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A century after the Spanish flu hit N.S., historians now chronicling the impact
One hundred years ago, Nova Scotia was grappling with the deadliest virus the world had ever seen: the Spanish Flu. Two historians say there are important lessons to draw from what happened in Nova Scotia, which fared better than other parts of Canada.
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Moira Donovan
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
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Pregnant women can lower blood clot risk during flights
Pregnant air travellers face a higher risk of blood clots, but they can reduce their risks by walking airplane aisles, drinking water and doing calf exercises, according to a new review.
Health |
Art exhibit expresses diverse stories of disability — together
The art exhibit includes various works, like a multi-media video expressing the diverse and lived experiences of people with disabilities.
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Christine Rankin
Canada -Hamilton |
Calgary parents raise awareness about little-known childhood illness
Marnie and Richard Deschenes' son suddenly developed obsessive compulsive behaviours just before his 8th birthday. Three and a half years later he was diagnosed with a condition triggered by the bacteria that causes strep throat.
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Jennifer Lee
Canada -Calgary ||
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Service dog costs should be compensated for people with epilepsy, autism, petition says
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Chloë Ranaldi
Canada -Montreal ||
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Year of reckoning for nutritional science — red meat studies point the way forward
Health |
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Are you bald? Pregnant? Poisoned? Here's the dung to help you
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Jon Tattrie
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
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'New Mom Project' offers free baby gear, friendship
Shannon Martin
Canada -Toronto ||
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Governor General urges Canadians to enjoy the outdoors in annual New Year's message
Politics |
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Edmonton boy battles ultra-rare disease that makes him 'itch like crazy'
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Colette Derworiz
Canada -Edmonton |
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Harm reduction agency urges Quebec to get naloxone into hands of more opioid users
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Maya Lach-Aidelbaum
Canada -Montreal |
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Transgender children sense true gender at young age, study finds
Health |
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CLIMATE CHANGE
In our backyard: What climate change in Canada looks like
Technology & Science |
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'A huge issue of mental health': Researcher receives $80K grant to study history of hazing
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Sarah Rieger
Canada -Calgary ||
Point of View
Don't pity my disability; it's not the same as being kind
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Shannon Flaman
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
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'I don't want to regress': Patients, doctors divided on Alberta's move to change biologic drug coverage
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Joel Dryden
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
The race to exascale is on — while Canada watches from the sidelines
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Kris Rowe
Opinion ||
'A special gift': Toronto doctor helps grant holiday wishes to homeless facing terminal illness
Canada -Toronto |
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'Start low and go slow': New cannabis products could put party hosts at risk of liability
Adam Miller
Health ||
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Why we put climate concerns on hold for the holiday season
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Kelly Crowe
Health |
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Chiropractors making misleading claims about pregnancy and birth targeted by B.C. regulator
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Bethany Lindsay
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Food scientists say don't wash the turkey. Here's why
Health ||
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'It changed my life': New pilot project tests health benefits of social prescribing
Shannon Martin
Canada -Toronto ||
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Overdose tracking gives real-time glimpses into ravages of opioid-fuelled drug crisis
Health ||
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New Brunswick missed screening more than 1,800 possible tissue, ocular donors
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Karissa Donkin
Canada -New Brunswick ||