They are a rich source of stem cells and important in the treatment of an increasing number of diseases or medical conditions. In decades past however, umbilical cords from newborns were considered merely bio- waste and disposed of. Now however,… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Foreign service promises to catch up
Canada’s foreign service officers are promising they will “contribute heavily” to the effort to clear a backlog created by their labour dispute with the government. The officers ended rotating strikes after their union forged a tentative collective agreement with the… »
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Get self-harming women out of prison: watchdog
The death of 19 year-old Ashley Smith in 2007 and other cases have sparked an investigation of women in prison who chronically harm themselves. In Canada, the Correctional Investigator acts as an ombudsman for inmates in federal penitentiaries. Since Smith’s… »
Toxic cocaine now making its way to north Ontario
Previously detected in major southern urban centres, medical staff in Sudbury, in northern Ontario, are seeing more cases of complications for people using cocaine which is being laced with a toxic chemical. Doctors, other medical officials, and social workers are… »
Marijuana production goes commercial in Canada
The Canadian government is outlawing the home growing of marijuana for medical use. There are now more than 37,000 people who are allowed to used weed for medical problems as prescribed by a doctor. The number of users is expected… »
It’s the crazy season for gourds, squash, and pumpkins
Every autumn there are competitions around North America for the biggest vegetables. In recent years,competition pumpkins have been getting bigger and bigger. The 2012 record holder is 911 kg. ans was grown in Rhode Island USA. Now comes word of… »
New guidelines for lasting concussion symptoms
Doctors can now access new guidelines to treat patients whose symptoms from concussion last longer than usual and to help them get back to their normal activities. There has been much discussion in Canada about brain injury resulting from sports… »
Arts-Celtic Harmonies International festival in Quebec.
This week, we have word of a wonderful celebration of Celtic tradition in Canada. Certainly the celtic heritage and presence is strong in east-coast Canada, where there are schools of piping, kilts sometimes seen as daily garb, and gaelic can… »
Politics Today – September 29, 2013
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda focuses on the criticism by 18 former Canadian diplomats, cabinet ministers, and foreign affairs experts of the Canadian government’s attitude towards the United Nations. He also deals with Canada’s delaying of… »
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The LINK Online 28 Sept, 2013
Lynn, Wojtek and me, Marc are back with you again this week Hep-C lurks in the liver causing damage but virutally no symptoms until the liver fails. © Courtesy Canadian Liver Foundation We start off with a health story of some… »
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