An eight-year-old girl is dead and members of a Girl Guide troop are among those injured after a car slammed into a group of pedestrians in London, Ont., on Tuesday night.A makeshift memorial is beginning to form on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, for an eight-year-old girl killed after a car jumped a curb and drove into a…
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More than 1,500 people have now died in 2021 due to B.C.’s toxic drug supply: coroner
by Sue JonesMore than 330 people are believed to have died as a result of illicit drugs in British Columbia in August and September, according to the B.C. Coroners Service.Pairs of shoes representing lives lost to a drug overdose hang on the Burrard Street Bridge in Vancouver on International Overdose Awareness Day, Aug. 31, 2020. (Ben Nelms/CBC)More…
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6 people rushed to hospital, 2 by air ambulance as fiery crash closes B.C.’s Coquihalla highway
by Sue JonesSix people have been rushed to hospital, including two in critical condition, after a fiery multi-vehicle crash on the Coquihalla Highway Friday morning.RCMP report serious injuries after a fiery multi-vehicle crash on the Coquihalla Highway near Merritt, on October 29, 2021 (Submitted by eyewitness)Six people have been rushed to hospital, including two in critical condition, after a fiery…
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Some unvaccinated people are going public after getting COVID-19. Will it convince others to get the shot?
by Sue JonesVaccine hesitancy experts say appeals from those who have experienced the consequences of being unvaccinated could help counter frightening misinformation spread by anti-vaccine groups.Brenda Lee Legault spent 24 days in the ICU in Cornwall, Ont., when she became infected with COVID-19. She now depends on oxygen to breathe but says she’s grateful to be alive.…
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Free flu jabs offered to 35,000,000 people amid warnings of NHS winter crisis
by ava360The largest flu jab programme in UK history is to start next month amid warnings the NHS could be pushed to ‘breaking point’ this winter. Medics fear a ‘triple whammy’ of coronavirus, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the coming months, with the later two expected to bounce back hard because immunity to them…
Three people were shot outside Nationals Park on Saturday, according to police. The sound of gunshots created panic inside the stadium, where…
Special prayers were held at Calgary’s Green Dome mosque and at the Chestermere Islamic Centre east of the city in honour of seven members of the same family who perished in a house fire early Friday.Mourners gather at the scene where seven people, including four children, died in a house fire in Chestermere, Alta., just…
The balmy Bank Holiday weather is set to continue today as Britons flock to the beach in the sunshine. Temperatures are rising across the country today, but it could get even warmer on Monday, possibly reaching 25C. This would be the hottest temperature recorded in the UK so far this year, topping the current high…
Trust me, Elon Musk isn’t asking his Twitter followers for anything other than attention A new report from the FTC in the…
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People are reporting heavier periods as a possible side effect of the Covid vaccine
by ava360While getting the Covid-19 vaccine is important, some people experience some temporary side effects. Most of these are mild and last 48 hours but some might crop up later. One thing that is being discussed online is some people saying they’ve noticed their period has got heavier after getting the vaccine. The research around this…