- Wednesday
- October 21st, 2020
GetFit
TORONTO -- A little over a year ago, the idea of raising US$2.125 million to receive the “world’s most expensive drug” for baby Eva Batista seemed impossibly daunting for her family. But thanks to generous donors, including a fellow fundraiser,...
Montreal teens and children are being sought for a potentially ground-breaking study to determine how widely COVID-19 is spreading among young people and how the pandemic is affecting their mental health. A research team based at the Université de Montréal is looking for youth between...
VANCOUVER -- Many Metro Vancouver clinics and pharmacies have seen an increased demand for flu vaccines this fall, but one local doctor says everyone who is able to should still aim to get a shot this year. CTV Morning Live...
Canadians will not be forced into COVID-19 internment or containment camps, a spokesperson for Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Tuesday — taking aim at a disinformation campaign that has been circulating on social media for weeks.The claim that the federal government...
The number of First Nations people in Manitoba with COVID-19 spiked by another 42 on Monday, as the epidemiological curve continues to show "an ongoing, concerning trend."That's the message sent out Tuesday by the Manitoba First Nations COVID-19 Pandemic Response Coordination Team, which...
‘It’s a hidden pathway to your brain’: Experimental treatment helping Canadian veteran rebuild brain
VICTORIA -- Fourteen years ago, solider Trevor Greene’s life changed forever. Today, with the help of some boundary-pushing experimental treatment, his life hasn’t stopped changing. This time, however, the change is for the better. In 2006, Greene removed his army-issued...
VANCOUVER -- Another 127 people were killed by suspected drug overdoses last month, the latest data from BC Coroners Service shows, a figure that averages to about 4.2 deaths per day. BC Coroners Service released September's information on Tuesday, showing...
At least 49 active cases of COVID-19 have been linked to a wedding held earlier this month in Calgary. It comes as Alberta hits its highest case numbers ever — 3,138 active cases, 998 of which are in Calgary. The wedding featured a...
As if parents didn’t have enough to worry about, here’s a new cause for alarm: Coronavirus cases in the United States are climbing toward a third peak, troubling epidemiologists.Cases are rising to record levels in nearly half the states in...
By Julie Zauzmer, A bill passed by the D.C. Council on Tuesday would allow children as young as age 11 to obtain vaccinations without their parents’ consent. Under the legislation, if a doctor determines that a minor is capable of...
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