Several Nova Scotia libraries are now distributing HIV test kits. Chris Aucoin, executive director of the Nova Scotia Alliance for Health Equity, says testing is crucial to lowering HIV infection rates. Research elsewhere in the world has shown that the basis for any reduction in HIV infection rates starts with access to testing, he says. … Read more
Roads and paths were damaged in Outaouais and eastern Ontario by heavy rain on Friday. In Chelsea, in Outaouais, the situation is such that the Municipality declared a state of emergency for the next 48 hours on Saturday morning. Four areas are landlocked due to roads cut by the rain. These are Hollow Glen, Juniper, … Read more
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) emergency committee on monkeypox will meet “as soon as possible” to assess whether to declare the highest level of alert in the face of the ongoing epidemic in several African countries, the head of the organization announced on Wednesday. Given the spread of monkeypox outside the Democratic Republic of the … Read more
Austrian police arrested a 19-year-old suspect on Wednesday who was planning Islamist attacks in the Vienna region, particularly in connection with concerts by American singer Taylor Swift scheduled for the end of the week. An Austrian citizen who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group has been arrested, the Director General of Public … Read more
The Fourth Street Bridge in Revelstoke was recently struck by a municipal truck. The damage forced its closure, blocking the only route to the Queen Victoria Hospital, says Mayor Gary Sulz. Queen Victoria Hospital is the single most comprehensive health care facility available to the community of Revelstoke, approximately 155 kilometres northeast of Kelowna. The … Read more
Les Joyeux Patenteux, a youth program broadcast on Radio-Canada, were in Dudwell in recent days. They offered Lac d’Argent its own artificial floating island. It was during the filming of the episode entitled L’île Filtralo that Les Joyeux Patenteux offered this islet to Lac d’Argent. The latter consists of a structure that contains coconut fabrics, … Read more
The National Inuit Health Survey has been in full swing in Nunavut in recent weeks. The regional organization Nunavut Tunngavik, which is organizing the survey in communities, hopes it will provide a clear picture of the needs that need to be addressed and will help guide funding and programs for Inuit more accurately. Baptized Qanuippita? … Read more
About 20 blind people and their allies demonstrated outside the Cactus Club restaurant on Vancouver’s Broadway Street to denounce what they consider to be a discriminatory policy. Several of them say that when they showed up at a restaurant with their guide dog, they were asked for written proof that their dog was truly a … Read more
The sale of the Trois-Rivières Lions should take place on Monday, according to the city’s general manager and the potential buyer would guarantee all debts of the current owner to the city. According to François Vaillancourt, Jeff Dickerson would buy the team from Deacon Sports & Entertainment (DSE). He is co-owner of Spire Motorsports and … Read more
The mysterious Havana syndrome, suffered for several years by dozens of diplomats, is linked to a Russian intelligence unit, according to an international investigation by several media published Monday. Starting in 2016, American and Canadian diplomats stationed in Cuba reported experiencing complaints, including migraines, dizziness, nausea and vision problems. These abnormal health incidents, according to … Read more