The war generation

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More than a million Canadians joined the armed forces during the Second World War, and the war remains the defining event for people who came of age during the conflict. Canada's industrial war effort helped transform the country from a farming and resource-based economy into a modern economy.

Canada, Personal narratives, History, Cover Story, War and society, Society, Wars, Veterans, World War II, 1939-1945, Canadians

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Feuding families: how involved should the courts become?

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Two recent lawsuits filed in Ontario reveal how some families are resorting to court action to resolve disputes. Widow Veronica Godwin successfully sued her adult children for support, and divorced father David Stewart was sued by his twin sons for failing to make regular visitations.

Social aspects, Cases, Ontario, Family, Parent and child (Law), Godwin, Veronica, Stewart, David

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In altered states

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Scientists and researchers disagree on the health effects of genetically altered foods. Many scientists claim no ill health changes will result, but others say that not all implications of such food engineering are understood.

Health aspects, Food, Genetic aspects, Genetic engineering

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