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Israel’s latest strikes in Gaza kill 38 people including childrenIsraeli strikes killed 38 more in Gaza, including a mother and her two children in a tent, as the death toll tops 53,000 and hospitals report growing collapse of care.WorldMay 25, 2025
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Saskatchewan Ministry of health encourages those eligible to get new COVID-19 boosterAs fall rolls around, the Saskatchewan Ministry of health is expecting an increase in COVID-19 activity. The government recently announced that a new booster shot is available.HealthSep 27, 2023
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Saskatchewan to send patients to Alberta for privatized surgery, won’t pay for travelThe Saskatchewan government says it will begin paying a Calgary clinic this fall to perform 20 knee and hip surgeries a month for those on Saskatchewan's surgical wait list.HealthAug 17, 2022
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Coroner’s office in Quebec investigating death of woman believed to be homelessThe woman's death is the second one to hit the homeless community in just two weeks, after a 74-year-old man was found Jan. 10 in a makeshift camp in Montreal.CanadaJan 21, 2022
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Lake Country woman voices concerns over unvaccinated care workers in private homesA Lake Country woman who has spent nearly 40 years in a wheelchair is voicing concern about unvaccinated care workers being sent into her private home.CanadaOct 20, 2021
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New urgent care facility opens its doors in Penticton, 22nd of its kind in B.C."Embedding mental health and addictions care into UPCC across B.C. is vital to removing stigma," Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson said.HealthMar 31, 2021
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Quebec’s ‘Plan B’ for leftover COVID-19 vaccines at the end of the dayQuebec regional health authorities say it's rare but there are backup plans for leftover COVID-19 vaccines at the end of the day.CanadaMar 17, 2021
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Call to make Quebec gyms and workout centres ‘essential’ as possible 2nd lockdown loomsWith a second wave of COVID-19 officially upon us and the number of cases on the rise, a call to declare gyms an essential service is growing as worry of a possible lockdown looms.NewsSep 25, 2020
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B.C.’s HIV rate hits record low thanks to provincial programs: health ministryThe province used World AIDS Day to announce the number of annual HIV cases in B.C. has fallen to 208 in 2018.Dec 1, 2019
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Sask. auditor calls for better monitoring of opioid dispensing in pharmaciesSaskatchewan’s auditor says codeine, hydromorphone and fentanyl prescriptions patterns are higher in the province than national averages.HealthJun 6, 2019
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