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Wondering why your glasses are so pricey' One company controls almost everything about them
Prescription eyeglasses can range anywhere from the mid-$200s to more than $1000 a pair in Canada. They're an expensive, but necessary, product for many. But why are they so expensive?Bacterial outbreak infects thousands after factory leak in China
Several thousand people in northwest China have tested positive for a bacterial disease called brucellosis, authorities said on Tuesday, in an outbreak caused by a leak at a biopharmaceutical company last year.
Several thousand people in northwest China have tested positive for a bacterial disease called brucellosis, authorities said on Tuesday, in an outbreak caused by a leak at a biopharmaceutical company last year. 
As COVID-19 cases climb in many provinces, flu season is also on the horizon. Doctors say there’s more interest in the flu shot this year — and there should be. But they’re warning patients to get the shot sooner rather than later. Here's why. QAnon conspiracy theorists, far-right group join Vancouver anti-mask rally
Several hundred anti-mask and anti-vaccine advocates, 5G and child-trafficking conspiracy theorists and members of a far-right group gathered in Vancouver Sunday for what was dubbed a “March for Freedom.” Medically assisted deaths are 'lovely'Health | 206927 hits | 10:01 AM on Monday | posted by Freakinoldguy
15 new Salmonella cases reported in Canada linked to U.S. peaches
Officials say 15 new cases of Salmonella have been reported in Canada in relation to an outbreak linked to U.S.-grown peaches.
The Public Health Agency of Canada says authorities have confirmed a total of 48 illnesses in Quebec and Ontario as of Wednes With Canada and Mexico borders closed, Americans are trapped in their own health-care system
Mexico and Canada have closed thousands of kilometres of border to all but essential travel, roiling plans for vacation, work, and school. For cash-strapped Americans, it has also cut off access to medicines and health-care services that they can't afford Lethbridge braces for closure of Canada's busiest supervised consumption site
Arvin White Cow takes a break at Galt park in Lethbridge to explain his fears about the closure of a supervised drug consumption site. He says he's addicted to alcohol, not the hard drugs, but he worries about his friends who will no longer have a safer p Fresh peaches recalled in Canada after salmonella outbreak in U.S.
Canadians are being warned to avoid some fresh peaches from a California company after a salmonella outbreak in the United States. Prima Wawona has recalled fresh peaches with various brand names due to possible salmonella contamination. Coronavirus pandemic could be over within two years
WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says "we have the technology to stop it". Another group of international flights land in Canada with COVID-19 patients | CTV NewsHealth | 207401 hits | 11:39 AM on Wednesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Another group of international flights have arrived in Canada with passengers who have now tested positive for COVID-19. Proposed $200M private orthopedic surgical facility would be largest in Alberta's history
A group that includes orthopedic surgeons, a developer and high-powered lobbyists says it has gained tentative political support from Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro for a proposal to build and operate what would be the largest private, contracted s 4 Canadians with terminal cancer win the right to try magic mushrooms
On Tuesday, Laurie Brooks of Abbotsford, B.C., received the news she’s waited more than 100 days to hear — she now has the legal right to use magic mushrooms. Health Canada recalls more than 50 hand sanitizers in evolving list
Health Canada is recalling more than 50 hand sanitizers that contain ingredients 'not acceptable for use' that may pose health risks. Drive by parade salutes Hutterite Colonies | The Southwest Booster
The vehicle parade was a show of support for the Hutterian communities who are feeling the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event drew support from businesses, organizations and representatives from the City of Swift Current and the RM of Swift CurreFrench firm Sanofi indicted over epilepsy drug Depakine
The pharmaceutical giant is accused of manslaughter after babies died, but it denies wrongdoing.
