Dr. Richi Gill, who helped develop Calgary's bariatric surgery program, was involved in a freak accident on a boogie board during a family vacation in Hawaii one year ago.
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'Just like Iron Man': Calgary surgeon undergoes experimental spinal surgery
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Trucking in meth: How smugglers sneak the destructive drug into Winnipeg
Before their arrest last October, police allege Allan Rodney and Shontal Vaupotic were smugglers. The truck they drove and the road they travelled for a major Western Canadian drug trafficking operation were their conduit to a highly addictive drug Winnipeggers are importing in droves.
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Measles outbreak leads to 136 deaths in the Philippines
The Philippine health secretary said Monday that 136 people, mostly children, have died of measles and 8,400 others have fallen ill in an outbreak blamed partly on vaccination fears.
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Federal interpreters suffering 'acoustic shock,' other concussion-like symptoms
Nearly one-quarter of the interpreters employed by the federal government's Translation Bureau have suffered health issues directly related to their jobs, including acoustic shock caused by sudden, loud sounds.
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Too young for shingles? Think again
While shingles typically affects people ages 50 and older, it can happen in younger adults — but because those numbers aren't tracked in Nova Scotia, it's hard to know exactly how many under 50 are affected.
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Eat Smart kale salad kit recalled due to possible Listeria contamination
Recall in effect for N.L., N.B., and Ontario, but CFIA website says distribution may have been national.
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Former first responder creates equine therapy program to help others with PTSD
A former first responder with PTSD is spearheading an equine therapy program to support others with workplace-caused trauma.
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