The extended program, expected to begin on March 19, will cut the classes to two a year, but each class will have about 300 students.

The program has cut mortality rates from heart attack in Ottawa by half.

Respected studies have shown that the most powerful programs can cut drug use by up to 60 percent.

Today (November 10, 2011), the program will cut the ribbon on its 101st home.

The best programs drastically cut the rearrest rate of participants.

The program then cuts to a young man who shot and killed a store clerk.

Enforced with police and army checkpoints, the program has cut the average number of weekend murders in half, to 14.

A cost-reduction program last year cut annual expenses by $12 million.

But medical researchers are divided about whether preventive programs cut costs.

The authorities say they hope the program cuts the number of repeat offenders.