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As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north

As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north

It was 15 years ago that Ontario student Justin Wood started feeling sick. A keen soccer player, snowboarder and mountain biker, Wood said he didn't know the cause but he had to "back off from playing sports and back off from academics.
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A synthetic drug ravages youth in Sierra Leone. There's little help, and some people are chained

A synthetic drug ravages youth in Sierra Leone. There's little help, and some people are chained

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — In Sierra Leone, a cheap, synthetic drug is ravaging youth. Trash-strewn alleys are lined with boys and young men slumped in addiction. Healthcare services are severely limited.
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Grayson Murray's parents say the two-time PGA Tour winner died of suicide

Grayson Murray's parents say the two-time PGA Tour winner died of suicide

Grayson Murray's parents said Sunday their 30-year-old son took his own life, just one day after he withdrew from a PGA Tour event. The family asked for privacy and that people honour Murray by being kind to one another.
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About one Quebec child per day taken to ER for drowning, near-drowning: research

About one Quebec child per day taken to ER for drowning, near-drowning: research

MONTREAL — An average of one child a day goes to the emergency room for a drowning or near-drowning in Quebec during the summer months, new research has found.
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Quebec premier says he’s open to limiting social media use as CAQ debates age limits

Quebec premier says he’s open to limiting social media use as CAQ debates age limits

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says he’s open to “taking major steps” to curb children’s social media use amid pressure from his party's youngest members.
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What to look for in mosquito repellents

What to look for in mosquito repellents

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — There's an old joke that mosquitoes are like family: They are annoying, but they carry your blood. Mosquito season is starting to rev up across much of the United States. And that means bug bites.
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Governments must disaster-proof Canada's hospitals against climate change: experts

Governments must disaster-proof Canada's hospitals against climate change: experts

OTTAWA — A wall of flames met David Matear when he finally stepped outside of the downtown Fort McMurray hospital, after the final patient was hurried out of the building and into a waiting bus. "You couldn't see the trees.
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Adult day services provide stimulation for older Americans, and respite for full-time caregivers

Adult day services provide stimulation for older Americans, and respite for full-time caregivers

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Sally White helps her husband of 46 years get dressed, fed and on the bus for the short ride from their home to Third Age Adult Day Center four mornings a week.
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Older Americans often don't prepare for long-term care, from costs to location to emotional toll

Older Americans often don't prepare for long-term care, from costs to location to emotional toll

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Seven tough weeks passed with her husband in the hospital before Nancy Gag Braun found long-term care for him. From 2019 up until that point in 2022, Braun had cared for Steven at their Mankato home.
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Bird flu virus detected in beef from an ill dairy cow, but USDA says meat remains safe

Bird flu virus detected in beef from an ill dairy cow, but USDA says meat remains safe

Bird flu has been detected in beef for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday, but officials said the meat from a single sickened dairy cow was not allowed to enter the nation's food supply and beef remains safe to eat.
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