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Flu vaccination rates not high enough, doctors say, as pediatric hospitals fill up
TORONTO — Despite the ongoing crush of sick children straining Canadian hospitals — many of them suffering from the flu — not enough people are getting vaccinated against the virus, doctors say.
Dec 14, 2022 3:35 PM
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OSC says no reasonable prospect of conviction in CannTrust case
TORONTO — The Ontario Securities Commission says it no longer has a reasonable prospect of convicting three former cannabis company leaders linked to securities offences at CannTrust Holdings Inc.
Dec 14, 2022 3:29 PM
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For now, judge won't stop NYC mayor's homeless removal plans
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge said Wednesday that he will not immediately halt New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ plans to force mentally ill people from the streets and into treatment. In a written order, U.S. District Judge Paul A.
Dec 14, 2022 2:52 PM
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Quebec public health director expects more COVID cases, says avoid gatherings if sick
MONTREAL — Ahead of the first holiday season in two years with no restrictions on private gatherings, Quebec's public health director encouraged people to use common sense and avoid parties if they feel sick. Dr.
Dec 14, 2022 2:33 PM
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Canada's chief science adviser releases recommendations to combat long-COVID
OTTAWA — Canada's chief science adviser gave the government a road map on Wednesday to wade through some of the murky and mysterious elements of long-COVID in an effort to offer people better treatment, starting with an admission that the disease eve
Dec 14, 2022 2:32 PM
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Alberta care home worker shared photos of residents, used bug-eyes filter
LAMONT, Alta. — An Alberta health-care worker has been sentenced for taking and sharing photos of long-term care residents, including one that was distorted with a filter.
Dec 14, 2022 2:19 PM
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Full court won't rehear appeals over Ohio State sex abuse
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An appeals court panel’s decision that revived unsettled federal lawsuits against Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by a team doctor won’t be reconsidered by the full court.
Dec 14, 2022 2:12 PM
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US deaths fell this year, but not to pre-COVID levels
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. deaths dropped this year, but there are still more than there were before the coronavirus hit.
Dec 14, 2022 1:28 PM
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'High-risk' businesses in Ontario must have opioid antidote kits and training by June
TORONTO — Some "high-risk" businesses in Ontario must have opioid antidotes on site and the training to use it by June, the province announced Wednesday.
Dec 14, 2022 12:04 PM
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Pap test results delayed in Ontario; pandemic backlog, staffing shortages blamed
TORONTO — As an endometrial cancer survivor, Linda Luyt gets quite anxious waiting for the results of her annual Pap test to show she is still free of the disease.
Dec 14, 2022 11:33 AM
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