Cases of osteoarthritis have more than doubled in Canada over the last 30 years, according to a new study, which predicts the condition could affect up to 1 billion people worldwide by 2050. The study, published in the journal The Lancet Rheumatology Monday, found that between 1990 and 2020, cases …
Read More »Nova Scotia appoints new provincial judge amid backlog of court cases – Halifax
A new judge has been added to Nova Scotia’s provincial court, filling one of the two remaining vacancies on the bench. In a release from the province on Friday, it was announced that Angela Caseley, a federal Crown attorney from Bedford, was appointed to the position with her tenure effective …
Read More »What happened when COVID-19 skeptical legal cases made it to court in Ontario?
In October 2021, a handful of protesters loyal to the QAnon conspiracy movement gathered outside a public health building in eastern Ontario. “You are interfering with them being served,” a security guard standing in front of the Peterborough Public Health building was told by one protester in a video posted …
Read More »Impersonators posing as homeowners linked to 32 property fraud cases in Ontario and B.C.
Mortgage and title fraudsters who impersonate homeowners and tenants have targeted at least 32 properties in Ontario and British Columbia, investigators and official warnings suggest. Insurance investigator Brian King, president and CEO of King International Advisory Group, said his firm had received 30 such claims in Ontario. They include six …
Read More »Cases of Omicron sub variant ‘Kraken’ emerging in Atlantic Canada
Nova Scotia Health confirmed the presence of the Kraken variant, while Newfoundland and Labrador’s Health Department issued a release Thursday confirming its first case. News Source link
Read More »Canada is seeing an early rise in flu cases. Is a ‘tidal wave’ of infection coming?
Canada is on track to face its first full flu season in several years — one that’s starting earlier than usual, all while the country’s healthcare system is already grappling with respiratory infections like COVID-19 and RSV. It’s hard to know how the months ahead will play out, including what …
Read More »Ontario’s top doctor to speak as flu season nears and COVID-19 cases expected to rise
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health is set to discuss how the province is preparing for the fall flu season, just as Ontario wastewater data shows a slight uptick in the amount of COVID-19 in the province. Dr. Kieran Moore is scheduled to provide an update at 1:00 p.m. at Queen’s Park. You …
Read More »A federal regulatory blunder could affect an unknown number of drug cases
Hundreds of drug cases before Canadian courts could be affected by a mistake made by the federal government when it updated Canada’s drug laws and legalized cannabis several years ago, CBC has learned. The government and police are downplaying the potential impact of the error. They maintain it has not …
Read More »Quebec to start vaccinating against monkeypox as cases climb to 25
Quebec will start vaccinating some people with a smallpox vaccine, in order to combat the spread of monkeypox in the Montreal area. Quebec’s public health director Dr. Luc Boileau said Thursday that 25 cases of monkeypox have now been confirmed in the province. Fourteen of them are in the city …
Read More »Taiwan learning to live with record COVID cases, as mainland China continues strict controls
Billed a COVID-19 success story as its economy boomed through the pandemic, Taiwan is now battling a record wave of infections as it eases restrictions that had kept outbreaks at bay to start life with the virus. For the whole of 2021, Taiwan reported less than 15,000 locally transmitted cases. …
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