Mpox vaccination program sees brisk uptake in Ottawa
Public health officials in Ottawa are ramping up a vaccination program to limit the spread of the mpox virus, and there are signs that early uptake has been brisk. After …
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Over 100 people have died of a drug overdose in N.L. since 2023 — and this axe-throwing bar wants to help
The Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services harm reduction van will be at the Jack Axes parking lot every Thursday afternoon led by a team of nurses with safe drug use …
Joly announces $1M to help stem mpox in Africa as Liberals craft continental plan
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada will provide $1 million to help stem the spread of mpox in Africa as her government assembles a long-delayed plan for how to …
Paris organizers aim to emulate success of London 2012 as ‘normalcy’ returns to Paralympics
It’s been more than a decade since the last Summer Paralympics went off without major controversy. In 2016, Zika Virus concerns were compounded when, two weeks before the Games, the …
India’s medics on strike to protest rape and killing of doctor in Kolkata
Hospitals and clinics across India turned away patients except for emergency cases on Saturday as medical professionals started a 24-hour shutdown to protest the brutal rape and killing of a doctor …
From Phil Wizard to Raygun, breaking is bigger than ever. Is that a good thing?
At the Paris Olympics, breaking entered as arguably the most exciting new event in decades: an art form sprung from the hip-hop culture of the Bronx, set to take the …
Australian B-Girl Raygun ‘devastated’ by online hate after Olympic performance
Rachael Gunn, also known as B-Girl Raygun, spoke out Thursday after several whirlwind days of memes, accusations and conspiracy theories surrounding her performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In a …
Most disabled Canadians won’t qualify for national dental care plan, advocates say
Kevin Konnyu spent a decade navigating the health-care system before he was approved recently for financial assistance through Ontario’s disability support program. But even though his province recognizes his disability, that’s not …
Florida company faces multiple lawsuits after massive data breach
A Florida-based company is facing multiple proposed class actions, after a massive data breach that one suit claims leaked nearly three billion files containing personal data on people in Canada, …
This Texas teenager is walking all the way to D.C. to get his congressman’s attention
As It Happens7:52Texas teen walking to D.C. to fight for social security reform — against his grandmother’s best judgement When 17-year-old Eliseo Jimenez told his grandmother he was going to walk …