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. Alberta’s privacy commissioner says putting personal health numbers (PHN) and citizenship markers on driver’s licences pose …
Read More »California officials say potential crack on overheated chemical tank could lower risk
A damaged chemical tank in Southern California may have cracked — potentially lowering the risk of a cataclysmic explosion — though an evacuation order remains in effect for some 50,000 area residents with no timeline on when they can return, a fire official said Sunday. Orange County Fire Authority Capt. …
Read More »Some women have fallopian tubes removed for permanent birth control. It could also lower ovarian cancer risk
Franziska Bohm long knew she didn’t want kids and asked her family doctor to have her tubes tied, known officially as tubal ligation. At 28, she had her fallopian tubes removed after the surgeon recommended the procedure instead of the tubal ligation. The procedure followed years of back and forth …
Read More »Zwilling Kettles recalled by Health Canada due to potential burn risk
Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute 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. A number of Zwilling electric kettles have been recalled by Health Canada due to possible burn …
Read More »Japan issues advisory for slightly increased risk of mega-quake in northern coastal areas
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. Japan issued an advisory on Monday for an increased risk of a possible mega-quake in northern …
Read More »Multiple milk brands in Canada recalled over risk of ‘pieces of glass’
Select milk products sold through the Farmers, Natrel and Québon brands are being recalled due to a “possible presence of pieces of glass.” The recalls were initially triggered by Agropur, Canada’s largest dairy co-operative, on Wednesday. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently conducting a “food safety investigation.” Get …
Read More »As Iran war raises terror risk, U.S. enforcement agencies are spread thin, experts say
In the hours after the U.S. began its military operation in Iran, a cascade of national security departments and agencies, including the FBI and Homeland Security, began notifying the public that they would be stepping up their activities around the country because of a heightened risk of international and domestic …
Read More »Using AI to read mammograms cut risk of developing aggressive breast cancer, study finds
Some aggressive breast cancers can be difficult to detect and don’t always show up on mammograms, but a new study out of Sweden has found that artificial intelligence could help. Mammograms are used to find breast cancers earlier, when they are easier to manage and treat. When radiologists used artificial …
Read More »Bank of Canada holds interest rate at 2.25%, with CUSMA review an ‘important risk’
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. The Bank of Canada has held its key interest rate at 2.25 per cent for a …
Read More »Once at risk of demolition, this Ontario WW II site will now be restored
Listen to this article Estimated 3 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. A historic Second World War site in Bowmanville, Ont., is now safe from demolition, but the …
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