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      <title><![CDATA[Ontario under pressure to have sprinklers in all seniors' homes after fatal fire]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TORONTO - Ontario's governing Liberals are under pressure to require sprinklers in all retirement homes after a fire at a seniors' home near Ottawa killed an elderly couple.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Raise prices of caffeinated alcohol drinks, discourage sale in bars: report]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TORONTO - A new report warns that mixing alcohol with caffeine-rich energy beverages is a trend that is continuing to rise in Canada, despite repeated warnings that the combination is unsafe.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Schizophrenia drug may help prevent some cancers from recurring: study]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TORONTO - An antipsychotic drug used as a therapy for schizophrenia appears to have an unusual property — it can neutralize some cancer stem cells that allow tumours to come back after treatment.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tories say Ornge running $14.5-million deficit, according to 2011 documents]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TORONTO - The Progressive Conservatives say new documents show Ontario's troubled air ambulance service is running a $14.5-million deficit.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rates of premature deaths in Canada halved over last 30 years: report]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TORONTO - A new report says the rate of premature deaths in Canada has plummeted over the past 30 years, a result of social policies like seat belt laws and improvements in disease prevention and treatment.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Effort to rid world of polio takes another step forward today]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Partners in the effort to finally rid the world of polio are taking another step today, launching an emergency action plan strategists hope will propel the long overdue program across the finish line.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Aglukkaq acknowledges Northern food issues, but maintains criticism of UN]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[OTTAWA - Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq says that when she tore a strip off a UN right-to-food envoy last week, she never meant to imply there were no hunger problems in the North.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stephen Lewis praises Saskatoon program for health clinics in schools]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[SASKATOON - Social activist Stephen Lewis is commending efforts being made in Saskatoon to base health clinics in inner-city schools.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indian gov't ministers in talks over sending toxic chemical waste to Germany for disposal]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Indian government ministers are considering a plan to have a German company dispose of toxic waste dumped from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, where a chemical gas leak killed thousands in 1984, officials said Friday.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Manitoba paramedics say high workloads must be addressed in government review]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[WINNIPEG - The union that represents most Manitoba paramedics says its members are struggling with high workloads that must be addressed in a new government review.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Newfoundland and Labrador to hire consultant to review ambulance service]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government has launched a review of the province's ambulance services.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Health officials say unsealed asbestos found in Saskatchewan long-term care home]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[STRASBOURG, Sask. - Unsealed asbestos has been found in the boiler room and attic of a long-term care home in Strasbourg, Sask.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Doctor house calls part of Ontario plan to keep seniors at home longer]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TORONTO - The Ontario government has outlined the next step in its strategy to keep seniors in their homes longer.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[New book details Obama's fondness for weed while a Hawaiian high school student]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Barack Obama inhaled. Frequently, happily and allegedly quite greedily.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA['You look fantastic,' Ellen DeGeneres tells beaming Helene Campbell]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TORONTO - A beaming Helene Campbell made an Internet appearance on the "The Ellen Show" on Friday, winning a promise for an in-studio appearance as soon as she's well enough to fly.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Zealand raises tobacco taxes sharply, aiming to become smoke-free country]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[WELLINGTON, New Zealand - There are smoke-free bars, smoke-free parks, even smoke-free college campuses. But a smoke-free country?]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sports world grapples with need to both fight and embrace technology]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[QUEBEC CITY, Que. - The sporting world has found itself stuck in a love-hate relationship with the Internet.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ease the pain of guerilla gardening with stretches and proper tools]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TORONTO - Lugging bags of potting soil, turning compacted flower beds and pulling hard-to-reach weeds offer plenty of exercise, but when these tasks are done incorrectly they can result in stiff and sore joints along with muscle, neck and back pain.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Manitoba to introduce law requiring kids to wear helmets while cycling]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is to introduce its long-awaited bicycle helmet law.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pandemic flu shot linked to lower rates of death, preterm birth in infants]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TORONTO - Pregnant women in Ontario who received a flu shot during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic were less likely to give birth to a very preterm baby or to lose their baby shortly after birth, a new study shows.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mental health: Aglukkaq says deal with stigma before focusing on funding]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[OTTAWA - Federal health minister Leona Aglukkaq says Canada needs to deal with the stigma surrounding mental health issues before it can go on to tackle funding.]]></description>
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