Yearly Archives: 2014

Stephen Harper government goes to court to force First Nations to post finances

Stephen Harper government goes to court to force First Nations to post finances

Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, issued the following statement today on the First Nations Financial Transparency Act: “First Nations, like all Canadians, deserve transparency and accountability from their elected leaders. That is why we passed the First Nations Financial Transparency Act (FNFTA) which empowers First Nation members to ensure band revenues areused for the benefit of …

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Alirocumab : New drug gives adults cholesterol levels of a baby

Alirocumab : New drug gives adults cholesterol levels of a baby

Researchers have discovered a drug that supercharges the effect of statins and returns adult blood chemistry to the levels of a baby. Alirocumab is being hailed as a significant weapon against heart attacks and strokes after a global study showed it all but eliminates harmful blood fats in more than a third of people already taking statins.

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Jessica Padgett Murder: Man ‘videotapes sex with stepdaughter’s corpse’

Jessica Padgett Murder: Man 'videotapes sex with stepdaughter's corpse'

Jessica Padgett Murder: Gregory Graf, 53, allegedly killed his stepdaughter and filmed himself having sex with her corpse last month in Allen Township, Pennsylvania. After a five-day search for Jessica Padgett — Graf’s 33-year-old stepdaughter — with a search warrant, investigators found Padgett’s body buried behind a shed in Graf’s back yard Nov. 26. Padgett had been shot in the …

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