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People with diabetes in lower-income areas at higher risk for amputations: report

People with diabetes in lower-income areas at higher risk for amputations: report

TORONTO — More than 7,000 people with diabetes undergo a leg, foot or toe amputation every year — and the majority of those procedures could have been prevented, the Canadian Institute for Health Information said in a report released Thursday.
In the news today: Leaders agree on Involuntary care for severe drug addictions

In the news today: Leaders agree on Involuntary care for severe drug addictions

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... B.C., N.B.
Visual effects, animation studios unite to convince Quebec for better tax deal

Visual effects, animation studios unite to convince Quebec for better tax deal

MONTREAL — Visual effects and animation companies are uniting to strike a better deal with the Quebec government after it implemented tax changes that some firms say will cost them nearly two-thirds of their revenues next year.
Pride, sorrow mix for Franklin expedition descendant after DNA match with sailor

Pride, sorrow mix for Franklin expedition descendant after DNA match with sailor

Nigel Gambier has always been proud of his ancestor, who captained one of the ill-starred ships on Sir John Franklin's disastrous expedition in search of the Northwest Passage.
How much have consumer costs risen in B.C. since 2017, the year NDP came to power?

How much have consumer costs risen in B.C. since 2017, the year NDP came to power?

British Columbia's high cost of living has made it a pivotal issue in the provincial election on Oct. 19.
'Life is hard': Living under a 29-year boil-water advisory in an Ontario First Nation

'Life is hard': Living under a 29-year boil-water advisory in an Ontario First Nation

NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION, ONT. — Every other day, Derek Moonias drives 15 minutes to the airport in Neskantaga First Nation and fills his pickup truck with cases of bottled water flown in on the dime of the federal government.
Evacuation orders near Grand Forks, B.C., downgraded, but U.S. fire is still a threat

Evacuation orders near Grand Forks, B.C., downgraded, but U.S. fire is still a threat

GRAND FORKS, B.C. — Wildfire officials say an evacuation order for the B.C. southern Interior town of Grand Forks, has been downgraded to an alert, even as an out-of-control wildfire in Washington state surges north and threatens to cross the border.
Macron, Trudeau meet as French president visits Canada

Macron, Trudeau meet as French president visits Canada

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to his home in Ottawa Wednesday for an informal private dinner.
'Big Sam': Paleontologists unearth giant skull of Pachyrhinosaurus in Alberta

'Big Sam': Paleontologists unearth giant skull of Pachyrhinosaurus in Alberta

The adult Pachyrhinosaurus is the second plant-eating dinosaur to be unearthed from a dense bonebed belonging to a herd that died together on the edge of a valley that now sits 450 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.
B.C. NDP pledges to help middle-income homebuyers with 40% of financing

B.C. NDP pledges to help middle-income homebuyers with 40% of financing

SURREY, B.C. — New Democrat Leader David Eby says he will help more middle-class, first-time buyers into the housing market in British Columbia with a plan to finance 40 per cent of the price.