Montreal man with ALS shares story as awareness month highlights progress, hope – Montreal

June marks ALS Awareness Month in Canada, a time when advocates are reminding the public that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis remains an incurable, fatal neurodegenerative disease, 87 years after baseball legend Lou Gehrig’s diagnosis brought it global attention. For one Montreal man living with ALS for more than a decade, the month is also an opportunity…

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$80M in Regina hailstorm damage highlights growing cost of intense weather

Just 10 days after a powerful hailstorm pummeled Regina, Saskatchewan’s public insurer says claims continue to pour in, with preliminary damage estimates already approaching $80 million. Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) says more than 10,000 auto-claims and 800 property claims have been filed since the June 9 storm, which battered parts of the city with large…

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