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Doctors urge myth-busting, education to counter misinformation as measles cases rise
A troubling rise in measles cases has a Toronto doctor remembering a little girl who became blind, noncommunicative and incontinent after contracting the virus. Dr. Barry Goldlist was a medical studen...
Mar 15, 2024

International students face growing mental distress in Canada, advocates warn
OTTAWA - When Gobindbir Singh describes the stress international students are under, he remembers a young man who called in tears. Unable to pay his tuition for the upcoming semester, the student said...
Mar 15, 2024

What you need to know about measles as cases rise, along with misinformation worries
Public health officials are encouraging parents to ensure their children get routine childhood vaccines as measles continues to spread around the world. Here are some facts about one of the most conta...
Mar 15, 2024

How the 2019 Fridays for Futures strikes inspired a wave of Canadian climate leaders
As they marched through the streets in 2019, Ashley Torres and Louis Couillard did not expect a protest would alter the trajectory of their lives. Then 23 and 22 years old, the student organizers did ...
Mar 15, 2024

Point has 3 goals and 3 assists, Kucherov adds a goal and 4 assists as Lightning beat Rangers 6-3
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Brayden Point had three goals and three assists, Nikita Kucherov added a goal and four assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat the Metropolitan Division-leading New Yor...
Mar 14, 2024

Stingers continue title hunt after blanking Huskies in U Sports women's hockey
SASKATOON - The Concordia Stingers continued their storybook season Thursday, blanking the Saskatchewan Huskies 4-0 at the U Sports women's hockey championship. Jordyn Verbeek stopped all 26 shots she...
Mar 14, 2024

Tornado tears through Indiana community, causing 'many significant injuries,' police say
WINCHESTER, Ind. (AP) - The Indiana State Police said there are "many significant injuries" after a tornado tore through the community of Winchester on Thursday, part of a storm system that also unlea...
Mar 14, 2024

Suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels strikes a ship in the Red Sea, though crew reportedly safe
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck a ship in the Red Sea early Friday, causing damage to the vessel, authorities said. The attack off the port city o...
Mar 14, 2024

Coleman scores twice as Flames torch Golden Knights 4-1
CALGARY - Blake Coleman scored twice, including the game winner, and the Calgary Flames roared back from an early deficit to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 on Tuesday. Yegor Sharangovich had a goal...
Mar 14, 2024

Matthews scores his 55th, Maple Leafs get three goals in the 1st and 3rd periods to beat Flyers 6-2
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Tyler Bertuzzi scored the first of three first-period goals for Toronto that helped chase goalie Samuel Ersson, and the Maple Leafs scored three more in the third in a 6-2 win over...
Mar 14, 2024