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Biden backs waiving vaccine patents
The Biden administration has joined calls for more sharing of the technology behind COVID-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the pandemic, amid a debate over lifting intellectual property protections.
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Federal government to send health-care workers, aid to Ontario
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's working to send health-care workers to Ontario to help overwhelmed hospitals. He also reiterated an offer to send in the Red Cross.
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Chauvin’s knee was never off Floyd’s neck: Expert
Expert witness describes Derek Chauvin’s conduct as ‘excessive force’ as defence claims he was trained to do so.
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George Floyd autopsy doctor stands by homicide ruling
The medical examiner who performed the autopsy testified in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
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U.K. authorizes Merck's pill to treat COVID-19
The United Kingdom has granted a conditional authorization to Merck's coronavirus antiviral, the first pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19. Britain is the first country to approve molnupiravir.
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Strained Sask. health resources led to 30% drop in HIV testing during pandemic
HIV testing has dropped by 30 per cent in Saskatchewan since the start of the pandemic because resources have been redirected to fight COVID-19. The province's HIV rate is three times the national average and experts say it could be...
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Inside the Sinaloa Cartel (Part 2) | People and Power
People and Power investigates the activities of the world's most powerful drug cartel.
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Overdoses spike in small-town British Columbia
More than 1,700 people died from illicit drug overdoses in British Columbia in 2020, according to new data released by the B.C. Coroners Service, and small towns are getting hit particularly hard.
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Zimbabwe elite forced to confront crippled healthcare system
Zimbabwe elite forced to confront crippled healthcare system
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Overdose deaths doubled in Sask. during pandemic
Overdose deaths have surged across the country during the pandemic and there’s been a particularly heavy toll in Saskatchewan, where opioid fatalities have more than doubled this year.
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US advisory panel endorses Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
The critical decision opens the door for the US Food and Drug Administration to formally approve the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Who could target Canada's vaccine rollout?
Former CSIS director Ward Elcock says governments are likely watching for threats from organized crime and state actors when prepping vaccine security plans.
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Ghana free education reforms prompt waiting lists, social problems
Improvements to Ghana's public high school system are leading to the closures of many private schools with many students left on waiting lists for months.
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‘Truly sorry’: US opioid makers apologise for role in addiction
But Sackler family, owners of OxyContin maker Purdue, deflect blame during hearing. One politician calls them ‘evil’ for role in opioid crisis.
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US opioid crisis: An epidemic growing within a pandemic
Legal opioid OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has acknowledged its role in the opioid epidemic, paid $634m in fines and pleaded guilty to contributing to thousands of opioid deaths
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Yemen: Humanitarian efforts on brink of collapse
Yemen’s healthcare system has collapsed.
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US charges former Mexican minister with drug trafficking
Ex-defence chief Salvador Cienfuegos, who was arrested in Los Angeles, used his power to protect a drug cartel, according to a US indictment.
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Tensions as suspects in S Africa farm murder case appear in court
Tense scenes outside a court in South Africa at hearing for two Black men charged with killing a white farmer.
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Black man falls to death after Ottawa police carry out no-knock raid
The family of a Black Ottawa man who fell to his death on Wednesday after police burst into his family's apartment with no warning to carry out a search warrant speaks out. A judge had criticized Ottawa police's overuse of this no-knock...
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'Confusion' a side-effect of steroid taken by Trump for COVID-19 treatment, expert says
U.S. President Donald Trump has taken various drugs, including the steroid dexamethasone, which respirologist Dr. Samir Gupta says can lead to various neurocognitive side effects such as confusion and agitation.
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Trump given COVID-19 treatments for varying degrees of illness
U.S. President Donald Trump has received 3 different treatments for COVID-19, which are separately designed to treat patients with mild, moderate and severe symptoms.
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Merck Tests Vaccine Delivery via Drone in North Carolina
Merck, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, is teaming up with drone startup Volansi to test cutting-edge vaccine delivery. Hannan Parvizian, Founder and CEO of Volansi, joined Cheddar to discuss.
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Government aware of racism allegations at Joliette hospital before Joyce Echaquan’s death
The Quebec government was made aware of allegations of racism against Indigenous people at the Joliette Hospital long before Joyce Echaquan recorded racist comments from staff before her death.