Bombs shake Iraq before Muslim holiday

In Baghdad, Iraq there was a series of bombings right before a major Muslim holiday. The bombing killed at least six people and left fourty-eight others injured. The first series of bombings was located Iskandariya where two bombs detonated at around 11:00 am at a fairly busy marketplace. At least two people died and twenty-eight others were wounded. The second attack took place at a taxi and bus station. The bomb was located inside a parked car and when it detonated two more people died along with another ten injured. The Muslim holiday is known as Eid al-Adha and is a very popular day. Many people were on the streets, at market places celebrating this event. The last bombing took place in Baghdad and the bombs were attached to civilian vechicals. The first bomb blew up as the car was traveling on the highway. This explosion killed the person driving and left a couple a couple others injured.

What was suppose to be a fun evented turned into massive bombings. I dont think its fair that six innocent people had to loose their lives. I think this is a terrible and I don't know why someone would plant these bombs.

Charities hit hard by recent recession

Charities over the last couple of years have been hit hard due to the recent recession. Are people just less willing to give? Or is there just not enought money out there? The federal agency is going to send out a report showing the money donated to Canadian charities. It is excpected that there will be a huge decline and is said to be one of the biggest declines in the last 40 years! Canadian health care charaties have decreased around 10 percent. Several universities have dropped 40 percent in gift giving. The recession is really hitting charities hard, a survey was done in British Columbia and around 53% of charities revenue dropped by a huge 20%. Twenty seven percent said their revenue increased however, many said it was just from huge one time grants.

Personally, I dont believe that people are less giving in these times however, I believe that the families just cant afford to give there money away. With Christmas coming up I think families will be saving every penny they can to provide gifts and food for their families. I hope that we can get out of this reccession and start thinking about others!

First 2 million swine flu vaccine shipped

The world is going nuts over the H1N1, or better known as "Swine Flu". The first 2 million H1N1 vaccine has been shipped throughout different provinces and territories so that health officials can be given shots. The release of these shots are sent so late because they feared that it would actually spread the disease instead of cure it. This article explains how pregnant woman are more likely to get a more serious case of the H1N1 flu. They are trying to find a specialized vaccine for pregnant woman. After the shipping doctors will be mainly giving the first batch to pregnant woman and very young children it is more serious if they get it. So far British Columbia has been hit the hardest with the second wave of Swine Flu with 8 deaths. Canada is criticized for not getting the vaccine out quick enough as it is already available in the states and in countries in Europe. We are trying to get the Vaccine out to as many people as possible but, after having the vaccine your body needs up to two weeks to create the proper anti bodies. H1N1 is a huge fear that the world is all stressing about. It is more serious for pregnant and young children and I hope that more vaccine is shipped as it is said that there will soon be 3 million vaccine shipped at a weekly pace.

Personally I think Canada has sent the Swine Flu vaccine to late. The vaccine started coming out while there were already serious outbreaks. I think the medication should have been prepared and organized so that when the second wave of the Swine flu came around we would have had the vaccine and in our bodies there would be the correct anti bodies for the virus. Since there wasn't the supply we needed there is a urgency for this vaccine.

Ontario files 50 billion dollar tobacco suit

Ontario is suing 50 billion dollars to recover costs of treating citizens with smoking related illnesses. The Ontario governments describes how smoking is the number one killer and not smoking is the number one preventable cause of death in the province. Smoking kills on average 36 people a day! Smoking costs tax payers on average 1.6 billion dollars a year. These smoking companys are earning billions of dollars through our taxes and now we are suing these companies. We believe that the amount of money spent on trying to cure smoking related diseases is so high and its only right to try and get some of the money back through suing the tobbaco companies. The article uses statistics and discusses how many people are killed or hurt through smoking. It think it's time we take a stand and sue the tabbacco companies.
Personally, I think its absolute ridiculous that we have to pay for other peoples nasty habits. I think our money should be going to a better cause and that we shouldn’t have to pay these tobacco companies. I think that the money we put into taxes our taxes should be used for the roads, schools, and healthcare appose to Tobacco companies I hope Ontario wins because of how much I despise smoking in general.

Obama tells troops he will not rush Afghan decision

Obama, the current president of the United states is not going to rush the decision of sending more troops to Afghanistan. Obama is wondering if it is wise to listen to the commander in Afghanistan, Genthe neural Stanley Mc Chrystal who wants to send at least 40,000 more troop! Obama is very pressured at the moment and explains how he will not rush this decision. Every life is important and he will not risk yours unless is absolutely necessary. At the current moment the United states has approximately 65,000 troops in Afghanistan. Obama then goes on to talk about the 14 soldiers who were recently killed in a helicopter crash. In the last couple of months there has been a major increase in the number of soldiers killed. This article explains how Obama is worried that if he sends more troops down to Afghanistan he will be risking lives that were not needed to be risked. The American military says they need more troops but, Obama is not quick to make a decision.
Personally I think Obama needs to make a decision. Obama seems to be staling waiting while the entire military is waiting for a command. I think he has to make his decision quick and either say, "Yes send more troops or no don’t send more troops. I think the time he has wasted thinking about it makes many people think is this the right man for the job?