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Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. In a small log cabin along what used to be the Peace River in northeastern B.C., …
Read More »Rural northeast Pickering could become home for 72,000 people. Critics say the city is moving too fast
Advocates are urging Pickering city council to reject a plan to develop 1,600 hectares of rural land in the city’s northeast end pending further consultation with First Nations and studies on the project’s environmental impact and cost. The proposal aims to transform the area — which is surrounded by but …
Read More »An unusually severe flu season is pushing hospitals in the northeast beyond capacity
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. An unusually virulent respiratory illness season in northeastern Ontario is pushing hospitals to their limits like …
Read More »Measles spread ‘like wildfire’ among unvaccinated children in northeast B.C., health officer says
A pocket of unvaccinated children in northeast B.C. allowed cases of measles in the region to spread “like wildfire,” says B.C.’s deputy provincial health officer, Dr. Martin Lavoie. He made the remarks during a provincial update on the disease that has seen multiple exposures reported in and around Fort St. …
Read More »COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Through Drones Starts in Northeast
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday launched an initiative to facilitate COVID-19 vaccine delivery to tough and hard-to-reach terrains of the Northeast through drones. The ICMR’s Drone Response and Outreach in North East (i-Drone), a delivery model to make sure that life-saving COVID vaccines reach everyone, is in line …
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