PEERS ignored warnings from the Prime Minister and backed a motion delaying the cuts until the Government responds to analysis of their impact.

Source: George Osborne and David Cameron suffer DEFEAT over plan to cut tax credits after dramatic vote in Lords – Daily Record

From earnings to Alberta’s first NDP budget, here are five things to watch in Canadian business this week.

Source: 5 things to watch in Canada’s business world this week

UN Scientists have classified processed meats as carcinogenic and red meat as probably carcinogenic. This will be another headache for Canadian parents who commonly pack ham or baloney sandwiches into the lunches their children take to school. It is also a blow to the summertime tradition of cooking hot dogs, hamburgers and steaks on the…

Source: Processed meats are carcinogenic: UN cancer agency

On the first day of my vacation last week, I had just finished covering myself in sunscreen when I felt my knees go weak. I ran for the bathroom, where my body cleared itself of its contents with the fury of a surface-to-air missile. Almost as suddenly, my back and legs started feeling like they had been pounded with meat mallets. I crawled into bed, and there I stayed for the next 24 hours. If I had, at that point, possessed enough strength to shake my fist at the heavens, I would have done so and said, “Damn you, norovirus!”

Source: The stomach-flu mystery

Some aboriginal communities saw voter turnout spike by up to 270 per cent in the Oct. 19 election.

Source: Anger, disenfranchisement behind surge in aboriginal voter turnout – The Globe and Mail