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COVID vaccines don't cause cancer. But false claims persist in sea of misinformation
Anyone who spends even a moderate amount of time online has likely come across social media posts falsely claiming that COVID-19 vaccines are harmful to human health. Among the most widely debunked cl...
Mar 23, 2024
Alberta premier says province paid $25K hotel bill from social services provider
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province has stepped in to pay an outstanding $25,000 bill to a hotel where a social services agency dispatched patients in post-hospital recovery. An...
Mar 22, 2024
'Speedy recovery': Canadians respond to cancer diagnosis for Princess of Wales
Canadians are wishing the Princess of Wales a speedy recovery after she announced she has cancer. "My thoughts are with the Princess of Wales, her children, and the entire Royal Family following the n...
Mar 22, 2024
Princess of Wales reveals she's undergoing treatment for cancer
Catherine, the Princess of Wales, is undergoing chemotherapy treatments after being diagnosed with cancer. In a video posted to social media on Friday, Catherine said she underwent major abdominal sur...
Mar 22, 2024 The Princess of Wales announced her diagnosis in a social media video Friday. (The Prince and Princess of Wales/Twitter)
Nova Scotia strikes deal with private company for renovated health centre
HALIFAX - A provincial health-care renovation project that has drawn pointed criticism from Nova Scotia's auditor general is being turned over to a private company. Health Minister Michelle Thompson a...
Mar 22, 2024
Ontario extends program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid ER closures
TORONTO - Ontario is extending a program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid temporary ER closures for another six months. The province established what's now known as the Temporary Locum Pr...
Mar 22, 2024
Tech platforms face 'whack-a-mole' situation in battling health misinformation
TORONTO - When Dr. Garth Graham thinks about health misinformation on social media platforms, he envisions a garden. No matter how bountiful or verdant that garden is, even the head of YouTube's globa...
Mar 22, 2024
Federal cannabis review calls for look at tax structure among 54 recommendations
A group convened by the federal government to study the legislation that made cannabis legal is recommending the country review one of the industry's biggest gripes: excise taxes charged to pot produc...
Mar 21, 2024
Non-profit taken off support agency roster after Alberta stroke patient sent to motel
Alberta's health minister says a non-profit agency that shipped a stroke patient to a motel for his long-term recovery will be taken off a roster of agencies offered to provide such support. Adriana L...
Mar 21, 2024
SHA warns of possible hepatitis exposure at Saskatoon Shoppers Drug Mart
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning the public about a possible risk of exposure to hepatitis at a Saskatoon drug store. According to the health authority, those who purchased food and drinks...
Mar 21, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Accountability is a word some elected officials seem to be forgetting
From four people walking away from the RM of Sherwood council with little to no explanation to the reaction of some coun...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 28
8:30 - The war involving Iran has increased uncertainty in global energy markets, largely because the Strait of Hormuz h...