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Canadian researchers say they’ve had to stop offering kids with cancer places in some clinical trials because of funding and policy changes in the United States. The U.S. government is halting funding for some pediatric clinical trials outside the U.S., and not renewing funding for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium, a …

Canadian Summer McIntosh smashed the women’s 400-metre freestyle world record Saturday night, touching the wall in three minutes 54.18 seconds at the national swimming trials in Victoria. McIntosh eclipsed the mark set by Australia’s Ariarne Titmus (3:55.38) in 2023 at the world championships in Fukuoka, Japan. She beat the other swimmers by more than 13 …

Rachel Homan and Brendan Bottcher claimed a spot in the final of the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials in Liverpool, N.S. Homan, of Beaumont, Alta., and Bottcher, of Spruce Grove, Alta., defeated Ottawa’s Lisa Weagle and Toronto’s John Epping by a score of 8-6 in Saturday’s semifinal. Homan and Bottcher will face Jocelyn Peterman and …

An expert panel of India’s Central Drug Authority on Tuesday recommended granting permission to Serum Institute of India (SII) for conducting phase 2/3 trials of Covovax on children aged 2 to 17 years with certain conditions, official sources said. The trials would cover 920 children, 460 each in the age-group …