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March 5, 2008
One place where you won't find a new kid in the office block - Canada. It may have been barely noticeable two decades ago, but there's no denying the fact now that Canada's workforce is going grey. Census data shows that the country's labor force is increasingly being made up of older workers. Recent labor statistics found the new median age of Canada's workforce is over 41-years-old, and revealed that more than two million Canadians aged 55 to 64 are still gainfully employed.
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March 3, 2008
A campaign that calls for better etiquette from local policemen was launched in Beijing. Citizens, through the campaign, are calling for law enforcers to use words such as "good morning" and "please" upon pulling over a motorist. According to reports, this pro-courtesy campaign also asks that policemen greet drivers with salutes and "etiquette words. "
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February 26, 2008
Officials who apprehended a drunk driver after he lost control of his vehicle and slammed it into a stop sign discovered that the driver's car was missing one of its wheels. The driver, 24-year old Jeffrey Ho, was found behind the wheel of his car, after police were notified by a local convenience store of the car leaving their area with one of his car's wheels detached.
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January 31, 2008
Failing to bring proper identification cards with him, the mayor of Charleston, West Virginia used a magazine that featured him on the cover to get through a United States airport. Danny Jones was making his way through the security line at a California airport when he realized his driver's license was lost.
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January 24, 2008
Local authorities arrested a man who was allegedly driving through town naked. Calls from several female drivers prompted police chief Jeff Tharp to arrest 34-year-old Justin Flora, who authorities say was driving his vehicle without a shirt, pants. . . or anything else. Reports said Flora was pulling up next to female drivers, completely nude, and just staring at them.
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