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When varsity rower Ruth McDonald competes, she's thinking about pushing herself hard and winning the race. The potential of suffering a medical emergency — while always possible — is the last thing on her mind. "Every sport, you have to be comfortable with pain and comfortable with getting uncomfortable," she said. "So something like injury or having cardiac arrest is not something you have on your mind, because you're so focused on working so hard and achieving the best results possible."Sudden cardiac arrests in female athletes are a rising concern for sports medicine experts because doctors say they're realizing how little they know about the heart health of female athletes, and their risk level for the condition.While rare, sudden cardiac arrests are a leading cause of death for young ...

Health Canada has issued a recall notice for more than 260,000 above-ground swimming pools sold in Canada since the early 2000s after nine kids drowned in the United States.Another five million pools are under a recall advisory in the U.S.The notices cover a range of Bestway, Intex Recreation and Polygroup pools sold by major retailers as far back as 2002.Health Canada and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) say the pools have compression straps running along the outside of the product that "may create a foothold" for small children and allow them to access the water unattended.That can pose a serious drowning risk, the regulators warn, and they're asking consumers to contact the companies for a repair.The pools were sold under the brands Bestway, Intex Recreation and Polygr...

6 hours agoNewsDuration 2:04With questions continuing around the so-called Epstein files, U.S. President Donald Trump has made several controversial social media posts. Some political scientists say the posts are likely a way to distract the public from talking about Trump’s past ties to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

A wildfire near Musgrave Harbour, N.L., forced around 900 residents to evacuate the community and many headed to nearby Gander — a community with a well-known history of opening its arms to people in need.

A report by the National Research Council of Canada (NRCC) confirms what many Indigenous communities have long known: the rate of death for house fires in Indigenous communities is higher than in non-Indigenous communities. The report, commissioned by the National Indigenous Fire Safety Council (NIFSC) and published earlier this month, found the rate of death was around 5 times higher for Indigenous communities. It drew data from the National Fire Information Database between 2005-2021, aiming to show the scope of fire risks in Indigenous communities and identify gaps in data collection.Arnold Lazare, Interim CEO of the NIFSC, said the findings validate decades of experiences from Indigenous communities."For the last 30 years we've been tracking the anecdotal information and we knew that t...

Students from the Flin Flon, Man., high school’s graduating class tell The National what it was like to collect their diplomas at home nearly a month after a wildfire evacuation.

B.C.'s health minister says more disruptions could be coming to maternity services across the province after people with high-risk pregnancies in Prince George were warned they could be sent out of the city for care starting in August.Prince George is the largest service centre in northern B.C. and often provides health-care services for the entire region.But in a notice to patients on Monday, Northern Health said a shortage of obstetrical specialists could limit care options available to expecting parents in the city."There will be occasions where we may need to transfer you (at no cost to you) to another centre in the province to ensure the safety of you and your baby," the health authority said. "The situation... is constantly evolving, and we are working to find coverage for any upcomi...

Refugees from all over the world came together together in North York Saturday for a soccer tournament. As CBC's Naama Weingarten reports, for those taking part, winning wasn't the only goal.

WARNING: This story contains details of abuse.Kendal Lee Campeau spent most of his life in and out of prison. The last time he went in, he never came out.He was serving a seven-year sentence for assault, escaping lawful custody and possession of illicit substances, among other charges. In 2021, less than two years from his statutory release date, the 31-year-old died of a methadone overdose. Campeau died at Pacific Institution's Regional Treatment Centre (RTC) in B.C., a specialized prison for inmates with mental health issues. Prior to this, he had been transferred from Saskatchewan Penitentiary's RTC to Kent Institution in Agassiz, B.C. "Kendal was a very wild child, he got into a lot of trouble with the law," Campeau's sister, Ashley Fontaine, recently told CBC News, while sitting on he...

The presence of second-hand fentanyl smoke is so severe at some British Columbia supportive housing facilities that workers cannot escape "substantial exposure," even if they stay in their offices and don't venture into hallways or tenants rooms.That is the among the findings of tests conducted at 14 British Columbia supportive housing sites, results that contributed to the province's decision to form a working group aimed at tackling safety issues — including second-hand fentanyl exposure.The assessments, conducted by Sauve Safety Services for B.C. Housing, tested facilities in Vancouver and Victoria — finding elevated levels of airborne fentanyl even in the main office of all three buildings tested in Vancouver. In a statement, the B.C. Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs said it t...