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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: Fewer people plan to attend virtual or in-person Remembrance Day ceremonies, poll says

CANADA: Fewer people plan to attend virtual or in-person Remembrance Day ceremonies, poll says

Anthony Wilson-Smith of Historica Canada says the bigger issue, not attributable to COVID-19, is the declining knowledge of military history
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
CANADA: How government debt can impact children

CANADA: How government debt can impact children

Far from saving for a rainy day, governments are seriously indebting our children and future generations due to profligate overspending
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
CANADA: Police saw crime dip in first six months of pandemic, StatsCan says

CANADA: Police saw crime dip in first six months of pandemic, StatsCan says

The lone exception was uttering threats by a family member, with police reporting four per cent more incidents during the same period last year
CANADA: Trudeau pledges $1.75B to boost high-speed internet in remote communities

CANADA: Trudeau pledges $1.75B to boost high-speed internet in remote communities

Trudeau says the Universal Broadband Fund will see 98 per cent of Canadians connected to high-speed internet by 2026