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            <title><![CDATA[Safe Kids Canada becomes part of new voice in injury prevention]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Safe Kids Canada becomes part of new voice in injury prevention]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Manitoba passes booster seat legislation]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Booster seats will soon be required in Manitoba for children who have outgrown car seats, but are too small to safely use seatbelts after the provincial legislature passed a new booster seat law yesterday.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Paediatricians urge children and teens to get up and get moving]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Physicians should counsel Canadian families to reduce children's sedentary time, such as watching television or sitting with a computer, and increase their physical activity, says the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) in a new position statement. ]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Some lucky breaks in Winnipeg]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[November 7, 2010 was an unusually warm and beautiful day in Winnipeg. The kids were out playing wearing only sweaters, which was amazing for that time of year.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Preventing a parent’s nightmare – unintentional poisoning of your child]]></title>
            <link>http://www.safekidscanada.ca/Parents/Newsroom/News/Poison-prevention.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[A 10-month old is found crying in a puddle of laundry detergent, having rubbed his eyes and put his hands into his mouth. A two-year-old discovers some nicotine-replacement gum in her dad’s coat pocket and has chewed a couple of pieces. ]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[BC school children channel their grief into a community safety project aimed at preventing future tragedies]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[On November 4, 2011, grade-six student Nolan Alexis was struck and killed as he dashed across a dark and busy highway that runs through several rural communities in northern B.C.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Paediatricians on concussions: If in doubt, sit them out]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Paediatricians on concussions: If in doubt, sit them out.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Helmets should be mandatory on the slopes says the Canadian Paediatric Society]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Helmets should be mandatory for skiers and snowboarders of all ages, says the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS). The Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program has reported that snowboarding and downhill skiing are among the top three causes of injury related to snow and ice activities.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Four Crossing Guards Take Home Top Honours in National Contest]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[FedEx Express Canada and Safe Kids Canada announced today the winners of Canada’s Favourite Crossing Guard Contest.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Safe Kids Canada congratulates Nova Scotia for passing the world’s first mandatory all-ages ski helmet legislation]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[On December 6th, the government of Nova Scotia introduced the Snowsports Helmet Act.  The Act is a world first and makes wearing a ski helmet mandatory for all ages.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Six people die every day on Canada’s roads – National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims ]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[On November 23, the National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims in Canada is a day set aside to remember those killed or seriously injured on Canadian roads, often in avoidable collisions, and those left to deal with the sudden and unexpected loss of people they love.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[A mother’s warning about the dangers of gas fireplaces]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The nightmare moment three years ago is still seared into my mind.

While standing on a chair, my then five-year-old daughter reached for something on the fireplace mantle and lost her balance. I was just about to tell her to get down, when Mia fell – with her hands landing flat against the hot glass of our gas fireplace.
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            <title><![CDATA[Slow down and make Halloween safe, not scary]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Safe Kids Canada and FedEx Express Canada offer tips for parents and drivers on how to make trick-or-treating safe and fun for children.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Pace Car Grant Recipients 2011]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our 2011 Pace Car grant recipients!]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Fire Prevention Week October 9-15, 2011.  "Protect your family from fire".]]></title>
            <link>http://www.safekidscanada.ca/Parents/Newsroom/News/Fire-prevention-week.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Canada’s leading child safety advocacy organization wants to support parents to help them take greater responsibility for their kids’ fire and burn safety.  
