Local News (Pembroke Daily Observer) COMMANDER DONATES - CFB Petawawa Commanding Officer Lt.-Col. [News Source]

Local News (Pembroke Daily Observer) Petawawa and area residents rolled up their sleeves and got to work Tuesday in support of the Canadian Forces. In this case, they got to work by lying down at Dundonald Hall - the usual position when one is donating blood. [News Source]

Marsh UK Analyzes Threats from Latest Avian Flu Outbreak (Insurance Journal) Marsh's London office has issued a detailed bulletin following the outbreak of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in Suffolk. The report recounts what is known about avian flu, and what the potential impa [News Source]

A new plague: The epidemic is coming (Independent) We're in for another epidemic. You probably don't want to hear that; we've had enough with bluetongue, foot-and-mouth and bird flu in animals. We're only just beginning to calm down as the bird flu threat to humans apparently recedes, but mad cow disease seems only yesterday and our hospitals are cesspits of MRSA and C.difficile. Haven't we had enough? And how can I be so sure that we're due for ... [News Source]

Beef sector burned by hot loonie (Toronto Star) Concern about the rising Canadian dollar has been largely focused on the impact on Ontario's manufacturing industries. But agriculture is also being hard hit – particularly the province's beef producers. [News Source]

Don’t let Canadian cows back in, foes tell USDA (Seattle Times) Nearly four years after a Canadian-born cow turned up in the Yakima Valley with mad-cow disease, the federal government plans to loosen... [News Source]

Rockland AM Report (The Journal News) A West Nyack man reported to police Sunday that the window of his car was smashed while it was parked in his driveway and the dashboard GPS unit stolen. Clarkstown police were called to a home on Foxwood Road at 10 a.m., where the man said he had parked in his driveway at 8 p.m. the night before. [News Source]

Premise registration continues on plan (Iowa Farmer) Editor’s note: On Nov.. 22, the Bush administration pledged not to make a planned National Animal Identification System mandatory. However, that has not derailed movement toward a voluntary tracking system. [News Source]