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People with Down syndrome have trouble using smart speakers. Here's how Google's trying to help
Google and the Canadian Down Syndrome Society have launched a new project that is attempting to teach the tech giant’s systems to better understand people who speak differently.
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Adam Carter
Canada -Toronto ||
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Rare genetic finding may help in search for Alzheimer's therapies
Health |
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DR. BRIAN'S BLOG
Teens who visit ERs with self-harm injuries likely to repeat, new study suggests
Radio -White Coat - Black Art |
High rate of vaccination refusal at 12 Toronto alternative schools creates measles risk, officials say
Nicole Brockbank
Canada -Toronto ||
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Hospital patients in Canada lacking English need access to interpreters, study says
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.
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Why climate change appears to be increasing the frequency of food-borne illnesses
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.
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David Burke
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
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Transition-related surgery assessments now available in N.L.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |
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'Opioidphobia' stigmatizes chronic pain sufferers, expert says
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Kas Roussy
Health ||
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Second Opinion
Cannabis isn't a proven treatment for mental health disorders, but experts say it shouldn't be ruled out
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Adam Miller
Health ||
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Compliments brand vegetables recalled due to Listeria risk
Canada -Nova Scotia |
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Alive but not the same: B.C. woman survives overdose but left with brain damage
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Jodie Martinson
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Inuit babies 'don't have a lobby': Doctor petitions to expand use of antibody against respiratory virus
Radio -White Coat - Black Art |
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Marketplace
Why activated charcoal products for your teeth could do more harm than good
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Charlsie Agro
Health ||
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'It actually throws me off': Why some experts say it's time to stop springing forward and falling back
Philip Lee-Shanok
Canada -Toronto ||
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Yukon doctors see untapped potential in 'virtual care'
Canada -North ||
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'Death is still a taboo': Demand for death doula training growing in N.S.
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Emma Davie
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
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Opinion
Bullying isn't just a problem, it should be considered a national emergency based on the stunning statistics
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Rob Benn-Frenette
Opinion ||
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'I was shocked': Complaints mount after Amazon sends food that's expired or past its best-before date
Sophia Harris
Business ||
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Sheshatshiu 'needs a miracle,' says physician who worked to help Labrador children
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |
Ebola survivors might not be immune to reinfection, prompting concerns over care
Health ||
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Legally blind man denied what he says he needed to write exam files human rights complaint
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Talia Ricci
Canada -Toronto |
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Motion to declare opioid overdose crisis voted down at Queen's Park
Canada -Sudbury ||
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Measles limits immune system's ability to fight off other infections, studies suggest
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Amina Zafar
Health ||
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Trick or truth? The real story behind Halloween candy tampering
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Adam Miller
Health |
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Vaping illnesses rise to 1,888 in U.S. as pace picks up again
Health ||
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School Violence
'I get nightmares': How racial violence in high schools is taking a mental toll on students
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Joyita Sengupta
Canada ||
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'This is something we have to do': Montreal Lake Cree Nation opens crystal meth detox facility
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Bryan Eneas
Canada -Saskatchewan |