Safe Kids Canada, through its partnership with more than 2,000 community organizations across the country, has announced plans to create a new national fire safety outreach program.  On average, 19 children aged 14 and under are killed by fire or smoke each year in Canada.  Nearly 600 are hospitalized.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[A new survey shows that while Canadian parents are comfortable with children walking to school, cell phone use poses unrecognized danger]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A Safe Kids Canada/FedEx Express Canada survey of Canadian parents of school aged children five to 14 years old revealed that nine out of 10 parents have discussed basic pedestrian safety practices with their children, but only 28 per cent of parents have discussed the risks of cell phone use while crossing the street.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Selon un récent sondage, bien que les parents canadiens soient à l’aise avec le fait que leurs enfants se rendent à l'école à pied, l'utilisation du cellulaire pose un risque méconnu]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Interrogés dans le cadre d’un sondage de SécuriJeunes Canada/FedEx Express Canada, les parents canadiens d’enfants de cinq à quatorze ans ont confirmé dans une proportion de neuf sur dix avoir abordé les pratiques de sécurité piétonnière avec leurs enfants, mais seulement 28 % d’entre eux ont aussi discuté des risques de l'utilisation du cellulaire en traversant une rue.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Canadian Government Takes Action to Protect Children from Dangerous Products]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government is taking action to protect children from dangerous products by proposing a new guideline regarding the amount of cadmium that may be found in children's jewellery.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Helmet saved my son's life]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A bicycle helmet saved my son’s life yesterday. I have never been moved to write a letter like this before but after my experience yesterday, I felt that I had no alternative.  

I spoke with my son, Nikolas on my way home yesterday afternoon about 4:15 pm. We had a short, but sweet, chat about his day and his plans for work that evening. I stopped and did some shopping and arrived home just before 5:00 pm.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Canada’s Consumer Product Safety Act Comes into Force]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Canada’s Health Minister, and the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs, and Member of Parliament for Lévis-Bellechasse (Québec), are pleased to announce that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) is now the law of the land.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Four out of five Canadian parents support a booster seat law but only 30 per cent use booster seats]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Four out of five Canadian parents support a booster seat law but only 30 per cent use booster seats.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Speed limit to be reduced in Nova Scotia school zones ]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To protect students and make roads safer the province intends to introduce legislation this fall to reduce speed limits in school zones from 50 km/h to 30 km/h.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[UN Decade of Action for Road Safety]]></title>
            <link>http://www.safekidscanada.ca/Parents/Newsroom/News/UN-Road-Safety.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[To support the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety and promote a safety culture in Canada, 2011 has been designated Canada’s Year of Road Safety. ]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[A booster seat for every ride]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[One February afternoon, I was driving my 8 year old daughter home after dropping off a friend.  We were driving in our neighbourhood and close to arriving home, when out of nowhere, a car coming in the opposite direction veered into our lane and hit the passenger side of our car.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Federal Election 2011]]></title>
            <link>http://www.safekidscanada.ca/Parents/Newsroom/News/Federal-election-2011.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Safe Kids Canada would like to remind our partners that the federal election is on May 2, 2011.  The election is an opportunity for every Canadian to have a voice in creating their Government.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Be aware of hidden dangers at grandparents’ home]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[One morning, we stopped by my parents’ house for a visit. My father is a diabetic and he takes a variety of pills (up to seven). During our visit, my father had placed his medication on the kitchen counter to be taken later in the afternoon.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Safe Kids Canada congratulates the Federal Government for taking steps to prevent injuries in children]]></title>
            <link>http://www.safekidscanada.ca/Parents/Newsroom/News/Sports-Rec-Injuries.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Safe Kids Canada congratulates the Government of Canada for announcing an investment of $5 million over two years to enhance efforts to increase awareness and prevent injuries in sports and recreational activities among children and youth. Preventable injuries are the leading cause of death for Canadian children and youth, which currently does not receive resources commensurate with the burden it poses to the health care system and Canadian families.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Safer sleep a priority for both Mom and baby]]></title>
