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B.C. disease centre says flu shows signs of decline, with no new deaths of children

B.C. disease centre says flu shows signs of decline, with no new deaths of children

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Centre For Disease Control says there are signs influenza is on a "steady decline" in the province, although case numbers remain high and positive test rates for respiratory syncytial virus continue to rise.
Former CannTrust leaders acquitted in unlicensed growing trial

Former CannTrust leaders acquitted in unlicensed growing trial

TORONTO — An Ontario court has acquitted three former cannabis leaders charged with offences linked to unlicensed growing at a Niagara area greenhouse. The ex-CannTrust Holdings Inc.
Respiratory illnesses surge beyond pre-pandemic numbers in Nunavut

Respiratory illnesses surge beyond pre-pandemic numbers in Nunavut

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut health officials say there has been a surge of respiratory illnesses across the territory this year. Dr.
Liberal government seeking delay to expanding medically assisted dying program

Liberal government seeking delay to expanding medically assisted dying program

OTTAWA — The Liberal government announced Thursday it will seek to delay the expansion of Canada's assisted-dying regime to include people whose sole underlying conditions are mental disorders.
2022 Notebook: Protests, strict COVID lockdowns tested China

2022 Notebook: Protests, strict COVID lockdowns tested China

THE BACKGROUND: After beginning 2022 by hosting a Winter Olympics inside a COVID bubble , China faced a tough year.
Ontario's flu season may have peaked, children's hospitals should see relief: Moore

Ontario's flu season may have peaked, children's hospitals should see relief: Moore

TORONTO — The flu season may have peaked in Ontario, and that should relieve some pressure on children's hospitals in the near future, the province's top doctor said Thursday. Chief medical officer of health Dr.
White House reveals winter COVID-19 plans, more free tests

White House reveals winter COVID-19 plans, more free tests

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is once more making some free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S. households as it releases its contingency plans with coronavirus cases ticking upward this winter.
Virtual walk-in clinics may contribute more strain to health-care system: OMA

Virtual walk-in clinics may contribute more strain to health-care system: OMA

Virtual-care clinics may be adding pressure to the overwhelmed health-care system, the Ontario Medical Association said Thursday, even as some patients and doctors say they are vital alternatives to an otherwise necessary visit to an emergency room.
Personal health information 'disturbingly' vulnerable: B.C. privacy commissioner

Personal health information 'disturbingly' vulnerable: B.C. privacy commissioner

VICTORIA — Sensitive personal health records of British Columbia residents, from mental health to sexually transmitted disease histories, are "disturbingly" vulnerable to leaks, the provincial privacy watchdog says.
Nova Scotia adds hundreds more beds to redevelopment of Halifax hospital complex

Nova Scotia adds hundreds more beds to redevelopment of Halifax hospital complex

HALIFAX — The planned redevelopment of a sprawling Halifax hospital complex is being reworked to add hundreds more beds and new facilities, the Nova Scotia government announced Thursday.
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