4 h. ago Montreal public health reports sharp increase in tuberculosis, syphilis cases

About 89 per cent of Montreal's cases since 2015 involved people born outside Canada, and most contracted the disease outside the country.

Science

3 d. ago Read now: The full text of MHCare's letter to the Alberta government

The letter, sent April 8, was in response to allegations made by the former CEO of Alberta Alberta Health Services, and subsequent media reports

Politics

1 week ago Lids of popular pressure cooker brand recalled in Canada after over 100 burn incidents

More than 100,000 pressure cooker lids from the popular brand Ninja are under a recall across Canada due to a "potential burn hazard."Health Canada announced on Thursday, May 1 that it is recalling pressure cooking lids of the Ninja Foodi Temperedcrisp multi-cooker. The Foodi multi-cookers' other functions aren't affected by this recall."The Foodi multi-cooker's pressure-cooking lid can be opened by a consumer during use, causing hot contents to escape, posing a potential risk of burn injuries to consumers," reads the statement.According to SharkNinja, as of April 10, the company received five reports of lids being opened during use in Canada; however, there have been no reports of injury. In the U.S., the company received 106 reports of burn injuries.Health CanadaCanadians are being urged to immediately stop using the multi-cookers' pressure-cooking function and discard the pressure-cooking lid. SharkNinja is asking consu...

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1 week ago 65 new measles cases in Elgin, Oxford as total hits 450: 'Noticeable rise'

A London-area public health office at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak is reporting its largest weekly surge in cases of the highly infectious disease since it began recording weekly statistics.

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1 week ago ‘Sharp rise’ in Ontario measles cases with 223 new infections

Public Health Ontario is reporting 223 new measles cases since last week as the spread in its southwestern region grows. 

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1 week ago AVRICORE HEALTH CORPORATE UPDATE: 2024 record year, UK expansion on track

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AVRICORE HEALTH INC. (TSXV: AVCR) (the “Company” or “Avricore”) reports on its year end 2024 and In the year ended December 31, 2024 revenue increased by 37% year over year to $4,785,711 and gross profit increased by 56% to $1,880,306. In the three months ended December […]

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2 w. ago LHSC seized the weapons after a detector was installed April 15 at the University Hospital emergency department, and a second metal detector will soon be installed at the Victoria Hospital site.

In just one week a London hospital seized 23 knives at one of its emergency departments, weapons detected by just-installed metal detectors. London Health Sciences Centre reported.

Society

2 w. ago Plage de Verdun: Il crache sur des gens qui ont refusé de se laisser caresser les pieds

La police de Montréal demande l’aide du public pour retrouver un individu qui s’est masturbé devant un groupe, l’été dernier, à la plage de Verdun.

Society

2 w. ago Ontario measles outbreak tops 1,000 cases, says weekly update

More than 1,000 Ontario residents, mostly children, have now been infected with measles in what is the largest outbreak the province has experienced in decades. In its weekly update on measles, Public Health Ontario reported that the outbreak case count grew by 95 cases over the past week alone, bringing the total since it began […]

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2 w. ago Ontario reports 95 new measles cases, sending total above 1,000 since outbreak began

Public Health Ontario is reporting 95 new measles cases since last week, bringing the total number of people infected past 1,000. It says a total of 1,020 people have had measles since the province’s outbreak began last October. The agency says the ongoing rise in cases is “due to continued exposures and transmission among individuals […]

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3 w. ago Aja Health and Wellness Inc. Reports on Delay in Filing Annual Financial Statements

Not for dissemination in the United States of America VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aja Health and Wellness Inc. (“Aja” or the “Company”) (TSXV:Aja) is announcing that it has completed the filing of an application seeking a management cease trade order (the “MCTO“) under National Policy 12-203- Management Cease Trade Orders, […]

Science

4 w. ago Bitget Records $2.08 Trillion Total Trading Volume in Q1 2025; Spot Trading Surged 159% QoQ

VICTORIA, Seychelles, April 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, Bitget ended the first quarter of 2025 with $2.08 trillion in total trading volume, driven by a sharp 159% increase in spot trading, which reached $387 billion. The spike came amid heightened market participation and sustained momentum across new […]

Economics

4 w. ago Ontario family asks for help finding son who disappeared during Quebec ski trip

MONTREAL — An Ontario family is asking the public for help in finding their 22-year-old son who disappeared while on a ski trip in Mont-Tremblant, Que., more than two months ago. Liam Toman went missing at about 3 a.m. on Feb. 2 after leaving a bar in the ski village north of Montreal after a […]

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