Source Feed: Global News - Ottawa
Author: Globalnews Digital
Publication Date: October 1, 2025 - 12:23
Bichette making progress, considered day to day
October 1, 2025
Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins says that shortstop Bo Bichette is making progress on a daily basis, but there's no firm date for his return to the lineup.
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The Alberta government is expected to introduce back-to-work legislation on Monday to force striking teachers to return to classrooms after three weeks, raising fears among labour advocates that the province will invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to override workers’ rights. More than 750,000 students have been out of class since Oct. 6, after negotiations between the Alberta Teachers’ Association and the province broke down.
October 26, 2025 - 21:24 | Meera Raman | The Globe and Mail
Health Canada has for the first time approved a disease-modifying drug for Alzheimer’s disease, a watershed moment that offers hope for patients but does not guarantee that the complex and expensive intravenous therapy will be widely available in this country. The federal regulator on Friday granted a conditional authorization for lecanemab, an antibody drug that can slow the progression of the disease for some people with mild cognitive impairment or early-stage dementia owing to Alzheimer’s.
October 26, 2025 - 21:08 | Kelly Grant | The Globe and Mail
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