Life-saving Drug

• Insurance denies Halifax man a life-changing drug for his cystic fibrosis

  Stefan Strecko can't afford the medication -- at a cost of about $25,000 a month -- without insurance.

  Health

  Aug 30, 2021
  
• GTA family fundraising to get life-saving drug for twins

  'It's really hard and it's really painful for us to see them fall down and lose their muscle ... we hope that our twins can get Zolgensma on time.'

  Health

  Feb 20, 2021
  
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• 2 Alberta toddlers receive life-saving drug thanks to angel donor and pharmaceutical lottery

  Two Alberta families are celebrating early Christmas miracles this week. Kaysen Martin and Harper Hanki both received IV gene-therapy treatments.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2020
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• Cystic Fibrosis Canada asks Saskatchewan for help in advocating potential life-saving drug

  Trikafta is available in the United States, and is being hailed as the single biggest advancement in treating cystic fibrosis in history by cystic fibrosis professionals.

  Canada

  Mar 11, 2020
• SIU investigating death of man in Mississauga after naloxone administered by police

  The man's death comes nearly a month after another man died in Brampton in similar circumstances.

  Crime

  Apr 6, 2018