Canadian doctors urge caution on repurposing malaria medication to fight COVID-19 Canada part of a global study launched by the WHO to look into the use of chloroquine and other existing drugs
Canadian doctors urge caution on repurposing malaria medication to fight COVID-19 Canada part of a global study launched by the WHO to look into the use of chloroquine and other existing drugs
Amina Zafar · CBC News · Posted: Mar 24, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: March 24
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The drug, which treats malaria, has shown some ef.......
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10-03-2020
Veterans never saw the $105 million promised to them by Trudeau in 2019 Trudeau has shut down veterans’ calls for more funding in the past and has fought veterans in court.
Veterans never saw the $105 million promised to them by Trudeau in 2019 Trudeau has shut down veterans’ calls for more funding in the past and has fought veterans in court.
by True North Wire February 1, 2020
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Veterans did not see a penny of the $105 million promised to them by Justin Trudeau last year.
The sum remained.......
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OSI
04-03-2020
Ombudsman calls for national consultations, plan for supporting veterans
Ombudsman calls for national consultations, plan for supporting veterans
The Canadian Press Lee Berthiaume February 21, 2020 1:53 PM EST Last Updated February 21, 2020 4:23 PM EST
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Lt.-Col. Craig Dalton, chief of staff for Task Force Kandahar, tells reporters that Canada has given command of Kandahar city to the U.S., Thur.......
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Bureaucracy
04-03-2020
'We deserve better': Veteran shares frustration over claim application backlog
'We deserve better': Veteran shares frustration over claim application backlog Veterans waiting too long for benefits and aid
A major back log within Veteran Affairs is affecting benefits and aid for thousand of former service members. CTV's Jeremie Charron has more
Videojournalist/Producer Jeremie Charron @JCharron Published Friday, February 2.......
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OSI
04-03-2020
Veterans Affairs taking a harder line on therapy for families of former soldiers, ombudsman says
Veterans Affairs taking a harder line on therapy for families of former soldiers, ombudsman says Veterans Ombudsman Craig Dalton says the shift in approach caught him off guard
Murray Brewster · CBC News · Posted: Feb 23, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 23
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Lt.-Col. Craig Dalton, as chief of staff for Task Force Ka.......
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04-03-2020
Collateral damage: Families of soldiers with PTSD struggle after Veterans Affairs counselling cut
Collateral damage: Families of soldiers with PTSD struggle after Veterans Affairs counselling cut 'The department is disconnected from ... what goes on in injured veterans' households,' says one spouse
Murray Brewster · CBC News · Posted: Feb 28, 2020 4:59 PM ET | Last Updated: March 3
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Shane Jones's combat tour in Afghan.......
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DU/Metals/Chem
03-02-2020
More veterans are getting cancer, and some suspect it's due to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan (US)
More veterans are getting cancer, and some suspect it's due to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan
Lisa Gutierrez, The Kansas City Star November 01, 2019 at 07:21 PM
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Lloyd Blair joined the Marine Corps as an 18-year-old itching for a fight after hijacked planes rocketed into the World Trade Center towers and set the world on.......
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Agent Orange/Purple
27-01-2020
More veterans are getting cancer, and some suspect it's due to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan
More veterans are getting cancer, and some suspect it's due to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan
Lisa Gutierrez, The Kansas City Star November 01, 2019 at 07:21 PM
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Lloyd Blair joined the Marine Corps as an 18-year-old itching for a fight after hijacked planes rocketed into the World Trade Center towers and set the world on.......
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DU/Metals/Chem
08-01-2020
Results of scientific inquiry into malaria drugs used by US troops expected in March 2020
Results of scientific inquiry into malaria drugs used by US troops expected in March 2020
Patricia Kime December 26, 2019
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During the response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, troops were issued the medication malarone to prevent malaria. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is reviewing the sci.......
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Organisations-Vets
06-12-2019
Royal Canadian Legion shoots down bid to reveal details about executives’ salaries and travel 'Rather than have an open discussion about the finances and expenses required to support our executive, we have been denied that opportunity in a very arbitrary
Royal Canadian Legion shoots down bid to reveal details about executives’ salaries and travel 'Rather than have an open discussion about the finances and expenses required to support our executive, we have been denied that opportunity in a very arbitrary manner'
David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen February 25, 2016 2:41 PM EST Last Updated February 25, .......