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CBC News has uncovered disturbing new details about the deceased occupant of a Vancouver apartment where the remains of a 14-year-old Indigenous girl and a woman were found this spring. Van Chung Pham was ordered deported from Canada six years before police found the bodies of Noelle O’Soup and an as yet unnamed woman in his home in the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood …

Multiple RCMP officers involved in the Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry have been linked to gaps in a 2017 murder case now undergoing a federal civilian review, including the Mountie who visited the gunman for tips on local crime in Portapique. The Mass Casualty Commission leading the inquiry into the …

As scientists around the world are racing to understand what caused a spate of so-far unexplained cases of hepatitis in children — including some who needed liver transplants — two new U.K. studies are offering fresh clues. In both papers, an unusual virus called adeno-associated virus-2 (AAV2) is implicated as …

Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest health authority has notified 37,800 people that their privacy was breached as part of last fall’s devastating cyberattack. That number equates to about one in every 13 people in the province. And according to Eastern Health, it could go even higher. Those affected include patients, along …

An Alberta man who officials say is connected to multi-million dollar hay fraud “scams” in the United States has had a trial set in Canada for similar allegations.  Lawyers for the Crown and Scott James Piggott appeared in court Monday to set a trial date in Lethbridge on the man’s …

Children with sleep apnea have an increased risk of developing high blood pressure in their teens, a new study has found. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease. Sleep apnea is a common disorder that causes people to briefly stop breathing during sleep. It typically happens …

According to a new research, taking aspirin is associated with a 26 per cent increased risk of heart failure. The other factors associated with it are smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The findings of this research have been published in the ESC Heart Failure …

Express News Service HYDERABAD: Could  the unregulated use of steroids be a reason for post-COVID complications? An online survey conducted by AIG Hospitals appears to indicate so. Nearly 2,000 respondents from India were surveyed by the hospital and 41 per cent of them complained of persisting or new symptoms after …

New York: A US-based survey has revealed that stress, increased free time and feelings of boredom may have contributed to an increase in the number of cigarettes smoked per day during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic. The findings, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public …

New Delhi: Doctors have noticed a 30% increase in kidney ailments linked to weight gain since the lockdown last year. Medical professionals at Gleneagles Global Hospitals here attribute this the inactive life that people were forced to lead due to the pandemic lockdown. “Sedentary habits have crept into everyday lives of …