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Doctors recommend ways to combat waste, pollutants in health-care
By Camille Bains, The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2024
Health-care professionals are joining forcesto cut down on waste including single-use plastics, surgical gloves and syringes where possible. Many have provided recommendations to the advocacy group Choosing Wisely Canada. Here’s a look at howclinicians can change their practice while caring for patients and the planet. WHAT CAN DOCTORS DO? Doctors are being urged not to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. mayor warns against videos of properties destroyed by fire outside Fort Nelson
By The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2024
FORT NELSON, B.C. – The mayor of a northeast British Columbia community threatened by wildfires is warning people who stayed behind in the evacuation zone to stay on their properties and not share images of fire destruction on social media. Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Mayor Rob Fraser says it’s “insensitive” and “unconscionable” that images of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NACI recommends universal immunization program against RSV for infants
By Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2024
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is recommending a universal immunization program against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, for all infants. It says provinces and territories should work toward providing the antibody drug Nirsevimab for all infants before their first RSV season. But it says they could start by prioritizing the highest-risk infants if cost ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mounties say U.S. sex offender killed four women, girls in Calgary in the 1970s
By The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2024
EDMONTON – RCMP say an American sex offender who has since died in prison killed four women and girls in Calgary in the 1970s, and there may be more victims. Gary Allen Srery was serving a life sentence for sexual assault when he died of natural causes in an Idaho prison in 2011. Mounties say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!President tells Gaza protesters that University of B.C. must remain neutral
By The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The president of the University of British Columbia has told pro-Palestinian protesters that the school must remain neutral on the Gaza conflict. Benoit-Antoine Bacon says in response to demands by the organizers of a protest encampment on the Vancouver campus that professors and students hold a broad range of opinions and the university ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa to make pathway for newcomers who lack official status, speed up deportations
By The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says some immigrants to Canada who lack official status need a pathway to help them stay, while in other cases Ottawa must speed up deportation procedures. The Liberals pledged in late 2021 to “explore ways of regularizing status for undocumented workers who are contributing to Canadian communities.” The office ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Videos show properties destroyed outside Fort Nelson, B.C., as rains favour firefight
By The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2024
FORT NELSON, B.C. – Videos posted on social media show what appear to be multiple homes destroyed in the wildfire zone outside Fort Nelson in far northeast British Columbia. The Facebook videos posted this week include scenes of large structures reduced to grey ash and twisted metal, scorched vehicles, and tall trees blackened by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial of admitted serial killer wraps up second week in Winnipeg
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2024
WINNIPEG – The murder trial of an admitted serial killer has wrapped up its second week of evidence. Two former acquaintances of Jeremy Skibicki were expected to testify today about their interactions with the killer. Crown prosecutors told court that one witness had an unexpected health issue, while the other didn’t show up. Skibicki is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rain brings ‘excellent’ conditions for crews battling northern B.C. wildfires
By The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2024
FORT NELSON, B.C. – A rainy day in and around Fort Nelson, B.C., was what fire crews were hoping for as they continue to battle a wildfire burning 2.5 kilometres outside the town. Evan Peck with the BC Wildfire Service said a low-pressure system brought much-needed rain over the last two days, along with cooler ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec woman awarded $460K after attack by three dogs; owner and municipality liable
By The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2024
MONTREAL – A woman in Quebec’s Eastern Townships has been awarded nearly $460,000 in damages after she was attacked five years ago by a trio of dogs. In a May 15 decision, a Quebec Superior Court judge ruled that the dogs’ owner, Alan Barnes, and the municipality of Potton were jointly liable. The court said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rain makes for ‘excellent’ conditions for crews battling northern B.C. wildfires
By The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2024
FORT NELSON, B.C. – A rainy day in and around Fort Nelson, B.C., was what fire crews were hoping for as they continue battle a wildfire burning 2.5 kilometres outside the town. Evan Peck, a fire behaviour specialist with the BC Wildfire Service, says a low-pressure system brought much-needed rain Thursday, along with cooler temperatures ... Read More »
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