The right to truth, justice and reparation for countless victims of human rights violations committed during Colombia's long-running armed conflict has again been gravely undermined following Congressional approval of a law which will grant de factoamnesties to 19,000 supposedly demobilized

24 June 2009

A northeastern B.C. First Nation says it has filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Court to stop the proposed development of a gold and copper mine.

Someone dumping chemicals into a Port Coquitlam, B.C., storm drain may have killed thousands of Coho salmon fry in Hyde Creek, according to a local environmental group.

RCMP have handed out B.C.'s first ticket to a driver for lighting up with a child in his car. Police pulled over the man at a roadblock in Langley on Sunday while he was smoking with a 13-year-old in the

Transit riders in Greater Victoria will not be allowed to carry any alcohol on board buses this Canada Day, according to the Victoria Regional Transit Commission, but a civil liberties group say the new rule is unfair.

Metro Vancouver is looking for public input into their plan to build six new waste-to-energy plants around the Lower Mainland to deal with the growing problem of too much garbage and not enough landfill space.

James D. Gilbert Appointed SVP of Company's Technology Operations (PRWeb Jun 24, 2009) Read the full story at

The Keystone Peer Review Organization, Inc. (KePRO), a leading quality improvement and care management organization, is pleased to announce the donation of $12,260 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. (PRWeb Jun 24, 2009) Read the full story at

4.2 million in rewards paid to doctors during Bridges to Excellence quality program• Study finds lower health care spending per patient among recognized physicians• Patients incur fewer costly imaging tests, ER visits (PRWeb Jun 24, 2009) Read the full story

Apex Global Partners (AGP) Appoints Mario Di Blasi as Sales Director of its Austin Employee Benefits Operations. (PRWeb Jun 24, 2009) Read the full story at

The event, held at the Marriott Hotel in Glasgow and hosted by TV favourite Jackie Bird, recognised the cream of the recruitment industry, including awards for both recruitment agencies and leading Scottish employers. (PRWeb Jun 24, 2009) Read the full

A close look at green jobs and who may benefit from economic stimulus money Please DONATE at radioproject.org

On June 15th, JANICE DAVIS, age 62, of West Monroe, was sentenced in United States District Court for the Western District of Lousianna for healthcare fraud. DAVIS was sentences to spend 15 months in federal prison and a term of

A Branchburg, NJ, woman, Mary Holloway, age 47, was sentenced in U. S District Court in Massachusetts for violating the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act for marketing the drug Bextra for uses and dosages that were not approved by the

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) brings you a new issue of the newsletter "Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Focus on Research and Care," at http://nccam.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2009_may. Among the stories we are featuring:Four out of five American adults will

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region will offer a new class: Screencasting: Creating Online Tutorials at the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library in Houston, TX on August 6, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM.This hands-on

Are you still trying to figure out the closest Wi-Fi hotspot for Internet access on your business trip? Maybe MiFi, a personal on-the-go Wi-Fi device that supports multiple connections for you and your teammates, is a better option.MiFi is a

The Westchester Golf Course near Los Angeles International Airport had 18 holes when it was built in 1965. But it lost three of them in 1993 when a major road was expanded.

Police believe the boy had the birds for at least 24 hours. Authorities confiscated them on June 16 after his mother realized he had them and called animal control.