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Panel on police suicides says officers need better mental health support
Police officers need better and clearer mental health and suicide prevention resources, says a report by a panel assembled by Ontario's chief coroner that gives 14 recommendations.
Canada -Ottawa ||
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Red meat study highlights challenges of extrapolating population-level research to individuals
New guidelines suggest it's probably not worth giving up burgers and steak to avoid cancer and heart disease, but it's also worth remembering that applying recommendations from population-based diet studies to the individual can be problematic.
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Amina Zafar
Health ||
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Juul ends attempt to overturn San Francisco anti-vaping law
World |
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How risky is eating red meat? New studies provoke controversy
Canada -Hamilton ||
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Young caregivers put future careers at risk, study shows
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Josee St-Onge
Canada -Edmonton ||
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Drugmakers look to use Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy to settle U.S. opioid suits, WSJ reports
Business |
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'Understanding trauma': Program shows doctors the biases Indigenous women experience
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Daniela Germano
Canada -Thunder Bay |
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Keeping patients from falling through the cracks in Canada's health-care system
Health |
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Lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court seeks class action, damages against e-cigarette giant Juul
Canada -British Columbia |
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U of T students demand change in wake of suicide on campus
Muriel Draaisma
Canada -Toronto |
MUHC systems back up and running after major computer breakdown
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Jennifer Yoon
Canada -Montreal ||
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Parents whose daughter died by suicide call for compassion
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Rachel Cave
Canada -New Brunswick |
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Health Canada investigating ads for natural health product targeting anxious teens
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Katie Nicholson
Health |
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Scheer promises Tories would improve access to disability tax credit
Politics ||
Something Good
'You have given us the greatest gift': B.C. doctor thanked for life-saving cancer research
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Jason D'Souza
Canada -British Columbia |
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Second Opinion
If the U.S. loses its measles elimination status, could Canada be next?
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Adam Miller
Health ||
How Greta Thunberg's autism helps give her a singular focus
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Ioanna Roumeliotis and Melissa Mancini
World |
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Cooked, diced chicken recalled by CFIA over possible Listeria contamination
Health |
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Quebec resident confirmed as first Canadian case of vaping-related illness
Canada -Montreal ||
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Doctors group calls on federal election candidates to put health care back on the agenda
Canada -New Brunswick ||
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U.S. CDC recommends against using vapes with marijuana ingredient
Health ||
'The crisis is already here': Advocates say unpaid caregiving should be an election priority
Radio -White Coat - Black Art |
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N.L. staying in class-action fight for opioid compensation in Canada
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador ||