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AI tools and doctor shortage leading to rise in DIY diagnosis, Ontario docs say

AI tools and doctor shortage leading to rise in DIY diagnosis, Ontario docs say

TORONTO — The advent of AI and a lack of access to primary care are feeding a rising trend in people trying to diagnose and treat themselves online, doctors say.
Texas flood to create safety planning 'ripple effect' at Canadian camps: organizers

Texas flood to create safety planning 'ripple effect' at Canadian camps: organizers

EDMONTON — Canadian summer camp organizers say they expect a ripple effect of bolstered emergency plans and preparations after more than two dozen campers and counsellors were killed by severe flash floods in Texas.
Negative stories about Rogers Stadium are 'branding poison' for the sponsor, marketers say

Negative stories about Rogers Stadium are 'branding poison' for the sponsor, marketers say

TORONTO — As a marketing expert, Markus Giesler was aghast after hearing Coldplay frontman Chris Martin blast Toronto's brand new Rogers Stadium onstage.
National Ballet of Canada appoints UK theatre boss its new executive director

National Ballet of Canada appoints UK theatre boss its new executive director

TORONTO — The National Ballet of Canada has found a new executive director in U.K. theatre boss Charlotte Geeves.
Madeline Merlo, Sacha, and Dallas Smith lined up as 2025 CCMA Awards performers

Madeline Merlo, Sacha, and Dallas Smith lined up as 2025 CCMA Awards performers

TORONTO — Country singers Madeline Merlo, Dallas Smith and Tyler Joe Miller are among the performers set for this year's CCMA Awards.
Customers seeking deals gave Amazon's Prime Day and competing sales a solid start

Customers seeking deals gave Amazon's Prime Day and competing sales a solid start

NEW YORK (AP) — The first day of Amazon's Prime Day event and competing retail sales that kicked off on Tuesday drove solid online spending compared to a year earlier, according to two data sources.
What Trump's big tax law could mean for the youngest Americans

What Trump's big tax law could mean for the youngest Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The impact of the massive spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law on Independence Day is expected to filter down to infants and toddlers — a segment of the population that's particularly vulnerable to cuts to the federa
Vaccination rates among children in Maritimes are too low to stop spread of measles

Vaccination rates among children in Maritimes are too low to stop spread of measles

FREDERICTON — At least three out of the four Atlantic provinces have released data revealing their measles vaccination rates in children are below the 95 per cent threshold recommended by scientists to prevent the disease from spreading.
Senate committee advances Susan Monarez to be Trump's CDC director

Senate committee advances Susan Monarez to be Trump's CDC director

The U.S. Senate's health committee on Wednesday approved Susan Monarez to be President Donald Trump’s director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, taking her one step closer to confirmation.
Franck Sorbier fuses Andean splendor with Parisian pageantry on couture runway

Franck Sorbier fuses Andean splendor with Parisian pageantry on couture runway

PARIS (AP) — Franck Sorbier, the Paris couturier officially inducted into the haute couture fold in 2005, delivered a regal, Inca-inspired spectacle on Wednesday that fused theater and artistry with the cosmopolitan codes of couture.
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