2015-11-08 Canada English More Top Stories

CBC.ca   

The dead parrot that was the Keystone XL pipeline and why Obama killed it   
CBC.ca
About six years ago, when nobody was talking about Keystone XL, I asked a Washington oil-and-gas lobbyist who was close to the Obama administration whether this pipeline was going to be a problem. "Nope," was the reply. "Just a question of going ...

2015-11-08 Canada English Health

National Post   

Ontario to make referrals for sex-reassignment surgery easier as wait list ...   
National Post
With almost 1,200 people on a wait list just for a referral, Ontario plans to dramatically expand the referral process for sex reassignment surgery for trans persons. Matthew Sherwood for National PostActivist Susan Gapka, seen above in a 2011 file ...
More Ontario docs to give sex reassignment referrals   Toronto Sun
Ontario expands access to sex reassignment   Hamilton Spectator
Ontario to expand medical referrals for sex reassignment surgery   CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

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CBC.ca   

Disabled boy suffers 2nd-degree burns after coffee spill at St-Jérôme school   
CBC.ca
A family wants more answers from school authorities after their 10-year-old son – who uses a wheelchair and has serious developmental delays – was severely scalded by hot coffee at his school in St-Jérôme, Que. Follow CBC Montreal on Facebook.
Parents of burned disabled boy still seeking answers from school   Montreal Gazette
Disabled boy needs skin grafts after being burned by coffee in classroom   CTV News

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Montreal Gazette   

St. Mary's Hospital to gradually ramp up surgeries after sterilization breakdown   
Montreal Gazette
A faulty “washer-disinfector” was behind a major problem with the sterilization of surgical instruments at St. Mary's Hospital since last week, prompting the cancellation of hundreds of elective and urgent surgeries. Hospital officials declared on ...
Surgeries returning to a normal pace at St. Mary's Hospital Centre   Canada NewsWire (press release)
Surgeries resuming at St. Mary's after sterilization issue   CJAD

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CBC.ca   

Bike helmet laws have little effect reducing head injuries, says UBC study   
CBC.ca
The long-held assumption that helmet legislation helps lower the rate of head injuries to cyclists is being challenged by a new report from the University of British Columbia. The study published last week in BMJ Open [British Medical Journal] compared ...
Bike 'helmet laws didn't help at all': prof   24 Hours Vancouver
Bike helmet laws 'do not prevent head injuries'   Telegraph.co.uk

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Toronto Sun   

TV ads offering toys may drive family visits to fast food restaurants   
Toronto Sun
The more U.S. children watch television commercials for fast food restaurants, the more often their families eat at those restaurants, according to a small study. Children's requests to go to the fast food chains drove how often families ate there, and ...
Screen time linked to weaker bones in teen boys - Women's Health - C-Health   C-Health

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FemaleFirst.co.uk   

What do ladies think about a man with a mo?   
FemaleFirst.co.uk
With Movember in full swing, Match.com was interested to find out what women really think of a moustache on a man. 73% of ladies find facial hair attractive on a potential date, however only 25% would date someone with a moustache. If men insist on a ...

2015-11-08 Canada English Science

Toronto Star   

Environment Canada says sewage dump risks to St. Lawrence River limited if ...   
Toronto Star
MONTREAL—Environment Canada has announced that risks to the St. Lawrence River ecosystem can be limited if Montreal conducts its massive sewage dump before the winter months and monitors the discharge properly. The federal agency made the ...

2015-11-08 Canada English Sports

Toronto Star   

Bowman left his mark on 2015 HOF class   
TSN
Poll: Do you think Babcock and Quenneville will be able to lead Canada to World Cup gold? TSN.ca · Getzlaf lifts Ducks over Blue Jackets in return. tsn.ca · Kessel breaks tie to lead Pens over Oilers. tsn.ca ...

2015-11-08 Canada English Entertainment

Vancouver Sun   

Hello Hedley: Quartet flies Cascadia flag high, embraces change on new album   
Vancouver Sun
PODCAST: LISTEN TO JACOB HOGGARD AND DAVE ROSIN'S CONVERSATION WITH FRANCOIS MARCHAND. ====== Considering how much time the guys in Hedley spend in Toronto, you would think the B.C.-bred group would have temptations about ...

2015-11-08 Canada English Technology

CTV News   

Priv, BlackBerry's first Android device, goes on sale   
CTV News
TORONTO -- With BlackBerry's latest smartphone now on store shelves, the question turns to whether consumers will be convinced to carry it in their pockets. The Waterloo, Ont.-based technology company is reaching for mainstream audiences for the first ...

2015-11-08 Canada English Business

CBC.ca   

The dead parrot that was the Keystone XL pipeline and why Obama killed it   
CBC.ca
About six years ago, when nobody was talking about Keystone XL, I asked a Washington oil-and-gas lobbyist who was close to the Obama administration whether this pipeline was going to be a problem. "Nope," was the reply. "Just a question of going ...