As
a growing number of Canadian schools move to ban the sale of junk
food in cafeterias, some students are turning up their noses at
the new healthy menu options and heading for nearby fast food
joints to get their fix of fat. The problem is especially bad
in the Atlantic Provinces, where children are at the highest risk
of being overweight, according to Statistics Canada. Many students
believe fast food is the more socially acceptable option, and
to some it just tastes better. “There’s not a lot
of stuff at the school that tastes good,” says a Fredericton
student. According to Statistics Canada, obesity is two
times more deadly than cigarettes, alcohol, and drunk driving
put together.
Source: CTV News
U
OF T STUDENTS TALK THEIR WAY INTO HONOURS |
University
of Toronto students Michael Kotrly and Joanna Nairn reinforced
Canada's reputation for the gift of the gab by winning
the World Universities Debating Championship in Dublin. The
championship, considered the top debating competition for English-speaking
universities around the world, featured 324 teams of two members
each from schools in countries including Malaysia, Thailand,
Bangladesh, Israel, the United States, England, and Russia.
(Debating teams from many Ivy League schools worldwide participated,
too.) The event featured 740 one-hour debates, and will be held
in Vancouver next year. Go Canada!
Source: The Toronto Star
TEEN
WITH PEANUT BUTTER ALLERGY DIES AFTER A KISS |
A
Quebec teenager with a peanut allergy died after kissing her
boyfriend, who had eaten a peanut butter sandwich only hours
before. The teen, who had a severe peanut allergy, went into
anaphylactic shock immediately.
Even after being given a shot of adrenalin, which usually helps
block an allergic reaction, she couldn’t be revived. A
pediatric allergist said, “If remnants of peanuts
are on the tongue or the lips, they can still cause a reaction.”
Source: CTV News
COP
WANTS TEENS TO DRINK IN PUBS |
A
police inspector in North Wales thinks 16-year-olds should be
allowed to drink in local pubs to reduce the problems of underage
drinking. He believes controlled drinking in pubs will allow
teen alcohol consumption to be monitored, and therefore safe.
A survey of 2,000 local teenagers by North Wales police
found that 88 percent of girls and 79 percent of boys aged 16
have already been drunk. It turns out teens in the
inspector’s local area spent £75,000 on alcohol
last year—that’s almost $151,000 Canadian!
Source:
BBC News
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