Neither Rebecca Gladney nor Rafid Khan has any spare time. With two chaotic work schedules, they barely have any downtime for themselves at all. "You can hear your body scream for rest," says Khan, who has two jobs on top of full-time studies with a double major. Neither Rebecca Gladney …
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This commonly prescribed cancer drug was supposed to help save his life, instead it killed him
After being diagnosed with colon cancer earlier this year, Dr. Anil Kapoor of Ontario was prescribed the common chemotherapy medication Fluorouracil. Three weeks later, he died from a toxic reaction to it. His brothers are on a mission to uncover who is most at risk and what the Canadian health-care …
Read More »The Conservatives may be headed for their best fundraising year ever
If the federal Conservatives maintain their fundraising pace, they could have their best-ever year relative to the governing Liberals and even crack the all-time annual party fundraising record. Party has raised $13.5 million more than the Liberals this year and has a shot at a record The federal Conservatives are …
Read More »‘Undignified,’ ‘inhumane,’ ‘wicked’: Sexual abuse survivors say they’re revictimized during civil process
Sexual abuse survivors across Canada describe feeling revictimized through the civil process. Their stories provide a rare glimpse into what can happen during civil litigation involving large institutions such as school boards, hospitals, scouting and religious organizations. Lawsuits provide alternative recourse, but can retraumatize victims When John Cody decided to …
Read More »This commonly prescribed cancer drug was supposed to help save this doctor’s life. Instead, it killed him
After being diagnosed with colon cancer earlier this year, Dr. Anil Kapoor of Ontario was prescribed the common chemotherapy medication Fluorouracil. Three weeks later, he died from a toxic reaction to it. His brothers are on a mission to uncover who is most at risk and what the Canadian health-care …
Read More »3 dead, 2 critically injured in Winnipeg shooting, police say
Three people are dead and two are critically injured after a shooting at a Langside Street home early Sunday morning, Winnipeg police say. A man and woman were pronounced dead at the scene, 3rd died at hospital Three people are dead and two critically injured after a shooting at a …
Read More »These B.C. teens are being immersed in local Indigenous culture — by playing Minecraft
The Coquitlam, B.C., school district has teamed up with kʷikʷəƛəm First Nation to use a popular video game to create an immersive world for Indigenous storytelling in local classrooms. School district in Coquitlam, B.C., has teamed up with kʷikʷəƛəm First Nation to custom make a digital world As puffs of …
Read More »Seniors in southwest Edmonton combat isolation and loneliness with coffee and pies
About 100 older adults came together at Blue Quills Community Centre last week as part of an effort to decrease loneliness among seniors. 'We want them to know that they're an important part of our society,' organizer says Great company can be hard to find, but it's easier with a …
Read More »What is the fight for parental rights really about?
It's been more than a month since Saskatchewan used the notwithstanding clause to make its Parents' Bill of Rights Canada's first provincial education law that could limit gender identity in schools. But the debate around it as intense as ever with a now-moot constitutional challenge still moving forward in the …
Read More »Messed-up maple syrup: Crafty tactics complicate Canada’s fight to stop illegal drugs at the border
The Canadian border agency is in a constant game of cat-and-mouse with criminal organizations that are trying to import dangerous narcotics as well as the ingredients for fentanyl — sometimes through "creative" means, says a senior border official. Border agents called key players in efforts to mitigate Canada's toxic drug …
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