Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Quebec coroner calls for tougher controls over diphenhydramine sales after 2023 death
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is recommending that diphenhydramine - an antihistamine and sedative sometimes used to sleep better - should be better managed in pharmacies after the overdose death of an ...
May 10, 2025
SHA adds Regina and Lumsden to places in Sask. with measles exposure risks
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has added Regina and Lumsden to the places identified as risk of measles exposure in the province, with locations Saskatoon, Rosetown and Kindersley listed earlier to...
May 09, 2025 A measles virus particle is shown in an undated handout image. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Canadian researchers reach 'major milestone' in search for ALS treatment
TORONTO - Standing in an MRI control room packed with fellow ALS researchers, Dr. Lorne Zinman excitedly points to the brain scan on his phone. There's a white spot on the image, right where Bill Tray...
May 09, 2025
Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify under a new di...
May 08, 2025
New mammography machines to help speed up screenings in Regina, Saskatoon
New mammography machines in Saskatoon and Regina should help speed up the screening process for women in Saskatchewan. The machines - which will be operated by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) ...
May 08, 2025 The provincial government has been working to improve breast screening in Saskatchewan after facing criticism for long wait times and an initiative sending patients to receive breast cancer diagnostics at a facility in Calgary. (Submitted)
Canada could lose its measles elimination status if spread lingers, PHAC advisor says
TORONTO - A senior medical advisor with the Public Health Agency of Canada says the country could lose its measles elimination status if the highly contagious disease continues to spread into the fall...
May 08, 2025
CN Rail hub set to proceed after Supreme Court dismisses appeal request
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal request that sought to halt construction of a massive rail-and-truck hub in the Greater Toronto Area, paving the way for the project to pro...
May 08, 2025
Quebec reports high immigration, record-low fertility in 2024
MONTREAL - Despite a downward trend, Quebec still reported nearly record-high population growth last year due to immigration, even as the province's fertility rate reached its lowest level on record. ...
May 08, 2025
Health authority warns of measles exposure risk in Preeceville
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning the public about a possible measles exposure risk in Preeceville. In a statement, the health authority said a case of measles has been confirmed in the com...
May 08, 2025 Measles can be prevented by vaccination, and the health authority noted that the vaccine is “safe, effective and free.” With two doses, the vaccine is nearly 100 per cent effective at warding off the virus. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Canadian Blood Services says it needs 1 million new blood donors over next 5 years
TORONTO - Marc Parravano has donated blood 146 times. He remembers regularly going to the blood collection centre with his mother when he was a kid and followed in her footsteps after he turned 17 and...
May 08, 2025 Marc Parravano's son, Christian, wears his number 84 hockey jersey to celebrate his dad's 84th blood donation in Vaughan, Ont., in this Dec. 13, 2023 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Gabriella Parravano
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