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Canada to fund health study for Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands

More than three decades after Indigenous leaders in northern Alberta began asking for funding to better understand if pollution from…

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Nova Scotia

New study of inbreeding among endangered right whales reveals encouraging finding

The tiny population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales has long had to deal with inbreeding. But a new…

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Health

Time to get your eyes checked: Vision loss among growing list of risk factors for dementia, study says

Two new risk factors for dementia — vision loss and high cholesterol — have been identified in a sweeping new…

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Tech

When India’s vulture population collapsed, half a million human deaths followed: study

As It Happens6:42When India’s vulture population collapsed, half a million human deaths followed: study Vultures may not be the most…

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Health

Rates of pre-eclampsia, hypertension in pregnancy up 40% over 10 years, study says

The rate of high blood pressure disorders in pregnancy has risen over the last decade in Canada, a new study…

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Health

Prescribed opioids in the ER? You may be getting too many pills, study suggests

What happens after Canadian patients are prescribed addictive opioids in the emergency department for short-term pain? The answer from a…

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Health

Traces of arsenic and lead found in tampons — but potential health impacts unclear, U.S. study says

A new study out of the University of California, Berkeley has found small traces of arsenic, lead and other toxic…

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Health

Bird flu strain in U.S. cow outbreak not easily spread by air, ferret study shows

The bird flu strain found in cows in the United States is not easily transmitted through the air among ferrets, a new…

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Canada

Distracting preschoolers with devices could cause trouble down the road, study suggests

Parents who steal a moment of calm by handing over a smartphone or tablet to a fussy toddler could set…

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Nova Scotia

Study for Cape Breton light rail commuter system still on track

The Nova Scotia government is not ready to make a funding commitment on a light rail commuter system in Cape…

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