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canadian researchers to release recommendations for treating youth eating disorders online
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Canadian researchers to release recommendations for treating youth eating disorders online

Sarah White sets a timer to remind herself to eat. She sets it six times a day so that she eats three meals...

advocates urge liberals to cancel devastating cut to services for canadians with print reading disabilities
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Advocates urge Liberals to cancel ‘devastating’ cut to services for Canadians with print reading disabilities

Advocates for Canadians with disabilities related to reading printed text have launched a protest campaign after the federal government abruptly announced it would cut their funding — a...

alberta pandemic danger pay program causes confusion among workers unions
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Alberta pandemic danger pay program causes confusion among workers, unions

A new program that will pay some frontline workers $1,200 for risking their health during the COVID-19 pandemic is leaving some employees and...

masks mess with our brains ability to recognize faces but research suggests there is a silver lining
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Masks mess with our brain’s ability to recognize faces, but research suggests there is a silver lining

Nearly a year into the pandemic, remembering to grab your mask before walking out the door may be getting easier, but recognizing your...

riding out the pandemic on lake ontario
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Riding out the pandemic on Lake Ontario

The pandemic has driven many Canadians deeper into their winter burrows to binge watch shows until warmer weather returns, but some have decided...

canada hesitates to update public health guidelines on risk from coronavirus variants
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Canada hesitates to update public health guidelines on risk from coronavirus variants

The rapid spread of more contagious coronavirus variants across Canada has led some hard-hit regions to question whether national public health guidelines go...

virtual classes part time studies and deferred starts how teens are facing post secondary in a pandemic
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Virtual classes, part-time studies and deferred starts: How teens are facing post-secondary in a pandemic

As classes at many Canadian colleges and universities continue online, a new crop of students is already priming for September — without knowledge of what school...

alarming numbers around mens mental health indicate need for national response
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Alarming numbers around men’s mental health indicate need for national response

This column is an opinion by Rob Whitley, an associate professor of psychiatry at McGill University and a research scientist at the Douglas Research Centre. For more...

canadas covid 19 case numbers show early positive signs
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Canada’s COVID-19 case numbers show early positive signs

Cases of COVID-19 are declining in many parts of Canada, but experts say those early positive signs are dependent on widespread restrictions.  Quebec,...

rcmp union warns of officer burnout after pandemic delays training
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RCMP union warns of officer burnout after pandemic delays training

The union representing thousands of Mounties says it fears pandemic-related delays at the RCMP training depot will worsen its staffing crunch and increase...

they call us every day covid 19 case monitors are a lifeline for those waiting out illness at home
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‘They call us every day’: COVID-19 case monitors are a lifeline for those waiting out illness at home

When Shaleen Erwin became sick with COVID-19 in November, the pregnant mother from Springside, Sask., wasn’t surprised that she had a hacking cough and...

ontario seniors living in fear of covid 19 feel forgotten in vaccine rollout plan
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Ontario seniors ‘living in fear’ of COVID-19 feel forgotten in vaccine rollout plan

When the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved in Canada, Ketty Samel and her 76-year-old husband Morris believed the end to the long months...

covid 19 vs school we asked experts about transmission risks and what is needed to keep classrooms open
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COVID-19 vs. school: We asked experts about transmission risks and what is needed to keep classrooms open

After an extended break from in-class learning for thousands of students across Canada, the winter school term is officially on. But while many have...

canadian military leaves shamattawa first nation after providing covid 19 support
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Canadian military leaves Shamattawa First Nation after providing COVID-19 support

The military has left Shamattawa First Nation nearly three weeks after they were called in to help the northern Manitoba community get control...

moms are welcoming the first wave of coronial babies but experts say to expect fewer births
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Moms are welcoming the first wave of ‘coronial’ babies — but experts say to expect fewer births

Kennedy Amyotte’s first-born child will open her eyes to the world and see her mother’s face behind a mask. Due Jan. 13, she...