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Sask. women 45+ can now self-refer for breast screening mammograms, but awareness, capacity issues continue

Saskatchewan women age 45 and older can now self-refer for screening mammograms without a doctor’s requisition as part of a…

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Nova Scotia

More work on accessibility needed, say people with disabilities as awareness week marked

Anna Quon, the Halifax Regional Municipality’s poet laureate, recently shared her experience facing barriers to accessibility while trying to vote…

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Health

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge returns to support mental health awareness

The Ice Bucket Challenge is back, but this time for a new cause. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that took…

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Health

California woman with Alzheimer’s embarks on cross-country walk for awareness

Thirteen years after her Alzheimer’s diagnosis, Judy Benjamin, PhD, is defying the odds and embarking on a 3,000-mile walk across…

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Health

Wisconsin doctor runs World Marathon Challenge to raise cancer awareness

A Wisconsin doctor recently accomplished an incredible feat by participating in seven marathons on seven different continents in just seven…

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Business

Gerard Depardieu case: Anouk Grinberg calls out slow awareness around sex abuse in France

PARIS – Renowned French actor Anouk Grinberg says the sexual assault trial against fellow actor Gerard Depardieu reflects the slow…

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Nova Scotia

Candidates vying to be Halifax’s next mayor combat apathy and lack of awareness

Candidates running to be Halifax’s next mayor are fighting apathy and a lack of public engagement with municipal politics, experts…

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Health

Tick-spread illnesses are on the rise in Canada. Are surveillance, awareness efforts keeping up?

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

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