The pharmaceutical giant is accused of manslaughter after babies died, but it denies wrongdoing. Salmonella cases in Western and Central Canada linked to U.S.-grown red onions
Health authorities are warning consumers in Central and Western Canada to avoid eating red onions imported from the U.S. that have been linked to a salmonella outbreak. Officials crack down on Alaska-bound travellers crossing U.S.-Canada border
The Canada Border Services Agency is tightening up the rules on Americans travelling through western Canada on the way to Alaska in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Restrained by hospital security and leftunconscious, no one called her family for 11 days before she diedHealth | 207025 hits | 8:41 AM on Thursday | posted by shockedcanadian
Niagara Falls tourist boats illustrate dramatic difference in approach to COVID-19 by U.S. and Canada
'I'm glad I'm in Canada. You can see why the pandemic is raging in the United States and not in Canada when you look at the difference between the boats' March to Unmask: Rallies decrying mandatory mask policies held across Canada | CTV News
Rallies decrying mandatory mask policies were held in several Canadian cities on Sunday, with protesters calling for ‘freedom of choice’ despite concerns of a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in several provinces. Nearly 5,000 U.S. citizens have tried to enter Canada for shopping, recreation despite COVID-19: CBSA | CTV News
According to new data from the Canada Border Services Agency, more than 10,000 U.S. citizens have been turned away at the Canadian border during the pandemic — and almost half of them were hoping to enter Canada to shop, go sightseeing or simply for recre Chinese scientists warn a new pandemic virus, starting in pigs, could hit humans | National PostHealth | 206898 hits | 10:50 AM on Wednesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Court orders hospice society that refuses to allow assisted death to stop meeting
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has cancelled a pivotal meeting on Monday for a hospice society in Delta, B.C., that won't allow medical assistance in dying. American travellers seen stopping in Banff National Park | CTV NewsHealth | 206943 hits | 4:32 PM on Saturday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Beijing closes market, locks down area in new virus outbreak | CTV NewsHealth | 207331 hits | 3:51 PM on Saturday | posted by Freakinoldguy
The largest wholesale food market in Beijing was shuttered behind police guard and the surrounding neighbourhood locked down Saturday after more than 50 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the Chinese capital. Health Canada recalls six hand sanitizers containing industrial-grade ethanol
Health Canada is recalling six types of hand sanitizers sold in Canadian stores that are made with industrial-grade ethanol. Don't let Quebec and Ontario hold back other provincesHealth | 207446 hits | 10:36 AM on Tuesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
There have been 12 deaths in Edmonton (one million residents) and nearly 2,500 in Montreal (2.3 million). It makes no sense to treat those two cities the same, just as it makes no sense to treat different provinces or regions the same Spy agency flags possible security breaches at Canadian pandemic research facilitiesHealth | 207268 hits | 10:05 PM on Wednesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Canada's cyber spy agency says authorities are investigating possible security breaches at Canadian organizations doing COVID-19-related research — less than a week after it warned that Canadian intellectual property linked to the pandemic is a "valuable Doctor closing practice in Fort McMurray, leaving province over 'instability' in Alberta's health-care system
Young said there is too much uncertainty in Alberta's health-care system for her to continue working in Fort McMurray. Massive fentanyl seizure in Myanmar points to new international source of deadly synthetic opioids
Over almost two months this year, the military and police of Myanmar carried out a history-making drug raid in the conflict-ridden northern stretches of the country. Now the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is warning that what they found – a largCoronavirus may never go away, World Health Organization warns
Experts say the disease may become embedded in populations in the same way that HIV has.
Experts say the disease may become embedded in populations in the same way that HIV has.China asked WHO to cover up coronavirus outbr... | Taiwan News
Delay cost world 4 to 6 weeks that could have been used for preparation: BND
Delay cost world 4 to 6 weeks that could have been used for preparation: BND Why some nursing homes won't let families install 'granny cams' to check on their loved ones
So-called granny cams are increasingly used by families to keep an eye on their loved ones in long-term care homes, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic when in-person visits aren't possible. But some homes worry the cameras expose them to legal risk a Syphilis cases nearly triple in Saskatchewan, health authority reports | Globalnews.ca
New data shows Saskatchewan was already struggling with increased STI rates while preparing for the novel coronavirus.Coronavirus: 'Covid toe' and other rashes puzzle doctors
A Spanish study identifies five rashes present in some coronavirus hospital patients.
Health | 207343 hits | 2:51 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Spanish study identifies five rashes present in some coronavirus hospital patients. Tens of thousands flout social distancing rules to descend on California beaches during coronavirus lockdown heatwaveHealth | 207038 hits | 8:21 PM on Sunday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Thousands of contaminated test kits delivered to New BrunswickHealth | 207529 hits | 12:19 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Thousands of kits meant to screen for COVID-19 delivered to New Brunswick from a supplier in China last week were contaminated and unusable. The province says this hasn’t affected its ability to test during the pandemic. Fed's planning laws against Covid 19 Misinformation is ultimate irony.Health | 207375 hits | 4:42 PM on Wednesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
After flip-flopping on basic information about COVID-19 and expecting to be cut some slack for it, the federal government is now proposing legislation that might punish any Canadian for doing just what they first did.Back to Canada News
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