Day: January 2, 2017

Co-founder of Toronto International Film Festival dies

Bill Marshall’s family has issued a written statement saying he died in Toronto of a cardiac arrest on New Year’s Day. He was 77. Marshall founded festival in 1976 with two colleagues, and served as the organization’s director in its first three years, according to the current director and CEO.

Nancy Pelosi urges voters to reconsider Affordable Care Act

Senior House Democrats are extolling the benefits of President Barack Obama’s health care law in hopes of derailing Republican plans to gut the statute. Speaking to reporters Monday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says the GOP will begin its “assault” on the law when the 115th Congress convenes Tuesday.

Swimathon for Noah Cariolato

Swimmers from Springwood Swimming Club weren’t resting on their laurels over Christmas, they were in the pool keeping up their fitness in preparation for a fundraising swimathon for Noah Cariolato. Fundraiser for Noah: Josh Power hopes to swim for 4.5 hours at Springwood Swimming Club’s swimathon on January 15, organised by committee members including treasurer Kellie Power and secretary Vicky Ogden.

Wife of Ottawa Senators goalie is diagnosed with a rare throat cancer

‘I never thought it could be anything more’: Wife of Ottawa Senators goalie is diagnosed with a rare throat cancer when she assumed the symptoms were from a minor cold Nicholle Anderson visited the doctor after a miscarriage when her cold symptoms persisted. She was diagnosed with a rare from of throat cancer in October The wife of a Canadian soccer player went to the doctor suspecting she had a run-of-the-mill cold.

Wife of Ottawa Senators goalie is diagnosed with a rare throat cancer

‘I never thought it could be anything more’: Wife of Ottawa Senators goalie is diagnosed with a rare throat cancer when she assumed the symptoms were from a minor cold Nicholle Anderson visited the doctor after a miscarriage when her cold symptoms persisted. She was diagnosed with a rare from of throat cancer in October The wife of a Canadian soccer player went to the doctor suspecting she had a run-of-the-mill cold.

Kitty litter helps Wyoming past drilling slump

The market for a peculiar type of clay is looking up thanks to improved prospects for oil and gas drilling and to cat owners who use the stuff to soak up their pets’ business. Over 90 percent of all bentonite mined in the U.S. and almost half worldwide comes from beds of ancient volcanic ash in Wyoming.

Kitty litter helps Wyoming past drilling slump

The market for a peculiar type of clay is looking up thanks to improved prospects for oil and gas drilling and to cat owners who use the stuff to soak up their pets’ business. Over 90 percent of all bentonite mined in the U.S. and almost half worldwide comes from beds of ancient volcanic ash in Wyoming.

OP mom invents water bottle holster

A local woman is becoming a national entrepreneur after she invented something to help her daughter who recently had a kidney transplant. Maleena Johnson is celebrating three years as a kidney translplant survivor.

Future of Global Hops Market : 2016 – 2024

… has developed as the most dominant market in 2015. Changing lifestyle with the rise in stomach disorders and other health-related diseases globally, has strengthened the growth of global hops market and hence is projected to significantly expand the …

Future of Global Hops Market : 2016 – 2024

… has developed as the most dominant market in 2015. Changing lifestyle with the rise in stomach disorders and other health-related diseases globally, has strengthened the growth of global hops market and hence is projected to significantly expand the …

Democrats extol health care law in bid to derail GOP repeal

Senior House Democrats are extolling the benefits of President Barack Obama’s health care law in hopes of derailing Republican plans to gut the statute. Speaking to reporters Monday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says the GOP will begin its “assault” on the law when the 115th Congress convenes Tuesday.

S.C. doctors continue prescribing addictive opioids in high numbers

South Carolina doctors are on track to prescribe more highly addictive Schedule II drugs in 2016 than they did last year, even as awareness surrounding the danger of opioid abuse grows. According to the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, there were more than 2.6 million prescriptions filled for Schedule II controlled substance medications in South Carolina between January and June this year, for a total 169 million doses.

New cafe opens at Ulverston

Owner and acupuncturist Dr Lilla Cooper believes that it is important to treat the ‘whole person’ when it comes to health. “The ethos of Chinese medicine is treating the whole person and I realised that as well as treating the physical problem, I also wanted to help people look after themselves with what they eat,” she said.

Flu making rise in California

The flu gained pace in California and nationwide over the past week, with three deaths now reported in the Golden State and dozens of people heading to local hospitals, health officials said Friday. Influenza has reached “widespread” levels, especially in Northern and Central California, according to the California Department of Public Health.

Pelosi: Ball is in GOP court on Obamacare replacement

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Monday that the ball is in the GOP’s court when it comes to replacing ObamaCare, according to reports. Pelosi didn’t necessarily rule out working with the GOP on replacing President Obama’s signature domestic policy achievement after it is repealed, but said the responsibility to do so will ultimately fall in their lap.

Pelosi’s Obamacare plea: ‘Take a second look’

House Democrats who ushered President Barack Obama’s health care reforms into law say they failed to sell it from the start. On a call Monday with top Democrats, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said one thing she would have done differently on health care reform from the start was “message it in a much stronger way.”

Trump can surprise world by using hard and soft power equally

Donald Trump Dems call Trump spokesman a ‘shill’ for Putin Trump can surprise world by using hard and soft power equally Trump: CNN ‘used worst cover photo of me’ for book MORE will be a president who will focus on “hard power” to underpin his foreign policy goals rather than focusing on “soft power,” which was Obama’s preference. Both approaches are one-sided, though, and both are wrong.