News Bytes: News From Around and About

Several interesting news bits from around and about over the last few days.   Some highlights:

Swine Flu Update:  Numerous cases of Swine Flu (H1N1) have hit three Muskoka, Ontario area camps according to CBC News (July 15, 2009)

Tech Talk: CoveritLive, a Toronto tech start-up,  is a new way to participate in news and other live events in real time.  Story appeared in the Globe and Mail (July 14, 2009); byline credit to Diane Jermyn.

Health + Kids: You might not want to let your kids dig in the sand anymore, especially at the beach.  According to a CBC News story, a study has shown that people who dig at the beach run a much higher risk of “intestinal distress”.  (July 15, 2009)

Religion: Heading to a Catholic Church, but not sure what the etiquette is?  The Globe and Mail ran a great story on How to Avoid a Wafergate.  Byline credit to Jennifer Yang (July 9, 2009)

Strike Watch: More than three weeks into the City of Toronto outdoor worker strike, the City posted its offer to the union on its web site.  (July 9, 2009)

Strike Watch, Part 2: Close on the heels of that offer, Rick Salutin posted an opinion piece on the subject in the Globe and Mail entitled Swallow self-respect?  Er, no thanks (July 9, 2009)

Women and Politics + Power: And it almost slid under the radar – but not quite.  Women plus power equals discomfort is a book review by Linda Silver Dranoff in the Globe and Mail on Sylvia Bashevkin’s new book Women, Power and Politics. (July 2, 2009)