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An animated short film based on a story about the 1917 Halifax explosion has snagged an Oscar nomination. The Flying Sailor, made by Calgary-based animators Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis, is nominated for best animated short. It’s inspired by a maritime tale about a seaman who was blasted into the …

As the second anniversary of Joyce Echaquan’s death approaches this week, Indigenous health professionals say the measures taken by the Quebec government to address racism and discrimination in medical facilities have been inadequate.  Echaquan, a 37-year-old Atikamekw mother of seven, died in a Joliette, Que., hospital in 2020 after filming …

Pharmacists say challenges around sourcing raw ingredients are behind the shortages of over-the-counter children’s fever and pain medication in pharmacies and retail stores across B.C., but they are cautioning parents against stockpiling the products or trying to adjust doses at home. Children’s acetaminophen and ibuprofen products, often referred to by the brand names Advil and …

The head of the Manitoba Marathon doesn’t regret starting a race her team soon cancelled because of the unforgiving temperatures, but she admits race officials could have done a better job communicating the closure.  Once the race was officially called off roughly 75 minutes after it began on Sunday, Rachel Munday, the …

Singapore-based short video app Lomotif has announced its official entry into India. The platform had a soft launch in India in early 2021 with the app being made available on Google Play Store and App Store. The app has now officially launched in India with a grand launch in Delhi. …

U.S. companies are scrambling to boost production of coronavirus tests increasingly in short supply as COVID-19 cases soar and schools and employers revive surveillance programs that will require tens of millions of tests, according to industry executives and state health officials. Test manufacturers including Abbott Laboratories, Becton Dickinson and Co, …

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) has said government medical colleges have been facing an acute shortage of basic essential drugs, consumables and even syringes since the past two months. The body of resident doctors alleged despite bringing it to the notice of respective college administrations, no concrete …