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Interpreters trained in medical terminology are more often provided for patients in Canada's larger centres, but a new study says lack of access to interpretation could result in unsafe health care through missed diagnoses and medical errors.

Climate change appears to be fuelling a rise in people getting sick from food-borne illnesses in Canada and around the world, says a Canadian food safety expert. While Canada has some of the best methods for monitoring food safety, there are few systems to track how food-borne illness is connected to climate change.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has expanded a recall of some packaged, fresh-cut vegetables due to concerns they may be contaminated with Listeria.