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CANADA: Researchers test groundbreaking approach to treating Parkinson's disease

CANADA: Researchers test groundbreaking approach to treating Parkinson's disease

Experimental method involves targeted ultrasound, used to open the blood-brain barrier and deliver therapeutics to specific regions of the brain without cutting or drilling
ONTARIO: No 'marriage tax' despite suggestions to the contrary, government says

ONTARIO: No 'marriage tax' despite suggestions to the contrary, government says

Ontario data indicate relatively few people elect to legally change their name after marriage
CANADA: Federal government unveils rules for $750-million emissions reduction fund

CANADA: Federal government unveils rules for $750-million emissions reduction fund

Canada has committed to cutting methane emissions between 40 and 45 per cent by 2025, but current regulations are only expected to cut 29 per cent by then
CANADA: Federal election during the pandemic would be challenging but feasible, health official says

CANADA: Federal election during the pandemic would be challenging but feasible, health official says

Dr. Barbara Raymond, an executive medical adviser at the federal public health agency, told MPs Thursday that two federal byelections in Toronto and recent provincial elections provided valuable experience that would help Elections Canada overcome challenges
COVID-19: Ontario seems to be moving away from worst-case scenario in 2nd wave, officials say

COVID-19: Ontario seems to be moving away from worst-case scenario in 2nd wave, officials say

Earlier today, Premier Doug Ford stressed the need for a "surgical approach" to the pandemic
COVID-19: Canada's ban on big cruise ships extended until February

COVID-19: Canada's ban on big cruise ships extended until February

Canada banned cruise ships with overnight accommodation for at least 500 passengers in mid-March
CANADA: Conversion therapy ban gets approval in principle, exposes Conservative divisions

CANADA: Conversion therapy ban gets approval in principle, exposes Conservative divisions

The bill, which passed 308-7, would criminalize the act of forcing people to undergo therapy to alter their sexual orientation, gender identity
COVID-19: Death rates higher in neighbourhoods with more visible minorities, StatCan says

COVID-19: Death rates higher in neighbourhoods with more visible minorities, StatCan says

Visible minorities more likely to live and work in places that put them at more risk, study shows
CANADA: Report raises 'serious concerns' about progress on prison isolation units, minister says

CANADA: Report raises 'serious concerns' about progress on prison isolation units, minister says

Units were implemented in response to criticisms of solitary confinement, allowing inmates who require isolation better access to programming and mental-health care
CANADA: Innovation minister defends 'superclusters' following critical report

CANADA: Innovation minister defends 'superclusters' following critical report

Navdeep Bains says Canada's superclusters, which fuse public and private money to promote innovation, are succeeding in commercializing ideas and creating middle-class jobs