied some interesting information on falls in children: SMARTRISK, a national non-profit organization dedicated to preventing injuries and saving lives, suggests, "Children under five are the age group at highest risk for turning up at a ...
If you're seeking employment in the security industry you must consider a number of factors. As I reside in Canada I can demonstrate possible licencing issues you may encounter. In British Columbia, all individuals and businesses engaged in security-related work must be ...
Artificial skin (tissue-engineered skin' or 'cultured skin graft') allows severely damaged skin, related to burns or inherited diseases and open wounds, ability to grow new tissue, and heal faster. According to the Food and Drug Administration (2001), more than one million people ...
Elevators have improved our lives tremendously since they were first introduced in the 1850s. Now there are almost 100,000 elevators in Canada; the United States has 700,000 vertical lifts. 325 million North Americans use elevators every day and over the course of ...

Heat Stroke in Mississippi

I visited Saskatchewan last week and figured it would be cool compared to my home in northern California.. Saskatchewan is in the middle of Canada in the flat plains. For years I've given folks a hard time for telling me it isn't ...
Burn survivor camps have been established in 28 states in the USA and five provinces in Canada, according to the International Association of Firefighters website. Children and teens with burn injuries are invited to spend a week or weekend enjoying the typical ...

Brain damage rare in kids with simple head injuries

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - You shouldn't worry too much if your kid hits his or her head and the doctor says it's just a minor injury, Canadian researchers said Monday.While some grownups may experience delayed, and potentially fatal, bleeding in the ...

Safina ruled out of Wimbledon with back injury

LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's former world number one Dinara Safina has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of injury, tournament organizers said on Saturday.Safina, who was seeded 20th for the grand-slam event which starts on Monday, has a lower back injury. Her position in ...
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