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HEADLINES | Thursday, May 8th, 2008.

Mandarin | Dump Trucks Protest Along Highways. |
Portuguese | Facing Challenges Posed by Aging Drivers. |
Italian | City of Vaughan Councilors Cope Amidst Jackson Audit. |
South Asian | Asian Heritage Month In Full Swing. |
Cantonese | Honourable Jason Kenney Address Chinese Canadians. |

 
   

Euro 2008 on OMNI Television!
The scores, the stories, the teams, the players. Everything you wanted to know about Euro 2008 is here. Come join us as we bring you the latest both on air and online.
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Health Care in Canada
Canadians say the environment, wait times and shortage of doctors top health issues, survey shows.
10th annual edition of the Health Care in Canada Survey.
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Canada and the World
The world is in love with Canada, according to the most recent poll conducted by Angus Reid Strategies for Maclean's magazine and OMNI Television. The poll measures what nine countries think about Canada and what Canadians think about themselves.
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Armed With Knowledge: Government Launches Website on Recalled Products
Again and again, Canadians are faced with the reality that while they shop, not everything they put in their cart could be safe as the list of recalled items keeps growing. To help better inform Canadians, the federal government has created a new place to help them find out more about which products are unsafe or unhealthy.
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Coming to Canada: Immigrants Views about their New Home
Canada is one of the world’s most proudly diverse nations, with thousands of immigrants arriving each year from countries across the globe. A new poll found most new Canadians are both glad to be here and hopeful about their futures.
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Not all Foreign-trained Doctors and Engineers Face the Same Hurdles
Canadian immigration is known for its points system, striving to only bring the most skilled and educated people from around the world to make Canada their home.
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Local organization to hold benefit Gala for people with disabilities
The Northern Indian Medical and Dental Association of Canada (NIMDAC) is an organization which helps raise funds for people with disabilities to help them lead fuller lives. Proceeds from their upcoming Gala will be donated to the Canadian Foundation of Physically Disabled Persons. Click above to learn more.
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Parks Canada
Presenting and protecting nationally significant examples of Canada's natural and cultural heritage to ensure their ecological and commemorative integrity for present and future generations.

Click here to learn more about Parks Canada in: Cantonese * Hindi * Italian * Japanese * Mandarin
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Lucy's Rubicon Recipe!
Come check out Lucy's special cocktail recipe courtesy of Rubicon.
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Le Stars di Vivere
This contest is now closed. Click now to see who won a tour of the Vivere television production set in Torino, Italy. Click below for more details.
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OMNI Television presents new voices in Canadian television with our $42 milion production fund to produce ethnic/third-language documentaries and version them in multiple, non-official languages.  

 
   
BOLLYWOOD FREETIME MOVIE
Tune in to OMNI.2 every Saturday at 10 am ET and every Sunday at 12 noon ET for the best in classic and new Bollywood movies.
 
   
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  • Man killed by Vancouver police suffered paranoid delusions, family says

    Family members of a man shot and killed by police say Paul Boyd was a gentle soul who suffered from a mental disorder that could send him into a spiral of delusional paranoia.
    Boyd's family issued a statement to the media at a police news conference, saying he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when he was in his early 20s.
    Read more at Macleans.ca<<


  • Health coalition calls on Ontario to lead the way on environmental carcinogens

    A coalition of health groups has challenged the Ontario government to become the first jurisdiction in Canada to aggressively target environmental carcinogens that they say will continue to kill tens of thousands of people if politicians fail to act.
    Pesticides, cosmetics, industrial cleaners and other products containing potentially toxic chemicals should face tougher scrutiny and regulation, said a coalition that includes Cancer Care Ontario, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Ontario Medical Association and others.
    Read more at Macleans.ca<<


  • Security partnership could see countries adopt common border plans

    Just exactly who's allowed into North America, and how long they can stay, could be heavily influenced by the complex web of initiatives known as the Security and Prosperity Partnership.
    Canada, the United States and Mexico are collaborating on more than a dozen traveller security programs that fall under three umbrellas: creating trusted border documents, developing compatible immigration measures, and sharing information on high-risk travellers.
    Read more at Macleans.ca<<

 

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