By Anna Mehler Paperny and Emma Jarratt – Investigative Journalism Bureau
The first blood clot was about the size of an avocado.
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Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first presumptive human case of bird flu
Canadian provinces seek to treat more drug users against their will
By Anna Mehler Paperny and Nia Williams – Reuters
With illicit drug use, homelessness and untreated mental illness reaching a crisis in parts of Canada, the governments of at least three provinces want to treat more people against their will, even as some health experts warn involuntary care for drug use can be ineffective and harmful.
Going hungry: Why millions of Canadians can’t afford healthy food
March 25, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Pay the rent, or put food on the table?
It sounds like an unthinkable choice. It’s one Priscilla, a Winnipeg mom with two young kids, both under 8, faces daily.
It’s one the growing number of people Laurie O’Connor sees streaming through Saskatoon’s Food Bank keep asking themselves.
It’s one faced by more than a million Canadian households, a Statistics Canada report revealed Wednesday.
How safe is your wastewater? Environment Canada won’t tell you
Feb. 26, 2014 – Global News
Is your community’s wastewater treatment safe? The federal government won’t say.
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