At this point, many of us are aware of the significance of 4-20 (April 20), the day cannabis enthusiasts celebrate their drug of choice. Why that day? Nobody can remember for sure, but the most common explanation is that it comes from a reference to the after-school toking hour for teens — 4:20. Fewer people, […]
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Coming 4/20 to Digital: http://www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com/tmc/ In Canada at least, “4-20” doesn’t have the same levels of meaning it used to. April 20, the day cannabis enthusiasts celebrate their drug of choice, used to be as much (or more) about cannabis activism as it was about a collective toke party. These days, with everything from flower […]
Scrolling through social media for COVID-19 updates has become a precarious activity for some Canadians, with news of the worsening pandemic becoming harder to escape. More than a year into the COVID-19 crisis, many are wondering: How much more bad news can we take? Those addressing the public have wondered the same thing. While public […]
Researchers are sending out thousands of free HIV self-test kits as part of a study to help gay men and queer people overcome barriers to getting screened. The Community-Based Research Centre says longstanding issues such as stigma and lack of access to testing have become even more pronounced during the COVID-19 crisis, which has shuttered […]
The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care is recommending that routine screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea be extended to sexually active people under age 30. The new guidelines published in the Canadian Medical Journal on Tuesday expand the current practice of annually testing patients up to age 25. The authors say the recommendation reflects […]
Several provinces are lowering their minimum age requirement for the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, allowing those 40 and older to receive the jab as unruly spread of COVID-19 continues in their jurisdictions. Ontario, Quebec Manitoba and Alberta are decreasing the age range from the recommended 55+ that the National Advisory Committee on Immunization set last month. The […]
Canadian researchers say children may be less infectious than adults with the COVID-19 virus, suggesting daycares, schools and extracurricular activities could continue with appropriate precautions in place. Lead investigator Dr. Jared Bullard, an associate professor of pediatrics and infectious diseases at the University of Manitoba, says the findings suggest child care workers, teachers and support […]
Pandemic-fuelled frustration has some teens expressing anger in unhealthy ways after a year of missed social connections that would typically help them mature and regulate their emotions, says a psychiatrist calling for more education on coping skills as part of the school curriculum. Dr. Shimi Kaur Kang said that while anger is a normal reaction […]
Ontario’s alcohol and gaming regulator says it has suspended the liquor licence of a Kemptville, Ont., restaurant after an anti-mask event was held on the premises during the province’s third COVID-19 lockdown. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario says it has issued an interim suspension to the South Branch Bistro for “reasons of public […]
TORONTO – Timothy Sauve was brushing his teeth one morning in December when he was hit by a dizzy spell that knocked him off his feet. The 61-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., didn’t expect that to be the first sign of a COVID-19 infection. But within days he had developed a fever, experienced breathlessness in his […]