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Ottawa - A Canadian-developed technology will offer an early warning system to prevent outbreaks and possible bio-terrorist attacks worldwide. The Global Public Health Intelligence Network, a secure, internet-based system, was unveiled in Ottawa on Wednesday.The network will alert scientists to infectious disease outbreaks of SARS or flu by sifting through media reports and websites from around the world.The new system will transmit alerts in Chinese, English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Russian, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Brussels - Gen. Ray Henault, Canada's chief of defence staff, was chosen on Wednesday to be NATO's chief military adviser. The alliance's military chiefs chose Henault to be the chairman of its military committee, the organization's senior military authority. The post has been held by German Gen. Harald Kujat since 2002. Winnipeg - A sold-out crowd packed MTS Centre in Winnipeg Tuesday night for the gala opening concert for the new downtown arena. While musical luminaries such as Chantal Kreviazuk, Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Tom Cochrane, Doc Walker and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra brought star power to the stage, it was the MTS Centre itself that drew the most praise. Concertgoers were especially enthusiastic about the acoustics in the new facility and the comfort of the seating.
