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US Election 2024

Hochul spurs bipartisan outrage over massive toll reboot, as Dems worry Trump will block it

New York state leaders are once again considering implementing a congestion pricing program for Midtown and Lower Manhattan, despite initially…

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Tech

Ransomware attack’s devastating toll on hospital patients’ health

The rise in data theft and ransomware attacks against health care and critical third-party providers in 2024 is alarming, with…

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Health

Alberta’s COVID-19 death toll more than 4 times higher than flu over past year

A year’s worth of respiratory virus data for Alberta reveals, once again, COVID-19 is far deadlier than the flu. The…

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Nova Scotia

Wildfires can take a heavy toll on mental health. Here’s what researchers say should be done to help evacuees

Helen Malone-Babineau has escaped not one, but two wildfires in the past eight years. Now, she’s starting over again in…

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Nova Scotia

As N.S. jail death toll mounts, father grieves son and calls for corrections reform

A memorial plaque with a laser-etched image of Christopher Young wearing a Santa hat sits on a shelf at his…

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Health

Is extending life by weeks worth the toll some cancer drugs take? Doctors push for ‘common-sense oncology’

Tom Somerville’s decision to stop medical treatment for his end-stage cancer was a personal one. Somerville, 62, was diagnosed with colon cancer…

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Canada

B.C. gardeners grieve as they take stock of cold snap’s toll

If you ask the “King of Succulents” Johnny Tai how his plants are doing, do it gently. The 80-year-old Richmond,…

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Canada

Parent says mounting frequency of teacher job action taking toll on working families

As Saskatchewan MLAs take their seats in the legislature on Monday to begin their spring sitting, students’ desks and teachers’…

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Health

Alberta’s COVID death toll up by 17 since last week, with 137 more hospitalizations

Another 17 Albertans have died from COVID, according to the latest weekly data released by the provincial government. That brings the…

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Health

Death toll rises to 7 from cantaloupe salmonella outbreak in Canada

The Public Health Agency of Canada is reporting another death from a salmonella outbreak involving cantaloupes, bringing the total to…

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