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More Canadians buying cannabis only from legal sources, citing safety: StatCan – National

Nearly six years since cannabis became legal for sale in Canada, new data shows a majority of those using the products available are exclusively buying from legal sources. The data released Monday found almost 72 per cent of Canadians who used cannabis in the 12 months before the national cannabis …

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Nova Scotia child dies from aggressive form of strep, family speaks out

A six-year-old Nova Scotia boy has passed away after contracting an aggressive form of strep. The family of Jaydon Davis is speaking out with the hope of preventing a similar tragedy. His father, Randy Davis, said when Jaydon first fell sick with a fever they were hesitant to take him …

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Whooping cough warnings continue amid low vaccination rates in rural Alberta

Alberta Health Services is urging Albertans to protect themselves from pertussis after an increase in cases in Okotoks, Alta. and the Calgary Zone in recent months. According to provincial data, there’s a big difference in vaccination rates between rural and urban communities for whooping cough. Seventeen cases of pertussis, commonly …

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Experts share sleep tips on World Sleep Day

March 15 is World Sleep Day, and experts are sharing ways to help you catch those zzz’s. Dr. Diana McMillan, a sleep researcher and sleep health educator, said 20 to 30 per cent of people aren’t sleeping long enough or well enough. She said this has a direct link to …

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Less younger people drinking alcohol due to ‘more awareness’ says local imitation drink vendor – Winnipeg

Younger people are drinking less alcohol than they used to. Statistics from the Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority show as of 2022, 16 per cent of 18- to 24-year-old Manitobans were more likely to report drinking alcohol less often since the pandemic. By contrast, 25 per cent of 25- to 35-year-olds …

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University of Manitoba health sciences students using virtual reality – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size From clinical settings to trauma situations to soft skills, virtual reality can help prepare students for nearly any type of situation they may face on the job. “I really think VR is the future of simulation,” said Dr. Lawrence Gillman, the director …

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Doctors ‘smuggling education’ into social media content to drown out misinformation – National

When Dr. Siobhan Deshauer makes online videos, her primary goal is to demystify medicine. Her secondary goal? “I call it ‘smuggling in education,’” said the physician and YouTuber, who boasts nearly a million subscribers on the platform. “You’re coming for this mystery and this excitement, but I’m smuggling in some topics …

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Manitoba NDP government, PCs finger-pointing over health-care worker recruitment program – Winnipeg

The Manitoba NDP government and the opposition Progressive Conservatives are pointing the finger at each other over the recruitment of nurses from overseas. In 2023, the previous PC government promised to recruit 300 health-care workers from the Philippines to help bolster staffing in the province’s struggling health-care system. During question …

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Program helping northern Ontario ERs stay open set to expire

A program that helps rural and northern Ontario hospitals avoid temporary ER closures is set to expire at the end of the month, with no signal from the government as to whether it will be extended, made permanent or simply end. Many of the province’s more isolated hospitals rely on doctors from …

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Winnipeg Police Accountability Coalition wants change in mental health response – Winnipeg

A group of Winnipeg community-based organizations are calling for change in how mental health-related calls are responded to. The Police Accountability Coalition (PAC) says the Alternative Response to Citizens in Crisis (ARCC) project by Winnipeg police and Shared Health is not working as well as initially thought. It is calling …

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