National $10-a-day child-care program expected to miss target, report says The country will be about 90,000 spaces short of its goal of 284,000 spots by this spring, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

What happened to $10-a-day child care? The country is short about 90,000 spaces of its goal of 284,000 spots by this spring. Q+A w/ @davidmcginn.bsky.social on #TheDecibel podcast.
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More prostate cancer cases diagnosed at Stage 4 in recent years, study finds Official recommendations that discourage use of hotly debated screening test could be linked to increase, experts suggest

Rise in late-stage prostate cancer raises concerns over testing. Q+A w/ @kellygrant1.bsky.social on #TheDecibel podcast.
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Wildfire smoke is affecting air quality across the country. Here’s what you need to know A special air-quality statement was issued for the GTA and large swaths of Ontario

How wildfires are changing the way we think of summer. Q+A w/ @temurdur.bsky.social on #TheDecibel podcast
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Measles is now spreading across Canada. Why has the public health response been so timid? Q+A w/ @picardonhealth.bsky.social by Menaka Raman-Wilms on #TheDecibel podcast. www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the... via @theglobeandmail.com #vaccination

White House using misleading fentanyl data to justify tariffs Some fentanyl seizures attributed to the ‘northern border’ had nothing to do with Canada and were traced to Mexico

Despite what Trump says, barely any #fentanyl comes from Canada. Q+A w/ Kathryn Blaze Baum on #TheDecibel podcast.
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Measles is re-emerging in Ontario. Here’s what you need to know to protect you and your family Measles is a highly contagious, airborne disease that can result in serious health complications

#Measles cases in Ontario are higher than we’ve seen in a decade, and we’re only three months into the year. What's going on? Q+A w/ @kellygrant1.bsky.social on #TheDecibel podcast.
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Opinion: Beyond BMI: A new, nuanced way of measuring obesity It’s time to rethink what ‘obesity’ means as an international group of experts says the body mass index has limited value

The problems with linking weight and health. Body weight often gets conflated with overall health, and the BMI. BRI is taking it's place. Q+A w/ Dr. Kelsey Ioannoni on #TheDecibel podcast. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Alberta ousted health services CEO amid probe into medical contracts, document alleges Athana Mentzelopoulos was dismissed two days before a meeting with province’s auditor on her investigation, according to letter

Alberta government alleged to have interfered in healthcare deals. A look at what the scandal involves. Q+A w/ @carrietait.bsky.social on #TheDecibel podcast 🎙️
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Cancer rates are rising in Canadians under 50, dropping patients into a system not built with them in mind Gen X and millennials are at a growing risk of cancer, and the science is far from settled on the cause. They struggle to get diagnosed quickly, and many must endure the hardships of treatment while j...

Why more young people are getting diagnosed with #cancer. Q+A w/ @kellygrant1.bsky.social on #TheDecibel podcast
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This year’s hottest viral trends: #norovirus, #influenza, #COVID19 and #RSV. Q+A w/ @alannasmith.bsky.social by Menaka Raman-Wilms on #TheDecibel podcast🎙️ www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the... via @theglobeandmail.com

From the archives (2024):
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An algorithm was supposed to fix Canada’s food safety system. Instead, it missed a deadly listeria outbreak Five years ago, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency began letting manufacturers increasingly police themselves under a new system of oversight. Now three people are dead and many more have been harmed...

How Canada’s food inspectors missed a deadly #listeria outbreak. Q+A w/ Grant Robertson and Kathryn Blaze Baum by Menaka Raman-Wilms on #TheDecibel podcast.🎙️
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The Decibel - How Canada’s food inspectors missed a deadly listeria outbreak Listen to The Decibel - How Canada’s food inspectors missed a deadly listeria outbreak by The Globe and Mail on Podcast Addict. In July, there was a recall on two specific brands of plant-based milks, Silk and Great Value, after a listeria outbreak that led to at least 20 illnesses and three deaths. Public health officials determined the same strain of listeria had been making people sick for almost a year. When Globe reporters began looking into what happened, they found a surprising fact: the facility tha

An important report on the role of algorithms, self-reporting and food safety in Canada.[The Decibel] How Canada’s food inspectors missed a deadly listeria outbreak #theDecibel
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Pet owners report extreme alleged side effects from ‘miracle drug’ Librela for arthritic dogs The Globe and Mail spoke with eight people whose pet’s health declined after taking Librela. Drugmaker Zoetis has responded to owners’ concerns by saying the drug has been rigorously tested and is saf...

#Librela, the ‘miracle drug’ some dog owners regret using for their arthritic pets. Q+A w/ @susinsky.bsky.social by Menaka Raman-Wilms on #TheDecibel podcast. 🎙️
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Doug Ford warns of willingness to use notwithstanding clause if courts block encampment crackdown Ontario premier pledges ‘enhanced legislative powers’ at dozen mayors’ request, won’t use Section 33 ‘proactively’

Doug Ford’s plan to dismantle homeless encampments. Q+A w/ @jeffreybgray.bsky.social by Menaka Raman-Wilms on #TheDecibel podcast🎙️
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Opinion: Are we sleepwalking toward another pandemic? The bad news about the spread of H5N1 bird flu keeps coming – including massive infection of cattle and a worrisome human case in B.C.

Does the spread of bird flu signal another pandemic is coming? Q+A w/ @picardonhealth.bsky.social by Menaka Raman-Wilms on #TheDecibel podcast 🎙️
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