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Canadian immigration asks medical worker fleeing Gaza if he treated Hamas fighters
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Lawyers are questioning Canada’s approach to screening visa applications for people in Gaza with extended family in Canada after one applicant, a medical worker, was asked whether he had treated members of Hamas.
May 19, 2024 3:00 AM
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As Canada renews strategy for Rohingya crisis, advocates urge rethink
OTTAWA — As Canada's strategy for supporting Rohingya people expires, advocates are calling for a rethink of how Ottawa is trying to limit suffering in refugee camps in Bangladesh, and to rout the military junta overseeing ethnic violence in Myanmar.
May 19, 2024 3:00 AM
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In the fight for planetary health, how do we preserve our mental health?
TORONTO — It was early May and wildfire season had already started to rage in Western Canada when seven people settled into a monthly support-group meeting over Zoom.
May 19, 2024 3:00 AM
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Residents forced out of Fort McMurray neighbourhoods due to fire cleared to return
Residents of Fort McMurray, Alta., forced to flee their homes earlier this week due to an encroaching wildfire got the green light to head home on Saturday when the municipality governing the oilsands hub lifted all evacuation orders.
May 18, 2024 2:13 PM
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No expert consensus on AI risks, trajectory ‘remarkably uncertain’: report
OTTAWA — A major international report on the safety of artificial intelligence says experts can’t agree on the risk the technology poses — and it’s unclear whether AI will help or harm us.
May 18, 2024 3:00 AM
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Montreal artists and venue owners support 24-hour party district — with reservations
MONTREAL — It's 2:55 a.m. on a recent evening at Blue Dog bar, in Montreal's Plateau district. A bell rings, the bartender shouts, "last call," and a handful of people wander to the bar for one more drink.
May 18, 2024 3:00 AM
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Dialysis is crucial for kidney patients. It also generates a lot of waste.
Dialysis is one of the most resource-intensive therapies but patients with kidney failure have no other option, except for a kidney transplant.
May 18, 2024 3:00 AM
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Doctors, patients want options to reduce dialysis waste adding to climate change
VANCOUVER — Francis Silva watches the blood flow through astraw-like tube in his left arm to a dialysis machine where it's cleaned of toxins and returned to his body through a second tube.
May 18, 2024 3:00 AM
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Health professionals take climate action to care for patients and the planet
From new plant-leaning hospital menus tofewer surgical gloves and single-use syringes, health-care professionals are finding ways to combat waste and pollutants. Dr.
May 17, 2024 8:30 PM
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Ottawa rejects Toronto's request to decriminalize drug possession
OTTAWA — Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks has rejected Toronto's request to decriminalize the possession of controlled drugs, citing concerns about public safety.
May 17, 2024 4:41 PM
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