yuNEWS > MORNING NEWSBITE > MONDAY, MARCH 17 From #YEG, Happy St. Patricks Day > Identity theft among youths > The 5-second rule > Honda announces massive recall > now to your green headlines ... > LOCAL > EDMONTON POLICE ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM ... over identity theft on our youth population. EPS says that more young people are falling victim to fraud and identity theft here in Edmonton. They are warning youths to avoid sharing too much information online and to always dig for more information about something if it sounds too good to be true. According to the EPS, fraudsters are going after children as young as 6 months old ... > PROVINCIAL > THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED ITS SUPPORT ... for Ukraine as it will fly the Ukrainian flag outside the Alberta Legislature this week to show support for the country. Ukraine is currently battling serious political tension as its former president Viktor Yanukovich decided to side with Russia rather than agree to a pro-European Union trade deal. While Yanukovich escaped the country following allegations of violence towards protestors, Crimeans voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to join Russia. Premier Alison Redford also announced that Alberta will match up to $100 000 in private donations made to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress Alberta Provincial Council and the Canada Ukraine Foundation ... > SCIENCE > BIOLOGY STUDENTS FROM ASTON UNIVERSITY IN THE UK HAVE PROVED THAT THE ... 5-second rule actually exists. Well, sort of. The students monitored the rate of spread from E.coli and other common bacteria after purposely dropping food ranging from toast to pasta to candy. According to their research, food picked up in just a few seconds after being dropped is less likely to contain bacteria than if the food was picked up after a period of time. But the type of flooring that the food was dropped on also has an effect. Bacteria was least likely to transfer from carpeted surfaces and more likely to transfer from laminate or tiled surfaces ... > AUTOMOTIVE > HONDA IS ANNOUNCING A MASSIVE RECALL AFFECTING 886 815 2005-2010 ODYSSEY MINIVANS IN THE U.S., ... with the problem relating to a fuel strainer that could deteriorate prematurely following exposure to high temperatures and acidic chemicals. The result? Cracks could occur which would lead to leaking fuel and an increased fire risk. Although there have been no injuries related to the issue, the company is recalling the affected vehicles as a precautionary measure. Replacement parts will be available in the summer as the company begins rolling out notifications to the affected customers. There is no word yet on the amount of Canadian Odysseys affected ... > WATCH FURTHER ... as another video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford allegedly drunk outside of his City Hall office surfaces: globalnews.ca/news/1211696/video-of-rob-ford-allegedly-drunk-outside-of-toronto-city-hall-surfaces/ And those are your headlines this morning, thanks for reading! Have a great day! :)
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:00:00 +0000
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