            <link>http://www.safekidscanada.ca/Parents/Newsroom/Personal-Stories/Safe-Sleep.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[As the mother of two boys a five-year-old and a new born son only 10 weeks old, I am no stranger to the hustle and bustle of a house with young children. About two weeks ago, however, I experienced a parent’s worst nightmare to find the newborn baby screaming on the ground in the wee hours of the night with no explanation as to how this happened. All I knew was I had put him to sleep in his bassinet. All I could think of was to rush him to the emergency room; having no explanation for the doctor other than he fell out of his bassinet. ]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[WHO's Executive Board adopts resolution on child injury prevention]]></title>
            <link>http://www.safekidscanada.ca/Parents/Newsroom/News/WHO-adopts-resolution.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[During its 128th Session, the World Health Organization's Executive Board discussed a draft resolution on child injury prevention. Member States expressed strong support for the resolution, and the inclusion of child injury prevention within the child survival agenda. There were many strong statements of support from members of the Executive Board. Included amongst these were statements from China and the United States, which both made reference to the fact that it will be difficult to achieve Millennium Development Goal 4 to reduce child mortality in some countries without addressing child injury.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Safe Kids Canada aims to make a difference during UN’s Decade of Action for Road Safety]]></title>
            <link>http://www.safekidscanada.ca/Parents/Newsroom/News/Road-safety.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Safe Kids Canada, the national injury prevention program of The Hospital for Sick Children, will actively participate in the Canadian launch of the United Nations’ Decade of Action for Road Safety with a public event, combined with the national launch of Safe Kids Week, on May 11, 2011.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Tobogganing can be dangerous]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[“On February 11, 2007, I received the call that every parent dreads receiving. My son Adam was hurt and in an ambulance on his way to the hospital.
My children had been tobogganing with their father on a favorite hill – one that they had been ging to since they were toddlers. It had been a grad afternoon of many exhilarating runs down the magnificent hill. My youngest son Adam had decided to go down the hill just one more time, while his siblings and father stood at the bottom, waiting for him.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Three crossing guards take home top honours in national contest]]></title>
            <link>http://www.safekidscanada.ca/Parents/Newsroom/News/Crossing-guard-winners-2010.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Three crossing guards take home top honours in national contest
Safe Kids Canada and national sponsor FedEx announced today the winners of Canada’s Favourite Crossing Guard Contest. Doris Hisco of Winnipeg, MB; Jack Arsenault of Charlottetown, PEI; and, Mary Johnson of Scarborough, ON, were each recognized for their outstanding crossing guard service to their communities.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[A special gift of product safety for Canadian parents and children]]></title>
            <link>http://www.safekidscanada.ca/Parents/Newsroom/News/Bill-C36.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Safe Kids Canada congratulates the Government for passing the Consumer Product Safety Act, Bill C-36 today, just in time for the holiday gift-giving season. The Bill was passed with support from all political parties and brings Canada’s product safety laws up to the standards of those in the US and the EU.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[The Community of Branch, Newfoundland launching life-saving Pace Car program]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Community of Branch, Newfoundland will launch the Pace Car program with an event on Monday, December 6, at 7 p.m. at the Branch Community Centre. The community is a recent winner of one of 10 grants provided by Safe Kids Canada and its sponsor FedEx Express Canada to support the Pace Car road safety program in local communities across Canada.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Safe Kids Canada applauds new federal regulations that will reduce the risk of lead poisoning for children]]></title>
            <link>http://www.safekidscanada.ca/Parents/Newsroom/News/Lead-content-regulations.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister for La Francophonie, today announced new regulations and amendments to an existing regulation under the Hazardous Products Act that will restrict the amount of lead in a variety of consumer products, including children's toys.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Lord Kitchener Elementary School launching life-saving Pace Car program]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Lord Kitchener Elementary School will launch the Pace Car program in Vancouver with an event on Thursday, November 25 at 2:30 p.m. at the school at 4055 Blenheim Street, Vancouver. The school is a recent winner of one of 10 grants provided by Safe Kids Canada and its sponsor FedEx Express Canada to support the Pace Car road safety program in local communities across Canada. ]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[North Shore Injury Prevention Action Committee launching life-saving Pace Car program]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The North Shore Injury Prevention Action Committee will launch the Pace Car program in North Vancouver with an event on Monday, November 8, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at the Ron Andrews Recreation Centre at 931 Lytton St. North Vancouver. The local group is the recent winner of one of 10 grants provided by Safe Kids Canada and its sponsor FedEx Express Canada to support the Pace Car road safety program in local communities across Canada. ]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Save a life this Halloween by reducing your speed]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Safe Kids Canada and FedEx Express Canada offer tips for parents and drivers on how to make trick-or-treating safe and fun for children.