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- 11/2/2023
Report: Private clinics in Ontario cost the system more and don’t improve care
When it’s for-profit clinics and hospitals in the province of Ontario, everyone ends up with less— at least, that's what a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says. - 11/2/2023
Ontario to add provincial tax to vaping products; meant to discourage youth uptake
The combined tax would see manufacturers and importers paying $2 per two millilitres of vaping liquids for the first 10 millilitres, then $2 per 10 millilitres for volumes beyond that. - 11/2/2023
Following an Israeli airstrike, crowded Gaza hospital struggles to treat wounded children
More than 3,700 Palestinian children and minors have been killed in just under a month of fighting. - 11/2/2023
Death of a player from a skate to the neck reignites hockey’s stubborn debate over protective gear
Broken jaws, smashed noses and concussions haven’t led to full face shields or cages in professional men’s hockey at any level, either. - 11/2/2023
Daylight saving 2023: Here’s what a sleep expert says about the time change
Before bed beckons Saturday night, rewind the clock on the microwave, oven, car, or any other device not yet clever enough to make the leap on its own. - 11/2/2023
Health Canada says cord blood stored at Edmonton facility may pose serious risks
The warning affects all cord blood at the Canadian Cord Blood bioRepository that was collected, processed, tested or stored between March 1, 2014, and present. - 11/2/2023
Politicians with the final say? Alberta proposes changes to Public Health Act
In August, several health charges were dropped against an Edmonton-area pastor and church as well as a central Alberta man who hosted a rodeo in protest of COVID-19 restrictions. - 11/2/2023
As billions roll in to fight the U.S. opioid epidemic, one county shows how recovery can work
Most of that money comes with a requirement that it be used to address the overdose crisis and prevent more deaths. But how? - 11/1/2023
‘Political preferences’ played role in N.B. COVID decisions, says top medical officer
Dr. Jennifer Russell made the comments on Tuesday to a legislature committee. - 11/1/2023
B.C. Coroner’s death panel recommends issuing drugs without prescription to stop ODs
The death review panel report said about 225,000 people in B.C. use unregulated substances but fewer than 5,000 people a month have prescriptions to receive safe-supply drugs.