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Vancouver, B.C.- When patients in the British Columbia mental health system are released from a facility in Vancouver, or other places in B.C., they are more often than not likely to be back in the same mental health hospital bed inside of 30 days.
This rate of re admission is higher in British Columbia than anywhere […]

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Alberta- In a review of different animals that are captured for the purposes of research, a Canadian Researcher has discovered that animals such as Bears that are caught to be studied or for research purposes are often injured, or die as a result of their capture.
After a number of different deaths began to occur with […]

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Alberta- The mysterious infection that has struck down two infants at an Alberta hospital in a two-day period has attracted the attention of the Alberta health authorities.
One baby died, and the other is in critical condition, and both were separately struck about a day apart in a hospital in Lethbridge.
Both infants were transferred to a […]

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Ottawa- The Food Inspection Agency of Canada is recommending that the public not consume certain lots of Sure Slice roast beef and corned beef that may have some bacteria or listeria monocytogene contamination.
Sliced meat products of the Sure Slice Roast Beef with product code 21333 and a best date of August 9th, and the Sure […]

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Saskatoon- There is a number of areas in the Saskatoon region that have experienced warmer than normal weather this summer, and with it, members of the public are being warned to watch out for blue green algae.
The algae, which thrives in warm humid temperatures, is common in many areas of reservoirs or lakes, and it […]

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Ottawa- There are a lot of people that are supportive for mentally ill people in Canada, but many citizens view those with mental illness as second-class citizens.
According to a new poll just out from the Canadian Medial Association as many as 46 percent of Canadian citizens view those with mental illness with suspicion or as […]

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Calgary- The health officials in Alberta are mystified because two different babies born at different times have been stricken by the same mysterious bacterial infection, one of which resulted in the baby’s death.
A local investigation has not found any evidence of how the babies contracted the infection, but the province authorities and the opposition party […]

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Toronto (ECN) - Oh Canada, indeed! Federal regulators have given the go-ahead to a new pornography channel that will feature at least 50 per cent domestic content.
The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved Alberta-based Real Productions’ application on Wednesday, according to Reuters.
The digital pay-television service, classified as Category 2, will be dubbed Northern Peaks […]

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Montreal- There are a large number of Canadians that believe that mental illness is a misnomer, and that it is an excuse for poor behavior or lack of discipline.
Nearly 50 percent of Canadians believe that the diagnosis of Mental Illness is perhaps an excuse and about 10 percent think that even if a person is […]

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Ottawa- In a fairly rare case, a beef cow in Alberta has been diagnosed as having the Mad Cow Disease.
The disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy was discovered in a beef cow that has just turned six years old, and was discovered partly by the efforts and inspection of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
The Agency was quick […]

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