Two-thirds of Canada's population growth because of immigration: StatsCan
(Ottawa Business Journal: Thu, 28 Jun) Canada's population grew by 0.23 per cent in the first three months of the year, with two-thirds of the gain accounted for by international migration, according to new data by Statistics Canada.

Patients flood emergency wards
(Daily Telegraph: Sat, 30 Jun) UNPRECEDENTED numbers of patients are crowding the State's hospital emergency departments in a bid to avoid the exorbitant costs of GPs.

Epidemic clock ticking away in Giaspura
(Indian Express via Yahoo! India News: Sat, 30 Jun) Going by the history of the disease in Giaspura, the area witnesses a tale of outbreak of one disease or the other almost every year. But one disease that has firmed its roots in the area over the years is gastroenteritis. In other words, Giaspura has become Gastropura - reason - bad living conditions and nothing in the name of sanitation. The people of the area share as much the same blame as ...

Peconic Bay hospital to open at year's end
(Newsday: Sat, 30 Jun) A major expansion of the Peconic Bay Medical Center, designed to accommodate the growing East End population, has been held up by a delay in state approval that has cost the Riverhead hospital about $800,000.