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Last Updated: May 16 2012, 2:00 PM
Hockey players try to best world record
CHESTERMERE, Alta. - Amateur hockey players in southern Alberta were nearing the end Wednesday of an 11-day marathon game to make it into the Guinness World Record book.
Last Updated: May 16 2012, 11:52 AM
Ex-Ornge executive testifies at committee
TORONTO - A former executive at Ontario's troubled air ambulance service says Premier Dalton McGuinty's ex-chief of staff contacted the government on behalf of Ornge.
Last Updated: May 16 2012, 11:15 AM
Report targets safety in Ontario nursing homes
TORONTO - A nursing home industry group says Ontario's long-term care providers need more flexibility to accommodate residents with behavioural problems and ensure abuse is reported.
Country singer Glen Campbell, who has Alzheimer`s disease, stands with his wife Kim during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 15, 2012.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Last Updated: May 16 2012, 7:24 AM
Scientists hunt ways to stall Alzheimer's earlier
WASHINGTON - Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer's disease - by testing possible therapies in people who don't yet show many symptoms, before too much of the brain is destroyed.
Last Updated: May 16 2012, 7:09 AM
UN: High blood pressure, glucose a global problem
GENEVA - A quarter of those 25 or older now have high blood pressure worldwide, and almost one in 10 has worrying levels of glucose in their blood.
Ottawa to offer help to B.C. First Nation
Last Updated: May 15 2012, 8:47 PM
Ottawa to offer help to B.C. First Nation
VICTORIA - It's not uncommon for the chief of Vancouver Island's Cowichan Tribes to receive a call from a suicidal tribal resident.
Scientists hunt ways to stall Alzheimer`s earlier
Last Updated: May 15 2012, 7:29 PM
Scientists hunt ways to stall Alzheimer's earlier
WASHINGTON - Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer's disease - by testing possible therapies in people who don't yet show many symptoms, before too much of the brain is destroyed.
Last Updated: May 15 2012, 6:52 PM
Quebec to bar minors from tanning salons
QUEBEC - Quebec teens looking to show off a golden salon tan at their prom will soon be out of luck thanks to new legislation tabled Tuesday.
Last Updated: May 15 2012, 5:54 PM
Alberta home for teens surprised by killing
CAMROSE, Alta. - The Alberta agency that operates an assisted living home for teens where a staff member was killed says it had no warning of the violence.