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Silk, Great Value plant-based milks recalled in CanadaSeveral plant-based milks sold by brands Silk and Great Value are being pulled from the shelves in Canada due to potential Listeria contamination.HealthJul 9
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Charges dismissed against pair accused of harassing N.S. medical officer during COVIDThe pair were scheduled to go on trial next week, but provincial court Judge Jill Hartlen decided Wednesday that the case had dragged on for too long.CanadaJun 6
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‘Historic backlog’: More than 1,200 court cases at risk of being tossed in N.S.Nova Scotia's court system is facing mounting pressures and a historic backlog in cases -- meaning some accused may never see their day in court.CanadaJun 14
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‘Human tragedy’: 523 opioid overdose deaths reported in Toronto last year, TPH saysToronto's top doctor is calling the opioid overdose crisis a drug toxicity epidemic and is pushing for an empathetic health response.CanadaMay 29
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Health groups ask Ontario to develop alcohol strategy ahead of looser prohibitionMultiple health organizations are asking Ontario to develop a comprehensive strategy to prepare for the province's upcoming loosening of alcohol rules.CanadaMay 13
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Whooping cough outbreak declared in eastern NewfoundlandOfficials say whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection that can be prevented through routine childhood vaccinations and treated with antibiotics.HealthMay 10
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First responders to get police escorts on Victoria street after paramedic attackedFirst responders will no longer respond to the troubled 900 block of Pandora Avenue in Victoria without a police presence, after a man allegedly attacked a first paramedic.CrimeJul 13
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford asks feds to pause safe supply programsFord has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking the federal government to review the Health Canada-approved safe supply sites across the country.CanadaMay 17
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Alberta health minister tables legislation to begin health-care revampAlberta is introducing legislation to begin bringing a completely restructured health-care system to life.HealthMay 14
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Woman in Canada less than 2 months found dead inside suitcase in NewfoundlandA 33-year-old Iranian woman who had been in the country less than two months was found dead inside a suitcase in St. John’s earlier this week, according to police.CrimeJul 19
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Alberta records lowest single-month opioid death total in 4 yearsProvincial data shows Alberta recently had its lowest monthly opioid death total since April 2020. According to its report, 90 people died from opioid-related causes this April.HealthJul 19
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Ontario warns Toronto Public Health to drop drug decriminalization applicationOntario has warned Toronto Public Health's top doctor to drop the city's drug decriminalization application with Health Canada.CanadaMay 16
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‘Without consequence’: Intelligence memos warn of runaway political violence onlineCanadian intelligence officials say threatening rhetoric is increasingly seen as a legitimate way to express frustrations, grievances and dissent.CanadaJul 15
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AstraZeneca says it’s withdrawing COVID vaccine amid low demandAstraZeneca says a surplus of other available COVID-19 vaccines and declining demand are the reasons behind why it's withdrawing Vaxzevria.HealthMay 8
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Overdose death comes day after Victoria changes first responder safety policyUnder the new policy, paramedics and firefighters won't respond to calls on the 900 block of Pandora Avenue without a police escort.HealthJul 17
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Premier Danielle Smith says ministers, staff accepting playoff hockey tickets onsidePremier Danielle Smith says she doesn't think her cabinet ministers and political staff accepting tickets to luxury suites at playoff hockey games runs afoul of ethics rules.Politics4 hours
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Kenyan force in Haiti says ‘no room for failure’ in curbing gang violenceThe nationally broadcast news conference was the first public comment from the Kenyan force, though the briefing did not take any questions from the media.WorldJul 8
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Inaugural downtown Calgary office-to-residential project called an instant successThe first project is complete under the city's Downtown Calgary Development Incentive Program, even as developers update a second project and announce a third.ConsumerJun 25
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Former BC United leadership candidate Michael Lee won’t seek re-electionBritish Columbia's Opposition BC United is losing another elected member just ahead of the province's fall election.Jul 11
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Former deputy minister Shawn McLeod recommended as Alberta’s next ethics commissionerShawn McLeod is a lawyer who has worked in both the private and public sectors, the province said in announcing his recommendation as the next ethics commissioner.PoliticsMay 8