Officials warned that chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis are treatable, but they can lead to serious health complications if left untreated
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Posted inPolitics & Policy
Ottawa police arrest suspect after 4 children, 2 adults found dead
Police discovered the bodies of four children, their 35-year-old mother and a 40-year-old man, a family ‘acquaintance’ also living there
Posted inSecurity
Sweden joins NATO, ending non-alignment, in Ukraine war shadow
There is ‘no clearer example than today of the strategic debacle that Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has become for Russia:’ Antony Blinken
Posted inHealth
Few women know alcohol linked to breast cancer: WHO
Alcohol consumption affects levels of estrogen, which plays a significant role in the development and progression of many breast cancers
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Ottawa settles with one of ‘two Michaels’ in China spy row
Michael Spavor was a businessman with connections to high-ranking members of the North Korean government when he was arrested by China
Posted inTech
AI tools generate sexist content, warns UN
Men were portrayed in high-status jobs such as teachers, lawyers and doctors; women were frequently prostitutes, cooks or domestic servants
Posted inFamily
Ireland votes in family, gender equality referendums
The amendments would expand the definition of family and replace old-fashioned language around the role of ‘women in the home’
Posted inFamily
Hard to enforce: Chile’s law against abuse-fueled suicides
“Femicidal suicide” — where a woman takes her life after suffering gender-based violence — is a new crime in some countries
Posted inConsumer
Canada central bank holds key lending rate at 5%
The bank ‘is still concerned about risks to the outlook for inflation, particularly the persistence in underlying inflation’
Posted inHealth
Navigating the ethical quandaries of MAID
MAID raises ethical quandaries as the line between alleviating suffering and hastening death becomes dangerously blurred