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Red Deer County organization launching life-saving Pace Car program]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Safe Kids Canada and its sponsor FedEx Express Canada invite you to the launch of the Pace Car program in Red Deer County, Alberta. The Red Deer County Protective and Community Services, Community of Springbrook, is the recent winner of one of 10 grants to support the Pace Car program in local communities across Canada. ]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Portage la Prairie community organization launching life-saving Pace Car program]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Safe Kids Canada and its sponsor FedEx Express Canada invite you to the launch of the Pace Car program in Portage la Prairie on October 19 at 8 a.m. at Arthur Meighen School at 201 River Road. ]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Community group launching Pace Car program in Sault Ste. Marie]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Sault Ste. Marie Safe Communities Partnership will launch the Pace Car program in Sault Ste. Marie with an event at noon on October 15 at St. Mark’s Catholic School at 145 Hugill St.  The local group is the recent winner of one of 10 grants provided by Safe Kids Canada and its sponsor FedEx Express Canada to support the Pace Car road safety program in local communities across Canada.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Groups congratulate government as Bill C-36 passes second reading]]></title>
            <link>http://www.safekidscanada.ca/Parents/Newsroom/News/Bill-C-36.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Safe Kids Canada and several other groups congratulate the Government for the swift passing of Bill C-36 in its second reading. The Government is now urged to pass Bill C-36 before the holiday gift-giving season.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Pace Car grant recipients]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our Pace Car grant recipients!]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Back to school means back to safety for drivers and parents]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[(TORONTO) September 1, 2010 – With children across the country heading back to class, Safe Kids Canada is reminding parents and drivers to ensure kids can walk safely to and from school on our neighbourhood streets. That means drivers need to slow right down in residential areas and parents need to show their children safe pedestrian practices.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Sing The BAND-AID® Brand Jingle and enter for a chance to WIN $10,000 in travel]]></title>
            <link>http://www.safekidscanada.ca/Parents/Newsroom/News/Band-aid-jingle.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sing The BAND-AID® Brand Jingle and enter for a chance to WIN $10,000 in travel. Take Your Family on a Trip! Plus, the Makers Of BAND-AID® brand will donate $1.00  to Safe Kids Canada. Find out when the tour is coming to your town at: www.stuckonme.ca/tour/]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[WHO resolution on child injury prevention]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Last month the executive board of the World Health Organization (WHO) strongly endorsed the proposal for issuing a WHO resolution on child Injury prevention. ]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Leading injury groups commit to speaking with One Voice]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[June 15, 2010 (Toronto) – In an effort to create a “game changer” aimed at reducing the devastating toll of injury, Canada’s four leading national injury groups are today releasing the report, One Voice, Safer Canada, which points the way for groundbreaking steps to advance the cause of injury prevention.]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[CPHA 100th anniversary]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Safe Kids Canada congratulates the  Canadian Public Health Agency on 100 years of public health leadership. ]]></description>			
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            <title><![CDATA[Lesson learned: wear a helmet]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Like most 13-year-old boys, I spent my summers on my bike.  And like most 13-year-old boys, safety wasn't at the top of my mind at the time. I spent my summers doing tricks on my bike, while I hung out with my friends who were doing the same. ]]></description>			
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            <description><![CDATA[Safe Kids Canada was a key participant in the launch of the Ontario Provincial Police's (OPP) Spring seatbelt campaign in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and other road safety partners on April 14 at a Toronto-area public school.]]></description>			
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            <description><![CDATA[Toronto, Ontario – May 31, 2010 – With spring in full swing and summer just around the corner, the number of  kids enjoying wheeled activities like cycling, in-line skating, skateboarding and scootering is about to rise. But before hitting the streets this year, parents need to know one key thing: helmets save lives.]]></description>			
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