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what it's like to recover from drug addiction
after years of drug use, countless overdoses and two suicide attempts, matt kieselstein just marked 900 days of sobriety.
emma jones
what it feels like
oct 28 2021
matt kieselstein was only 11 when he realized he could get high from the ritalin prescribed by his doctor for adhd. now he is enrolled in the addiction studies program at mcmaster university. supplied

b.c. premier to undergo biopsy surgery for growth in his throat
minister mike farnworth is being appointed as deputy premier.
vancouver sun
cancer
oct 28 2021
premier john horgan.

covid testing strategy expanding to keep ontario kids in class
unvaccinated staff will have to undergo rapid antigen screening three times a week
the toronto sun
coronavirus
oct 28 2021
ontario minister of education stephen lecce makes an announcement at st. robert catholic high school in toronto on aug. 4, 2021.

generic anti-depressant drug may reduce covid hospitalizations
fluvoxamine is given early in the course of the disease, potentially staving off more severe outcomes.
the national post
coronavirus
oct 28 2021
a molecular structure of the anti-depressant fluvoxamine, which is being investigated as a treatment for covid-19. (getty)

study shows no increased mortality risk with covid vaccines
cdc findings 'reinforce the safety profile of currently approved covid vaccines.'
ayat salih
covid-19 vaccine
oct 28 2021
recent study found that those who received the moderna vaccine were just 31 per cent as likely to die of non-covid related issues as a similar unvaccinated person. getty

economic hardship, right-wing views drive alta.'s vaccine hesitancy
it is dangerous to be unvaccinated right now — especially in alberta.
the conversation
covid-19 vaccine
oct 27 2021
people at the calgary stampede, which was attended by many unvaccinated albertans. (getty)

new types of drugs causing wave of overdoses in regina
regina is again on track to set another record for fatal overdoses.
leader post
addiction
oct 27 2021
regina police chief evan bray is seen speaking with the leader-post following a board of police commissioners meeting held at city hall in regina, saskatchewan on oct. 4, 2021.

flu season could be much worse in que. this year
quebec’s flu shot program officially kicks off monday, nov. 1, with appointments already available on the clic-santé website.
the montreal gazette
influenza (flu)
oct 27 2021
nurse jessica mann bourgouin administers a flu shot in october 2020.
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canadian centre for caregiving excellence
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diabetes canada

what it's like to recover from drug addiction
after years of drug use, countless overdoses and two suicide attempts, matt kieselstein just marked 900 days of sobriety.
emma jones
what it feels like
oct 28 2021
matt kieselstein was only 11 when he realized he could get high from the ritalin prescribed by his doctor for adhd. now he is enrolled in the addiction studies program at mcmaster university. supplied

b.c. premier to undergo biopsy surgery for growth in his throat
minister mike farnworth is being appointed as deputy premier.
vancouver sun
cancer
oct 28 2021
premier john horgan.

covid testing strategy expanding to keep ontario kids in class
unvaccinated staff will have to undergo rapid antigen screening three times a week
the toronto sun
coronavirus
oct 28 2021
ontario minister of education stephen lecce makes an announcement at st. robert catholic high school in toronto on aug. 4, 2021.

generic anti-depressant drug may reduce covid hospitalizations
fluvoxamine is given early in the course of the disease, potentially staving off more severe outcomes.
the national post
coronavirus
oct 28 2021
a molecular structure of the anti-depressant fluvoxamine, which is being investigated as a treatment for covid-19. (getty)
powered by
canadian centre for caregiving excellence

study shows no increased mortality risk with covid vaccines
cdc findings 'reinforce the safety profile of currently approved covid vaccines.'
ayat salih
covid-19 vaccine
oct 28 2021
recent study found that those who received the moderna vaccine were just 31 per cent as likely to die of non-covid related issues as a similar unvaccinated person. getty

economic hardship, right-wing views drive alta.'s vaccine hesitancy
it is dangerous to be unvaccinated right now — especially in alberta.
the conversation
covid-19 vaccine
oct 27 2021
people at the calgary stampede, which was attended by many unvaccinated albertans. (getty)

new types of drugs causing wave of overdoses in regina
regina is again on track to set another record for fatal overdoses.
leader post
addiction
oct 27 2021
regina police chief evan bray is seen speaking with the leader-post following a board of police commissioners meeting held at city hall in regina, saskatchewan on oct. 4, 2021.

flu season could be much worse in que. this year
quebec’s flu shot program officially kicks off monday, nov. 1, with appointments already available on the clic-santé website.
the montreal gazette
influenza (flu)
oct 27 2021
nurse jessica mann bourgouin administers a flu shot in october 2020.

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