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- 7/12/2021
Environmental racism: New study investigates whether Nova Scotia dump boosted cancer rates in nearby Black community
Questions about the high rates of cancer—and deaths—among members of Shelburne’s African Nova Scotian community, compared to their white neighbours on the other side of town or even within the South End, have long simmered. - 7/12/2021
Case of eastern Ontario doctor accused of murdering patient adjourned to August
Lawyer Brian Greenspan appeared on behalf of Dr. Nadler, who received bail last week. - 7/12/2021
Ohio patient gets kidney meant for someone else
An Ohio hospital has acknowledged that a patient received a new kidney meant for someone else. - 7/12/2021
Belgian woman believed first case of contracting two COVID-19 variants at once
The 90-year-old had not been vaccinated. - 7/11/2021
Canada to donate 17.7M doses of AstraZeneca and raise money for global vaccination
The federal government is donating 17.7 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and is asking Canadians to give their own money to help other countries get needles into arms. - 7/11/2021
Decriminalizing drug use is a necessary step, but it won’t end the opioid overdose crisis
Media, policy-makers, advocates and the public claim that decriminalization will make drug use safer and save lives. But can it? - 7/11/2021
Health Canada pulls pre rolled joints contaminated with yeast, mould and bacteria
Exposure to unwanted yeast can really harsh a strain's mellow. - 7/11/2021
Feds setting up guidelines to include national security considerations into university research funding criteria
Security questions around scientific research have drawn renewed attention after two scientists were escorted from the high-security National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg in July 2019 and then fired in January this year.