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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