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As Canada fights opioid epidemic, a rise in meth use threatens to deepen drug crisis
Canada -Thunder Bay |
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'Possible' there was limited human-to-human transmission of new coronavirus in China, WHO says
Health ||
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'An emerging malignancy': Cancer linked to these breast implants no longer 'rare', data suggests
Health ||
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Pair of young Manitobans, ages 17 and 24, die from flu complications, families say
Blaine Ruppenthal, a Grade 12 student from Kelvin High School in Winnipeg, and Joanne Ens, a 24-year-old woman from Winkler, have died after suffering complications from strains of influenza.
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Nicholas Frew
Canada -Manitoba ||
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Ottawa eyes 'meaningful resolution' to Indian hospitals class action lawsuit
The federal government has consented to the certification of a proposed $1.1 billion class action lawsuit filed over Indian hospitals — federally run medical facilities that saw the abuse and mistreatment of Indigenous patients over several decades.
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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Over 32,000 potassium iodide pills ordered in 2 days after Pickering nuclear power plant alert error
Canada -Toronto ||
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Taking children with autism to Mexico for fecal transplants 'out of scope' for naturopaths, regulator says
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Bethany Lindsay
Canada -British Columbia |
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'If you're dyslexic, you feel stupid,' advocate says. Now, Ontario wants to change that
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Talia Ricci
Canada -Toronto ||
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In Depth
Mother of mentally ill man who died after police-involved shooting says Sask. health system failed her son
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Guy Quenneville
Canada -Saskatoon |
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As demand explodes, Manitoba's new FASD court expands to meet need
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Aidan Geary
Canada -Manitoba ||
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A blood test that predicts the risk of dying
Health |
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Woman with new coronavirus quarantined in Thailand, 1st case outside China
Health ||
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Who should get a medically assisted death? Canadians get 2 weeks to weigh in on new limits
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Catherine Cullen
Politics |
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'There's nothing for him,' says mom of son with brain injury from fentanyl overdoses
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Colleen Underwood
Canada -Calgary ||
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Gene editing could revolutionize the food industry, but it'll have to fight the PR war GMO foods lost
Radio -The Sunday Edition |
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Second Opinion
Is Canada at risk from a mysterious Chinese virus related to SARS?
Adam Miller
Health ||
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China's mystery 'coronavirus' isn't currently spreading, WHO says
World |
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Patient placed in 'filthy' conference room at London, Ont., hospital to recover from infection
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Kate Dubinski
Canada -London |
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How to talk to youth reeling from Iran plane crash
Health |
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Smoke from wildfires in Australia toxic to public, experts say
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B.C. naturopath's pricey fecal transplants for autism are experimental and risky, scientists say
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Bethany Lindsay
Canada -British Columbia |
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What on Earth?
E-bikes, not electric cars, may hold the key to greener transportation
Technology & Science ||
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Previously unknown virus may be causing pneumonia outbreak in China, WHO says
Health ||
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Canadian health groups take aim at flavoured vapes in new public awareness campaign
Health ||
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Ontarians to officially say goodbye to red-and-white health cards by July 1
Canada -Toronto |
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Researcher says only 25% of Canadian drinkers know alcohol causes cancer. A B.C. campaign wants to change that
Canada -British Columbia ||