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Largest study yet offers no clear talc link to ovarian cancer
When researchers pooled data from 250,000 women to estimate the association between using body powder in the genital area and risk of ovarian cancer, they were unable to definitively put to issue to rest.
Health ||
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Full morgues at Ottawa hospitals mean bodies kept in conference rooms, says union
Morgues at two Ottawa Hospital locations are full, resulting in some bodies being stored in unexpected places, including conference rooms, patient rooms and parts of the emergency department, according to the local health-care workers union.
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Hillary Johnstone
Canada -Ottawa |
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Combat birth tourism by changing immigration law, B.C. mayor says
Babies born to non-residents make up almost a quarter of all births at the Richmond Hospital. The city's mayor says it is time for the federal government to change a law that grants anyone born in Canada citizenship, in order to stop visitors from abusing the system.
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Consumer Electronics Show offers high-tech health and wellness
World |
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'You don't expect to bury your child': The parents left behind in Thunder Bay's opioid crisis
Radio -The Current |
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Deaths from measles outbreak in Congo hits 6,000, WHO says
Health ||
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Aerobic exercise helps your brain too, says study
Health |
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New N.S. Health Authority head wants public's ideas on how to improve health-care system
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Carolyn Ray
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
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CBC Investigates
Disgraced fertility doctor's clinic broke federal rules as far back as 1999, inspection reports reveal
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Amanda Pfeffer
Canada -Ottawa |
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Alex Trebek to Rep. John Lewis: Let's survive cancer in 2020
Entertainment ||
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Not enough home care top concern for Ontario patients, study finds
Mike Crawley
Canada -Toronto ||
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Surgical option to treat severe tremor is life-changing, says patient
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Carolyn Ray
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
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'My word against his': 28 women sexually assaulted by Calgary doctor, court hears during guilty plea
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Meghan Grant
Canada -Calgary |
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How this doctor helped 35 Manitoba patients save $12K in a year
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Rachel Bergen
Canada -Manitoba ||
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Whitehorse man says Stage 4 cancer could have been avoided if he had family doctor
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Steve Silva
Canada -North ||
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Hamilton paramedics in court Monday, face charges in death of Yosif Al-Hasnawi
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Samantha Craggs
Canada -Hamilton ||
Sask. universities face rise in mental health problems among students
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Greg Basky
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
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Study finds 'elevated' levels of air pollutants in Toronto's subway system
Julia Knope
Canada -Toronto ||
Authorities say mysterious respiratory illness in China not SARS
Health |
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FIFTH ESTATE
'All about the money': How women travelling to Canada to give birth could strain the health-care system
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Annie Burns-Pieper
Canada |
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RCMP's suicide prevention programs 'unwittingly deficient,' says internal report on Mountie's death
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Catharine Tunney
Politics ||
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There's a 'range of benefits' to participating in a dry January, says researcher
Canada -British Columbia ||
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China seeks to identify cause of mystery pneumonia infecting 44
Health |
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Man dies after stopping hemodialysis to send message to Yukon government
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Steve Silva
Canada -North ||