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Weight-loss drugs shaping up to be a boon for grocers’ pharmacy units
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (831+ words) An advertisement for Ozempic is seen in Toronto, Friday, June 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston The logo for Shoppers Drug Mart is shown in downtown Toronto, on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eduardo Lima Ozempic is shown at a pharmacy…...
Alberta RCMP unveils memorial plaque for employees lost to suicide
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (549+ words) The Alberta RCMP unveiled a permanent memorial plaque Thursday to honour employees who died by suicide. The plaque was revealed on World Suicide Prevention Day, outside the main entrance of the force's Edmonton headquarters, it is open to both staff…...
Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Ready to Help Heart Teams Meet the Next Era of TAVR as CMS Finalizes Expanded Medicare Coverage
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (165+ words) Every Scan. One Plan. One Platform. With Medicare coverage now finalized for asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis, cvi42 gives TAVR programs the automated planning, standardized reporting, and single-platform efficiency needed to scale safely and sustainably Imaging Is the Gateway to TAVR — and…...
Gym, health pilot program rolls out as Manitoba children go back to school
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (594+ words) Ethan Minski, 7, walks to school for his first day of Grade 2 with his mom Christy Smolik at Prince Edward School on Wednesday morning. Phys-ed is on the minds of many Manitobans — seven-year-old Ethan Minski included — as roughly 200,000 kindergarten-to-Grade 12 students start…...
Portage walks from darkness into light for suicide awareness
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (343+ words) Community members, including Mayor Sharilyn Knox and City Manager Nicole Chychota take part in the second annual ‘Light the Way’ suicide awareness walk on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. Community members, youth, Elders, and local organizations gathered in the early morning darkness on…...
Williams Lake walks to raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (477+ words) From left, Rachel Cross, Alana Meger and Jessica Marcil wear red during the FASD Awareness Day event in Williams Lake on Sept. 9. Williams Lake residents participated in a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day walk on Sept. 9 to raise…...
Ontario Science Centre laying off entire science department
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (145+ words) Premier Doug Ford speaks to media at the construction site of the future science centre at Ontario Place in Toronto, on Feb. 26, 2026. TORONTO - The Ontario Science Centre has laid off 30 workers including the entire science department, The Canadian Press has…...
Rad Source Technologies Introduces Sterile Insect Farms™
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (169+ words) BUFORD, Ga., Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rad Source Technologies, a leading innovator in X-ray solutions for life sciences, is proud to announce Sterile Insect Farms, a new division offering sterile mosquitoes for sale to mosquito control districts and public health organizations…...
A number of employees at Montreal-based AtkinsRéalis experiencing pay delays
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (219+ words) AtkinsRealis headquarters are seen in Montreal on Nov. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi MONTREAL - A number of employees at engineering firm AtkinsRéalis have recently seen their pay delayed as the company transitions to a new resource planning system. A spokesperson…...
Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America pledges $100M to cut US maternal mortality rate in half
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (625+ words) Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, a bipartisan campaign founded by philanthropists Olivia and Tom Walton, announced a $100 million pledge Thursday to make giving birth in the United States safer. The five-year commitment aims to cut the maternal mortality rate in…...