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Pediatrician Mahli Brindamour knows of parents and nurses in northern Saskatchewan who spend hours every day begging reluctant children to take their daily antibiotics for tuberculosis.They crush pills meant for adults and hide them in yogurt, apple sauce or syrupy liquids, but those tricks rarely mask the bitter taste of drugs that children usually must take for six months to cure their potentially lethal disease.“I’ve had kids who have just refused to eat anything subsequent to this trauma of having to take this medication,” said Dr. Brindamour, who works with the Saskatchewan...
January 30, 2025 - 06:00 | Kelly Grant | The Globe and Mail
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January 30, 2025 - 05:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
Quebec will formally distance itself from Canadian multiculturalism in legislation to be tabled on Thursday that will outline a “common culture” that newcomers must embrace, Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge has announced.The proposed law will include mechanisms to enforce adherence to values such as gender equality and secularism, Mr. Roberge told reporters in Quebec City on Tuesday, although he offered no details about how. The bill will try to prevent the “ghettoization” of immigrant communities by defining a social contract that will emphasize French as the official language...
January 30, 2025 - 05:00 | Eric Andrew-Gee | The Globe and Mail
As party leaders launched their election campaigns Wednesday, NDP leader Marit Stiles was ready with lengthy criticisms of her opponents on the ballot, while the only politician Doug Ford mentioned outside his party was U.S. President Donald Trump.
January 30, 2025 - 05:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Premier Doug Ford is dragging Ontarians into a needless election in the dead of winter in pursuit of more power. The election call, more than a year ahead of time, is a cynical play for power, and on polling day, Feb. 27, Ontarians should rebuff him. Read More
January 30, 2025 - 04:30 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
Premier Doug Ford has convinced me to vote for him and this will be a personal "first" for me as a lifelong Liberal. My vote, however, is conditional on his positive response to one question: Read More
January 30, 2025 - 04:00 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
