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Teenage girl abducted at gunpoint, found safe: Barrie police

A young woman has been located safe after being ordered into an SUV just before noon on Saturday in Barrie.

Star investigation: Drug facilities allowed to self-inspect

Thu Jun 11 2015

Hundreds of foreign drug plants that export products to Canada have not been inspected by health regulators. comments
Staff, guests weren’t told about hotel’s mould issue

Fri May 15 2015

Chelsea Hotel says floors were shut down, substance removed.
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Video Newborn screening in Ontario

Mon Apr 13 2015

Isaiah Schwartz was born with a rare metabolic disease called Galactosemia. The disease is screened as part of the Newborn Screening Ontario blood test.comments
How newborn screening was revamped in Arizona

Mon Apr 13 2015

Spurred by a newspaper investigation, the state of Arizona has sped up newborn blood tests so that 99 per cent of samples arrive at the lab within three days of collection.
Primer on newborn screening in Ontario

Mon Apr 13 2015

Since Newborn Screening Ontario was launched in 2006, more than 1,500 babies have received treatment as a result of early detection.

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