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	Five crises in Myanmar's delta threaten to multiply toll By MATTEW TREVISANFriday, May 09, 2008 As international relief workers struggle to provide assistance to survivors in the immediate aftermath of cyclone Nargis, five major crises in the Irrawaddy delta...
	Disasters not as random as they appear By SUSAN KRASHINSKYFriday, May 09, 2008A natural disaster is a numbers game. Cataclysms such as hurricane Katrina, the 2004 tsunamis or the cyclone that ravaged Myanmar on Saturday may appear...
	Chef students prepping for Olympic glory By ALEXANDRA GILLFriday, May 09, 2008Red wine is poured with a shaky hand, almost to the top of the glass. The warm chocolate souffle is soupy, and the coffee is...
	Grain of reality: Food crisis is worst in 20 years By GEOFFREY YORKFriday, May 09, 2008In her torn shirt and cheap flip-flops, the young street vendor crouches on the sidewalk of Vietnam's biggest city, breathing the fumes of thousands of...
	Rice panic grips even major producer of the staple GEOFFREY YORKFriday, May 09, 2008The mob of shoppers had been waiting patiently for their promised rice for more than an hour, and now the mood was beginning to turn ugly....
	Canadian conservationists plot protests over oil sands By DAWN WALTONFriday, May 09, 2008Conservationists will be rolling out an advertising campaign and dispatching polar-bear-suit-clad protesters this week in an attempt to derail Alberta's mission to Washington that is...
	Not an ally of the U.S., his muscle key to NATO efforts By SAEED SHAHFriday, May 09, 2008The Pakistani warlord in this strategically crucial town opposes U.S. military presence in the region. So why isn't he joining forces with the Taliban? Mangal...
	After dodging bullet, Canada food prices to rise By PAUL WALDIEFriday, May 09, 2008Canada's near-free-ride on food inflation is coming to an end and consumers better brace for some steep increases in their grocery bills. Food prices have...
	Anti-smoking movement flames out in China By GEOFFREY YORKFriday, May 09, 2008If you ask for a non-smoking table at the Cheerful Fish Town restaurant, you'll be led to a tiny room upstairs at the back. Of...
	Marijuana use up among Canadian adults By CARLY WEEKSFriday, May 09, 2008Ice-cold beer probably won't be the only mood-altering substance on the menu in many backyards across Canada this summer. An increasing number of adults --...