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...that Canada would pull its 2,500 troops out of Afghanistan altogether by early next year if allies do not agree to send more troops to the embattled Kandahar province, which stretched Canadian troops now on patrol. "Kandahar is the center of the Taliban insurgency," he told reporters in Ottawa last month. "If NATO cannot put all the necessary troops and equipment in Kandahar province, I don't think it's ultimately going to do it anywhere...
...November’s Canadian Bureau for International Education conference in Ottawa, several international education leaders said that the risk factors for mental health issues are higher for international students and students studying abroad...
...years ago 122 nations signed the Ottawa Convention, a landmark agreement that banned the production, sale and use of land mines. The impact has been significant. The number of victims killed or maimed annually has fallen from 26,000 in 1996 to less than half that today. Afghanistan, which signed the treaty in 2002, has seen cases more than halved from 2000 in 2001 to 796 last year. Still, the stories of Helal, Mansoor and Karami reveal a reality that no treaty can erase. "Mines don't just cut off legs," says Mansoor, "they destroy the soul. If someone loses...
...little Canadian company has done for DNA collection what Google did for Web searches: made it ridiculously simple and efficient. Ottawa-based DNA Genotek has developed a device that allows you to collect and store a sample of DNA by just spitting into a small plastic vial. Closing the lid on the gadget, called Oragene, releases a chemical that stabilizes the saliva, allowing it to be easily shipped and stored indefinitely. It's a huge advantage over getting a blood sample (inefficient) or swabbing the inside of the mouth (less stable...
...product could have important implications for law enforcement, forensic sciences and the military. Individuals may even want an Oragene kit to preserve a bit of a loved one--or themselves--if they fear that their remains may later need to be identified. On a more uplifting note, an Ottawa company, DNA 11, uses the kits to collect DNA that is then photographed and turned into personalized bio-art portraits...