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COVID led causes of lower life expectancy in B.C. women during pandemic. For men, it was toxic drugs: report

A recent report from Statistics Canada, co-authored by members of British Columbia’s Office of the Provincial Health Officer, has revealed…

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Sports

Grassroots participation in Canadian hockey slowly beginning to rebound from pandemic, scandal

…came back next season,\” Karmali said. For the Wang siblings, hockey has become more than just a sport. It has…

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Health

Alcohol-related deaths and hospitalizations spiked during the pandemic. Could policy have made a difference?

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted Dr. Peter Butt’s retirement plans as he witnessed a surge in people seeking help for alcohol…

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Health

5 years on, Chinese Canadians recall racism over their early pandemic precautions

In early 2020, Lili Wu was already taking extensive precautions whenever she went out in public near her home in…

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US Election 2024

Massachusetts must pay feds $2.1B after mistakenly using pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits

Massachusetts has found itself in a financial predicament, owing the federal government a staggering $2.1 billion over the next decade.…

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Canada

Rocky Mountain Bikes under creditor protection as global bicycle industry reels from effects of pandemic

Former chief product officer for Rocky Mountain Bikes, Alex Cogger, was taken aback when he received a call right before…

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Health

Virus outbreak in China sparks pandemic concerns: What to know about HMPV

An outbreak of a highly contagious virus in China has health officials on alert. Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV,…

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Nova Scotia

Halifax traffic is more congested than before the pandemic — and things could get worse

Halifax traffic has become a nightmare for Cole Harbour resident Laquisha Wolfe to navigate. A recent drive from Cole Harbour…

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Tech

Survivors of a frog ‘pandemic’ could hold the key to species survival

Chytridiomycosis, a fungal disease that has devastated amphibian populations worldwide, has been compared to COVID-19 with a 99 per cent…

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Health

WHO marks 5 years since COVID-19 came on its radar — it became the worst pandemic in a century

On December 31, 2019, the world was forever changed when the World Health Organization (WHO) first learned about what would…

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