Loblaws will no longer offer 50% discount on expiring food products
If you’ve been trying to save money on your grocery bill by waiting until food is marked down to 50 per cent, get ready for some sticker shock on your …
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Over-capacity ERs are dangerous choke points. But hospital challenges go far deeper
This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can …
213 deaths were caused by Japan’s New Year’s quake. 8 happened in the alleged safety of shelters
The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the western coastline of Japan on New Year’s has killed 213 people as of Thursday. Eight of the deaths were at evacuation centres, where …
Ukraine air force official warns defences from Russian missiles are stretched thin
Russia’s recent escalation of missile and drone attacks is stretching Ukraine’s air defence resources, a Ukrainian air force official said Tuesday, leaving the country vulnerable in the 22-month war unless …
A wave of defaults has real estate lawyers urging presale buyers to be cautious
In 2021, Sudip Sehgall put down an $81,990 deposit on a yet-to-be-built townhouse in Surrey, B.C. While it was under construction, he occasionally visited the site to watch it grow. …
Fewer than one-quarter of N.S. health-care workers have their flu shots this year
A growing number of health-care workers in Nova Scotia are not getting their annual flu shots, according to figures released by their employer, Nova Scotia Health. In response to a request …
Fredericton ER filthy and overflowing during holidays, visitors say
As Tim Brooks left a hospital washroom where garbage and urine had spread on the floor, he saw a partially dressed patient on a stretcher in the emergency department. Brooks covered the …
Health Canada approves RSV vaccine for maternal immunization
Health Canada has approved a new vaccine geared toward protecting two groups most severely affected by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): newborns, who would receive antibodies through maternal immunization, and Canadians …
Proposed class-action lawsuit filed in Manitoba over cantaloupe tainted with salmonella
An Ontario woman who became ill after eating cantaloupe is the lead plaintiff in a second proposed class-action lawsuit filed over cantaloupe-linked salmonella infections across the country. A statement of …
Edmonton ER doctor, First Nations leader among Order of Canada appointments in Alberta
Several Alberta names are on the list of latest additions to the Order of Canada. Of 78 new appointments announced Thursday, four in the Edmonton area will receive of one …