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Three sent to hospital after tornadoes touch down in Alberta, campground evacuated
20+ hour, 28+ min ago (605+ words) CHAUVIN " Two tornadoes touched down in Alberta on Wednesday, toppling trees, tearing up trailers in a campground and sending three people to hospital. Dillberry Lake Provincial Park in central Alberta, near the Saskatchewan boundary, was evacuated and campers were told…...
Diarrhea-causing parasite infecting more than 1, 200 in Michigan has not spread to Canada: PHAC
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (532+ words) TORONTO " The outbreak of a parasite that causes weeks of watery diarrhea and has infected more than 1, 200 people in Michigan has not spread to Canada based on the latest information from the country's health agency. The midwestern state announced an…...
Canadians with mental illness who saw MAID as an option feel abandoned: "They've left me with nothing'
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (1890+ words) These are the words some Canadians use to describe how they feel about a special government committee recommending not to expand medical assistance in dying to people seeking the procedure for a mental illness. On June 17, the recommendation was released,…...
Record high rainfall prompts increased mosquito populations
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (320+ words) Residents swatting away mosquitoes nonstop and asking themselves, "where do they keep coming from?" are not alone. According to researchers at the University of Alberta, the current heavy rain-extreme heat cycle the province is in has created the perfect environment…...
Ontario joins P. E. I. in lowering colorectal cancer screening age to 45
1+ week, 2+ day ago (741+ words) TORONTO " Ontario is the second province in Canada to lower the routine colorectal cancer screening age from age 50 to 45. As of July 1, Ontarians age 45 and up are eligible to receive the at-home fecal immunochemical screening test " or FIT " that detects…...
After N. B. law, all 10 provinces now have job protection for long-term sick leave
1+ week, 3+ day ago (725+ words) FREDERICTON " Natalie Lipschultz, who was fired from her job six and a half years ago while battling cancer, is applauding what she says are long-overdue safeguards now in place across the country designed to prevent other Canadians from experiencing the…...
B. C. nurses issue strike notice as they reach "breaking point," union president says
1+ week, 3+ day ago (685+ words) British Columbia's nurses have reached a "breaking point" with burnout, the rising threat of violence and constant staffing shortages, setting off 72-hour strike notice, union president Adriane Gear said Monday. It comes just weeks after its members voted 67 per cent…...
Environment Canada warns of high heat and humidity for southern Quebec and Ontario
1+ week, 4+ day ago (769+ words) MONTREAL " Canada Day festivities are coming with a risk of heatstroke this week as Environment Canada forecasts an extended period of hot and humid weather with humidex values making it feel like more than 40 C for southern Quebec and Ontario....
Primary Care Alberta schedules five mobile mammography clinics for Souh in July
1+ week, 4+ day ago (105+ words) Lethbridge News Now Primary Care Alberta schedules five mobile mammography clinics for Souh in July Primary Care Alberta will have its Mobile Mammography Unit in several southern Alberta communities during the month of July. Included on the list are Pincher…...
Doctors detail 2024 Ontario child rabies death, warn public about contact with bats
1+ week, 4+ day ago (850+ words) TORONTO " Doctors are urging people to seek medical attention if they have any contact with bats to prevent potential rabies infection. In Monday's issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, infectious disease physicians described the case of a child who…...