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Prenatal exposure to opioids may alter brain development: study

Strict rules needed in Canada to curb laser hair removal injuries, dermatologist says

Alberta child advocate calls for 'urgent response' to prevent young adult deaths

Staffing crisis at Pontiac Hospital putting patients at risk, nurse says

Advocates want federal government to adopt national school food program

Rare polio cases caused by vaccine outnumbering wild virus infections, report says

STILL LONELY

Bridging the generation loneliness gap: Meet-and-greet reveals shared yearning for connection

GO PUBLIC

More surgical items being left inside patients blamed on rushed operations

'Leave your armour at the door': How bonding is helping Indigenous men heal body, mind and spirit

SECOND OPINION

Could cannabis be a 'silver bullet' in the fight against the opioid crisis?

FIFTH ESTATE

Pain, agony and 'years of duress': How hockey wives are fighting back over players' chronic brain injuries

SECOND OPINION

Plague in 2019? Why there's no reason to panic about China's recent cases

Consumers warned against eating romaine lettuce from Salinas, Calif.

Marketplace

Seniors' homes using 'trespass orders' to ban family members from visiting

'Now I have a lovely Scottish brogue' — The science behind foreign accent syndrome

New Brunswick uses notwithstanding clause in 2nd bid to pass vaccination bill

Certain she was 'bound to die in addiction,' she's now drug-free thanks to mother-child rehab program

MARKETPLACE

Hidden camera investigation reveals 'scary' and 'misleading' sales pitches to sell blue light lenses

Machines on music - An AI figures out how music tickles your brain and your body

Controversial conscience rights bill for Alberta physicians voted down

'It changes the future': Why this Nova Scotian wants to make brain donation easier