Pandemic

The number of people who died due to alcohol increased to "new highs" during the COVID-19 pandemic, Statistics Canada says in data published today.  The federal agency's preliminary data shows that in 2019, before the pandemic, 3,200 deaths related to alcohol were recorded. A year later, the number of deaths…

Violent crime committed by teenagers could be increasing in Canada's most populous city due to pandemic isolation and the influences of social media, experts say, as Toronto police investigate a string of assaults allegedly committed by teen girls. Police said this week that a group of up to 10 teen…

While the former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, awaits his trial at the end of the year, reports indicate that the company donated millions of dollars to early Covid-19 researchers. The research was reportedly used to cast doubt on specific treatments, such as the use of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine. Controversy…

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Dark chocolate with cocoa content of 70% and above is known to contain antioxidants and nutrients. However, many dark chocolate products found in stores are generally considered less palatable due to the bitter taste, especially for children. As a result, some manufacturers add sugar to enhance the flavour of their…

Funding provided during the height of the pandemic has ended for some, prompting programs to close their doors and community investment to be lost. Alta Vista Coun. Marty Carr (centre) helps out in the kitchen with President and Founder of Food for Thought Ottawa Sylvain de Margerie and his wife,…

Cheung Pakhung, one of the world’s fastest rope skippers and a world champion, wants to get the city on its feet doing the sport he loves Sat on the ground, legs straight in front of him, Cheung Pak-hung flicks a rope behind his head, jumps to his feet, flips the…

Mitigating the risk of Covid-19 as China reopens CLINICAL MATTERS DR. EDSEL SALVANA What a wonderful holiday season we just had. Face-to-face gatherings are once again the norm after two years of keeping to our own households, and celebrations have been on par or exceeded pre-pandemic festivities. The fireworks on…

Cleveland is one of the poorest cities in the country. It’s far from the expensive coastal cities like New York City and San Francisco, where astronomically high rents are common. Cleveland doesn’t fit the stereotype of a city people want to move to; in fact, it has been losing population…

Here, a submission to the inquiry by Zurich Financial Services Australia head of health services Dr Sally Phillips makes interesting reading. She notes that claims for long COVID “remain low” in Australia, although the final known impact will be unclear for some time. Zurich controls roughly 15 per cent of…