[ Health ] Saccharin banned as a food additive
Health and Welfare Canada bans saccharin in 1977 when studies link the artificial sweetener to cancer in lab rats.

[ Arts & Entertainment ] Canada Reads 2010 from the CBC Digital Archives
Call it the Battle of the Books. Each year, CBC Radio's Canada Reads finds five celebrity panellists to defend five great works of Canadian fiction. For Canada Reads 2010, we've unearthed archival clips and interviews with the authors and advocates to give you a glimpse into their histories. For more information, please visit the Canada Reads website.

Federal contractor racks up hefty bills
Federal contract workers charged the government $5,266 to install six potlights and $1,000 to replace a light switch.

9/11 image on poster 'bad taste': Sask. NDP
Saskatchewan's opposition New Democratic Party is slamming an advertisement distributed in a government-held constituency announcing a fundraising dinner that includes an image of the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in flames and refers to a pig roast.

[ Economy & Business ] Defending the seal hunt
Norwegian seal hunters working near Canada demonstrate their tools and say their way of making a living has been misrepresented.