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By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 21, 2024 4:15 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Several lightning-triggered wildfires have forced authorities in British Columbia to issue evacuation orders as the province’s southern and eastern regions swelter in a heat wave.The BC Wildfire …
Read More »Do you know your HIV status? You can now test yourself at home
Knowing your HIV status just got easier with the launch of the free HIV self-test kit. The kit is distributed through Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE ), Canada’s source for HIV and hepatitis C information. According to CATIE executive director Jody Jollimore, the organization is part of a national …
Read More »World AIDS Day: HIV activists hopeful for end to backsliding on infections, stigma – National
HIV activists are marking World AIDS Day by urging Ottawa to help stop a global backslide in progress on stemming infections and stigma. “It’s clear to us that this government is seized of the issue, but the truth of the matter is, no movement is happening quickly enough for people …
Read More »Disability minister promises to correct ‘long-standing problem’ of airlines damaging mobility aids
Canada’s federal minister of disability inclusion is promising to help reform air travel for people with disabilities after a Toronto advocate’s wheelchair was “totally damaged” while in the care of Air Canada employees. CBC Toronto told Maayan Ziv’s story last week soon after she found her $30,000 wheelchair broken after landing in Israel for …
Read More »Visa denials denounced at Montreal AIDS conference, federal minister cancels speech
The International AIDS Society will re-evaluate how it organizes international conferences as a result of visa denials by the Canadian government, the organization’s president said Friday in Montreal. The comments came as International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan cancelled a planned appearance at the conference. Adeeba Kamarulzaman told attendees at the …
Read More »India COVID-19 Healthcare Hub curbs spread of misinformation, aids medical experts- The New Indian Express
Express News Service Global information and analytics company, Elsevier has launched India COVID-19 Healthcare Hub to curb the spread of misinformation and aid medical experts. A recent study reveals that 67.2 per cent of the reports generated in India are about the falsehoods on the COVID-19 vaccine, medical treatments and …
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