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CANADA: Study finds climate-changing methane emissions from oilpatch twice as high as thought

CANADA: Study finds climate-changing methane emissions from oilpatch twice as high as thought

Eight years worth of data from four points in Alberta and Saskatchewan shows three megatonnes, nearly twice the estimated amount of 1.6
CANADA: Researchers tout 'game-changing' method to treat alcohol poisoning

CANADA: Researchers tout 'game-changing' method to treat alcohol poisoning

Breathing alcohol out of the body by hyperventilating 'up to three times faster than relying on the liver alone,' researchers say
CANADA: Assisted-dying bill sparks ferocious debate among Canadians with disabilities

CANADA: Assisted-dying bill sparks ferocious debate among Canadians with disabilities

Steven Fletcher, a former MP and cabinet minister who lives with quadriplegia, says all the talk about protecting the vulnerable is insulting and condescending
CANADA: Trudeau says he expects trade deal with UK can be done before 2021

CANADA: Trudeau says he expects trade deal with UK can be done before 2021

Trudeau said he and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson believe the two countries are ready to have a new deal done before Jan. 1, 2021
CANADA: Manufacturer moves to bring 'life-changing' cystic fibrosis drugs to Canada

CANADA: Manufacturer moves to bring 'life-changing' cystic fibrosis drugs to Canada

Experts say Vertex-manufactured therapy Trikafta has the potential to extend and improve the lives of 90 per cent of cystic fibrosis patients
CANADA: Trudeau urges provinces to ask for help as COVID-19 cases surge

CANADA: Trudeau urges provinces to ask for help as COVID-19 cases surge

The Public Health Agency of Canada reported 4,086 new cases Monday
ONTARIO: Advocates, union question new job category for long-term care homes

ONTARIO: Advocates, union question new job category for long-term care homes

Long-term care advocates and unions are raising concerns about Ontario's plan to introduce a new job category to help with staffing issues in long-term care homes.
CANADA: Medicago reports promising early Phase 1 test results of possible COVID-19 vaccine

CANADA: Medicago reports promising early Phase 1 test results of possible COVID-19 vaccine

The Quebec City-based company says interim results of a Phase 1 clinical trial found that 100 per cent of subjects developed a promising antibody response after two doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate
ONTARIO: Indigenous-led program helps improve water in First Nations communities

ONTARIO: Indigenous-led program helps improve water in First Nations communities

Goal to 'break the cycle of First Nations having to wait for critical failure of their water treatment facilities to get the resources they need,' director of engineering and infrastructure services says
CANADA: Justin Trudeau first leader to talk to U.S. president-elect Joe Biden

CANADA: Justin Trudeau first leader to talk to U.S. president-elect Joe Biden

Trudeau says he will keep working with the Trump administration until Biden takes over in January