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Premier Doug Ford warned Ontario scientists who use cats and dogs in research experiments that he would be "hunting" them down to end such work.Ford said it was unacceptable for beagles to be used in cardiac testing that had been approved by London's Lawson Research Institute and St. Joseph's Health Care London, and promised to introduce legislation to ban testing on certain animals. "I understand the mice, the rats, you know, maybe a rabbit, but these poor little beagles — you just look at their faces," Ford told a news conference in Windsor on Tuesday.The comments relate to an article released last week by the Investigative Journalism Bureau at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health that revealed dogs had been used for years in the heart study. According to the ar...

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3 days agoNewsDuration 6:00The Blackprint: A Journey of Thought, Growth, and Thriving in Black Manhood, a new documentary by the Black Physicians Association of Ontario, examines Black men's mental health, identity and healing through a series of interviews. It is set to premiere at the TIFF Bell Lightbox on Saturday.

The week is off to a scorching start for much of southern Quebec. For both Monday and Tuesday, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says maximum temperatures in the region will rise above 30 C. Montreal, Quebec and Sherbrooke will have humidex values of at least 40.A heat warning has been in effect for the region since Saturday, with ECCC saying sweltering weather will begin cooling off as of Wednesday.When the warning was issued, nighttime temperatures in the region were expected to surpass 20 C. That remains the case for Montreal with the expected temperatures of 22 C and 25 C on Monday night and Tuesday night respectively. In Quebec City and Sherbrooke, nighttime temperatures will be below 20 C.ECCC says heat warnings are issued when "very high temperature or humidity conditions...

After 10 years without sight, a Victoria, B.C., woman saw her partner's face and her dog's wagging tail this year for the very first time, thanks to a tooth surgically implanted into her eye socket. Gail Lane, 75, was one of three Canadians to undergo the rare tooth-in-eye surgery, technically called osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis, in February.Lane lost her sight ten years ago due to complications from an auto-immune disorder that caused scarring to her corneas.In the weeks that followed the complex two-part surgery, she gradually regained her ability to see.Gail Lane usually relies on a volunteer-driven app to help pick out her clothes, but says she can select her own outfits. (Submitted by Gail Lane)First, Lane said, she was able to see light. Then, she could see movement and the wagging...

From fireproofing the areas surrounding your home to putting a pet alert decal in your window, experts say there are things you can do in advance to prepare for an emergency evacuation due to wildfires.More than 26,400 people in Saskatchewan have been evacuated due to wildfires so far in 2025, according to numbers provided by the Red Cross and the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency. The two agencies have handled the bulk of evacuations in the province.Some evacuees have been forced to leave with only the clothes they were wearing. CBC News spoke to experts from the Canadian Red Cross, the Canadian Automobile Association and the Saskatchewan First Nation Emergency Management office about how to best prepare for getting to safety in the event of a wildfire evacuation, and what to do when you ...

Adam Davidson-Harden is admittedly a latecomer to appreciating William Shakespeare, but the Ontario high school teacher now likens studying the Bard to "lifting weights, for language."He said he worries that mental muscles aren't getting a workout these days if students lean on shortcuts like generative artificial intelligence for schoolwork.When Davidson-Harden queried a student about a recent assignment on The Tempest that included a non-existent quote, the student admitted to using GenAI "to avoid the messy and slower process" of sifting through the play, the English and social studies teacher from Kingston, Ont., said.That student lost a valuable opportunity, he said: engaging with the content, formulating an opinion, finding support for their perspective and stringing together sentenc...

Working three full-time jobs, raising kids and tending her blooming garden: Angeleta Cox says her mother, Sonia Elizabeth Cox, never really slowed down all her life. Then, at the age of 64, a diagnosis of Alzheimer's slammed the brakes on the vibrant life she'd painstakingly built after immigrating to Canada from Jamaica in 1985."The onset of the symptoms came on very fast," Cox said of her mother. "She forgot my dad first, and she wasn't able to respond to my brother, so I became a care provider for her," said Cox. Sonia Elizabeth died late last year, after years of battling Alzheimer's.More women get diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease than men. In developed countries, studies suggest about two-thirds of people with Alzheimer's are women. It's a pattern seen in Canada, too, where women ac...

Day 6Worldwide shortage of hormone replacement therapy leaves women strugglingThe long list of symptoms of perimenopause and menopause range from inconvenient to debilitating. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can be a huge help, but a worldwide shortage of HRT is leaving women in the lurch. Alison Shea, an Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Psychiatry at McMaster University explains why the shortage is so problematic. Karen Golden can vividly recall the symptoms of menopause she experienced during a shortage of her hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medication five years ago."It wasn't a good time," recalled the Toronto-based lawyer. She had started undergoing HRT to deal with sleep issues and anxiety related to menopause several years ago.But in 2020, there was a shortag...