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Scientists find how deadly malaria parasite jumped from gorillas to humans
A gene enabled the malaria parasite to infect both gorillas and humans for a limited time, explaining how the jump was made at a molecular level, researchers say.
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Windsor car dealership kicks employee mental health into high gear
When staff at a Mazda dealership in Windsor, Ont. aren't selling cars, you can probably find them parked in the back room doing some mental health exercises encouraged by their boss.
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Jason Viau
Canada -Windsor ||
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Crown asks Alberta's top court to convict Stephans for treating dying boy with home remedies
Alberta prosecutors want the province's top court to find two parents guilty of criminal charges connected to the 2012 death of their toddler despite a judge acquitting the pair last month.
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Meghan Grant
Canada -Calgary ||
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Domestic violence causes brain injuries, and advocates say not enough people are talking about it
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Paula Duhatschek
Canada -Kitchener-Waterloo ||
Partner of Ottawa man with brain injury says he faces 'inhumane' wait for specialized care
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Trevor Pritchard
Canada -Ottawa |
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Alberta government joins B.C. lawsuit to recover costs related to opioid crisis
Canada -Calgary ||
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GO PUBLIC
'If there's a fire, I'm dead': Quadruple amputee battles condo board for access to her own building
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Rosa Marchitelli
Canada -Calgary ||
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Second Opinion
What you need to know before flu season hits in Canada
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Adam Miller
Health ||
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Beyond Meat drops claims that eating meat ups risk of heart disease, cancer
Sophia Harris
Business ||
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The doctor is in, but won't see you: No psychiatrist for in-patients in St. Anthony
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Bernice Hillier
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador ||
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Vaping-related lung injury may have 'more than one root cause,' CDC says
Health ||
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Canada's top plastic polluters, service centres under scrutiny: CBC's Marketplace consumer cheat sheet
Business ||
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Exercise as medicine: UBC researcher unveils new tool to fight depression
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Karin Larsen
Canada -British Columbia ||
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'Alarming upsurge' in measles has devastating impact, WHO warns
Health ||
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What to do during the recall of prescription Zantac and other heartburn medications
Health ||
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Medical boarding homes 'over capacity' in Yellowknife and Edmonton
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Kate Kyle
Canada -North |
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Health Canada issues safety alert, prohibits the sale of some ethanol-fuelled firepots
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Dianne Buckner
Business ||
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WHO says Congo's Ebola outbreak slowing but still entrenched in insecure areas
Health ||
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Reports of health-care privacy breaches spike in Alberta
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Jennifer Lee
Canada -Calgary |
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Ford government pledges $40M to mental-health initiatives for students
Canada -Toronto ||
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CBC Investigates
Manitoba attorney general asks RCMP to review death of woman who overdosed in Brandon CAO's home
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Caroline Barghout
Canada -Manitoba |
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Regina girl, 5, survived '1-in-4 million' dental surgery mistake, expert says
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Bonnie Allen and Alicia Bridges
Canada -Saskatchewan |
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As diving resumes at salmon die-off site, doctor wants more action to avoid decompression sickness
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador ||
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Nova Scotia's evaluation inconclusive on whether telehealth service worth its cost
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Jean Laroche
Canada -Nova Scotia ||