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June 13, 2023

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Landmark Canadian Cases that Shaped Personal Injury Law

& Associates Common law, as opposed to statutes or laws created by the legislature, is the body of law in Canada that is developed through judicial decisions and precedents. Based on the Latin phrase...

June 8, 2023

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A Natural Death May be Preferable to CPR

’s attention when a nurse refused to perform CPR on an elderly woman in cardiac arrest, despite urgent pleas from a 911 dispatcher. The incident sparked controversy as it was revealed that the...

June 7, 2023

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Scientists can now pull Human DNA from the Air

, we unknowingly leave behind traces of ourselves through the shedding of DNA. Whether it’s in the form of sweat, saliva, blood, or skin cells, these microscopic fragments find their way into the...

May 30, 2023

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Ontario Court Reverses $249K Judgment Denying Worker’s LTD Benefits

$248,931 judgement against an employer who refused to pay long-term disability payments to a worker was overturned by the Ontario Court of Appeal due to the trial judge’s incorrect interpretation...

May 24, 2023

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Medical Wait Times Cost $3.6 Billion in Lost Wages Last Year

. In Canada, one measure of the impact of these wait times is the value of time lost while waiting for treatment. Valuing only the hours lost during the […]

May 17, 2023

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Expert Links Rise in Mortality Rates to COVID-19 Vaccines

, a former managing director for the equity portfolio of Black Rock and author of the book Cause Unknown: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021 & 2022, shared his insights on the lingering rise in...

April 27, 2023

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Ibuprofen Kills Thousands Every Year

“long-term high-dose use of painkillers such as ibuprofen or diclofenac is ‘equally hazardous’ in terms of heart attack risk as use of the drug Vioxx, which was withdrawn due to its potential...

March 23, 2023

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Marijuana-Related Psychosis Increases Dramatically

, drug legalization groups and the cannabis industry lobby for the legalization of marijuana.

March 9, 2023

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Charges for Driving While Impaired by Drugs Increase for the Fourth Year in a Row

0 from Western Standard According to an article published by Blacklock’s Reporter, the number of people caught high behind the wheel is up for the fourth year in a row. Stats Canada data also...

March 1, 2023

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One-third of Recent Cannabis Users reported Driving While High

% of Canadians who report having used cannabis in the previous year also reported having engaged in cannabis-impaired driving. 26% of Canadians who reported using cannabis at some point in their...