Albert Wagner 
While most Canadians retire in their 60s, Dr. Peter Petrosoniak is approaching his 74th birthday, and continues to serve as a family physician for some 2,000 patients in Lindsay, Ont. He’d originally planned to retire at age 72 but put it off because he hasn’t been able to find any physicians willing to … Read more
Three days before the first national lockdown, in March 2020, the then deputy chief medical officer for England, Dr Jenny Harries, looked us all in the eye and denied that there were any national problems with supplying personal protective equipment (PPE). While admitting to “some differential deliveries in some areas”, the second most senior doctor … Read more
Thinking of putting your wet iPhone in rice? Don’t do it, Apple says. Putting a wet phone in uncooked rice has for years been a popular method to dry it out. It’s been recommended by bloggers and experts alike. But Apple recently addressed the belief that rice is the best remedy in … Read more
RAFAH, Gaza Strip – Israeli strikes killed at least 48 people in southern and central Gaza overnight, half of them women and children, health officials said Thursday, as European foreign ministers and UN agencies called for a cease-fire, with alarm rising over the worsening humanitarian crisis and potential starvation in the territory. Tensions … Read more
Two new but exceptionally rare Covid-19 vaccine side effects – a neurological disorder and inflammation of the spinal cord – have been detected by researchers in the largest vaccine safety study to date. The study of more than 99 million people from Australia, Argentina, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, New Zealand and Scotland also confirmed how … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine – Russian forces are probing Ukrainian defences for weak points in the country’s northeast, an official said Thursday, an area where analysts believe the Kremlin seeks to build on its recent success in taking a key city by mounting an ambitious four-pronged offensive to break through the front line. Russia overwhelmed … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels set a ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday as Israel intercepted what appeared to be another Houthi attack near the port city of Eilat, authorities said. The attacks come as the rebels escalate their assaults over Israel’s … Read more
Last winter, parents and health-care workers across Canada sounded the alarm over an apparent increase in the number of children hospitalized with respiratory infections. While parents said they were struggling to treat their children’s symptoms amid shortages of over-the-counter cough and cold medicine, doctors warned that pediatric admissions for respiratory illness were pushing … Read more
A man from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., who documented his travels across the U.S. on social media, is in jail in Los Angeles, Calif., and charged with murder, CTVNewsNorthernOntario.ca has confirmed. Jeff Primeau in front of white school bus camper. (Facebook) Jeffrey Gary Primeau was arrested by the L.A. Police Department West Bureau on Feb. … Read more
A young Barrie boy is riding the waves after his most recent encounter with one of the best players in the NHL today. Soon to be eight years old, Finnegan Sposito has formed a one-of-a-kind relationship with Toronto Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews. The two first met in 2019, cementing a bond that has lasted … Read more
