Canada

Long-term smokers will be screened for lung cancer in an effort to improve treatment in BC

British Columbia has launched the first lung cancer screening program across the country for residents at high risk of contracting the disease. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the innovative program will save lives and improve its quality. Detection will be available at 36 centers of all health authorities through existing CT scans for those between …

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Alberta prosecutor points out lies while questioning man accused of killing Métis hunters

While examining one of the two men accused of killing a pair of Métis hunters, a Crown prosecutor noted multiple discrepancies in the statements the defendant made to police. Crown prosecutor Jordan Kerr began his interrogation against Anthony Bilodeau with specific questions about Bilodeau’s statement to the RCMP on March 31, 2020. “Admit it was …

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NS reports 13 deaths from COVID-19, an average of 226 daily cases on a weekly basis

Nova Scotia reports 13 deaths caused by COVID-19 during the seven-day period ending 23 May. Nova Scotia Health Authority Laboratories confirmed 1,584 new cases of the virus that week, an average of 226 new cases a day, according to a provincial press release on Thursday. There were 40 new hospitalizations as a result of the …

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