Sizzling under hot lamps and lathering on tanning lotion to achieve that sun-kissed glow are all the rage in this tanning generation. But the increasing use of indoor tanning beds has sparked a backlash.
“Our main goal is get a tanning ban, for 18-year-olds and younger to completely stop tanning altogether,” said Canadian Cancer Society Youth Advocate, Rachel Verboom.
In September of last year, a private member’s bill in Queen’s Park sought to ban teen-agers from using the beds, but the bill died when the Legislature was prorogued. Bans have been passed …

The combination of wet, slippery roads and cold weather, means winter is not the ideal season for driving. Many collisions happen around this time of year, even if few are as spectacular as the 50-car pileup on the 401 last Friday.
Many things can cause collisions in the winter. The number one cause of winter related collisions is speed. Constable Debbie Mcgreal-Dinnings, Media Relations officer at the Hamilton Police Services says you should not only keep an eye on your own speed, but the speed of others around you as well.
“People …

The federal government wants to leave Canadians penniless. Eventually. Beginning this week,the one-cent coin will no longer be produced by the Royal Canadian Mint.
The main reason for the discontinuation is the rising cost of production. It costs 1.6 cents to produce a penny, and that doesn’t include the handling costs it imposes on retailers and financial institutions.
A 2008 study conducted by Quebec-based bank Desjardins estimated the penny cost the Canadian economy approximately $150 million annually.
But phasing out the penny brings its own costs, and McMaster economist William Scarth figures it …

One of the most successful bombers of World War II lives right here in Hamilton, and needs the community’s help to stay in the air.
The Avro Lancaster was first built in 1942 and served as the main heavy bomber for the Royal Canadian Air Force. Today, there are many Lancasters in museums around Europe and North America, but only two still are capable of flight. One is in Britain, the other is here in Hamilton at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.
The Museum has sent out a call to the public …

A project in the Netherlands called Mars One is gearing up for long-term space travel to Mars.  This one-way trip to the Red Planet is proposed for 2023, and the preparations  are going to be turned into a reality television show.
The project has a budget of $6-billion. Yet compared to other space programs, that’s not a lot, which is why some experts question the viability of the project.
“The cost of $6 billion is completely ridiculous. In 2009 dollars, the Apollo program to land humans on the Moon was estimated to …

Over the next two weeks, over nine thousand full-time Mohawk students will each spend about 20 minutes letting the province know how satisfied they are with the college.
The Key Performance Indicator survey is a provincially-mandated that every student has the opportunity to fill out. For the past two years, Mohawk has ranked number one in student satisfaction for the greater Hamilton/Toronto area.
Jay Robb, director of communications for Mohawk College, says the survey helps the province and Mohawk decide what around the college still needs to be improved, as well as …

The federal government wants to leave Canadians penniless. Eventually. Beginning this week,the one-cent coin will no longer be produced by the Royal Canadian Mint.
The main reason for the discontinuation is the rising cost of production. It costs 1.6 cents to produce a penny, and that doesn’t include the handling costs it imposes on retailers and financial institutions.
A 2008 study conducted by Quebec-based bank Desjardins estimated the penny cost the Canadian economy approximately $150 million annually.
But phasing out the penny brings its own costs, and McMaster economist William Scarth figures it …