Viga Boland
Digital Journalist based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Joined on Nov 12, 2006
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That cell phone you're constantly using contains toxic chemicals. While you may not have been aware of that, it's reassuring to know that for years now the major cell phone makers have been working hard to reduce the amount of toxicity in their phones.
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There's no denying sex sells. But that highly acclaimed bigger woman with the even bigger voice, Adele, sees exploiting a singer's sexuality as unnecessary and in poor taste.
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Crookston -
A Minnesota high school's student council put forward an idea for a "Predator and Prey" day, wherein the boys become hunters and the girls become the hunted. The school superintendent saw no harm in the idea, so the day was approved as a fun activity.
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Hamilton -
A walk across Ontario is being organized to raise awareness on sexual trafficking. A Facebook Group has also been set up.
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Hamilton -
In September, the Canadian Cancer Society focusses on ovarian cancer along with cancer in children and men. On Sept. 8, 2012, the Hamilton chapter of the Canadian Assistance Program held a music fundraiser headlined by Hamilton's own, Ian Thomas.
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Hamilton -
The Hamilton arts community stepped up to help Factory Media Centre, which recently faced a burglary and needed $5,000 to cover unexpected expenses from the robbery.
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Toronto -
Over the weekend of December 3-5, 2011, the latest upcoming Canadian TV reality talent show, Canada’s Got Talent, came into Toronto to host the callbacks for those Toronto area contestants who auditioned for the show back in September 2011.
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Hamilton -
At the recent 2011 Hamilton Music Awards, the host, Tom Wilson, who is also a well-known musician, was congenial and often funny. He was also prone to using expletives to build up excitement.
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Hamilton -
"Canada - where we eat our own". Those poignant words from singer/songwriter, Ian Thomas, elicited laughter from the audience who attended the last night of the Hamilton Music Awards on November 20, 2011.
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Hamilton -
It's Hamilton Music Awards weekend in Hamilton, Ontario and on November 18, this year's contenders for the "RISING STAR" award showed they were worthy of their nominations.
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Hanover -
For years, health organizations have touted the the benefits of drinking milk. But if the milk is organic and fails to meet the strict quality standards in Germany, you can wear it instead of drinking it.
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Toronto -
Beautiful, recognized faces with perfect smiles catch our eyes as we wait at the grocery checkouts. Headlines scream who cheated with whom, and invite us to look at before and after plastic surgery photos of celebrities.
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Brian McGuinn of Margate, Florida was holding a razor he was about to throw out when his wife handed him her $10,000 ring as she stepped into the shower.
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Oshawa -
Halloween may be over for 2011, but in an Oshawa, Ontario neighbourhood, a 26-year-old man got an angry letter for not dishing out candy on October 31. So now, he's shelling out some sarcastic words of his own on classifieds site Kijiji.
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If you spend hours on Facebook, you may be more narcissistic than the average person, a new study found. But these users might also be lonely.
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Hamilton -
On the night of her 25th wedding anniversary, Helen invited her son, Chris, 20, to join the family for an anniversary dinner in Niagara Falls. Chris bowed out because of previous plans with friends. As he didn't have a car that evening, he rode his bike.
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Buenos Aires -
Imagine your abdomen constantly growing over 18 months, feeling fatter and fatter, and not understanding what is happening inside you.
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What will you do when you retire? This oft-asked question brings all kinds of responses from selling up, downsizing, moving south, lying around a a beach, writing.
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It should be no news to those who have studied dieting that drinking water before a meal supposedly helps with weight loss. But has anyone proved it?
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Here we go again. The NDM-1, originally from India, had only two confirmations of its arrival in Canada. These were in Alberta and BC.
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