Data obtained by CBC News reveals multiple people were left in life-threatening condition, hospitalized or requiring other medical intervention after donating plasma over the past decade. This comes in the wake of three previously reported deaths that all occurred in Manitoba. Two of the deaths happened at Grifols locations in October 2025 and January 2026….
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A developer has withdrawn its plans to build a two-megawatt artificial intelligence (AI) data centre in Armour Township, Ont., due to…
Medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legalized in Canada on June 17, 2016. Here’s a look at some notable numbers since that time. These numbers are current as of Dec. 31, 2024, which is the most recent data available from Health Canada. 76,475 — The number of people who received medical assistance in dying between…
A proposed pause on new power-hungry data centres in Hamilton cleared a hurdle on Tuesday, the latest step in a growing pushback to Canada’s buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure. A planning committee voted to send the proposed moratorium plan to Hamilton’s city council for a vote at a later date. The motion brought by Coun….
Quebec’s auto insurance board says fewer people died on the province’s roads last year but the number of people hurt in collisions grew. The board’s safety report says 371 people died on the road in 2025, eight fewer than in 2024. Traffic-related deaths per 100,000 residents also decreased slightly in 2025, to 4.1 from 4.2….
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. E-scooter-related injuries among children are on the rise, according to new data from B.C. Children’s Hospital, as the devices grow in…
The head of an Ontario company behind a Hamilton data centre proposal says the best way to address the environmental impact of such facilities is not to stop their development, but to build them better. “Done right, I think it’s a great opportunity for Hamilton,” Milfred Hammerbacher, CEO of s2e Technologies, told CBC Hamilton Tuesday. …
Tech firms and civil libertarians are sounding the alarm about “lawful access” legislation the Liberals seem hellbent on passing before summer. They warn that the backdoor it would create to access people’s encrypted internet communications puts us all at risk and makes it impossible for secure platforms to operate in Canada. Security officials say it’s…
The impacts of a data centre can vary greatly depending on the specifics of the particular project, speakers at a public meeting in Brooks told attendees this week. But with little more than a name — Newell Data Centre — known about a megaproject proposed near their community, many attendees left with unanswered questions. “Everybody understands…
New research suggests the rate of nicotine pouch use among young people in Canada has skyrocketed — with more than one third saying they’ve tried them. The data, gathered by the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, found that in 2022, 7.6 per cent of respondents had used a nicotine pouch. By 2026, that number had more…