Sickle cell disease is when red blood cells, which are normally round, are instead crescent shaped. The disease can have numerous symptoms including abnormal breakdown of red blood cells, delayed development, inflamed fingers or toes, shortness of breath, jaundice and extreme pain. More than 100,000 people suffer from the disease in the United States, with […]
The University of British Columbia, with the input of the Federal Government and a number of private contributors, gave 50 homeless people $7,500 each to use as they please. For obvious reasons, the project excluded people with severe substance, alcohol use or mental health symptoms. It required participants to have been homeless for less than […]
by Lincoln DePradine The COVID-related societal lockdown of two years ago and accompanying government-mandated measures, such as mask-wearing, may have been lifted. But an African-Canadian biologicals specialist and pharmaceutical industry veteran is warning against complacency with the Coronavirus, which has killed more than 44,000 Canada. Worldwide, COVID-19 has infected 601 million people, and is responsible […]
Editorial The claim that privatizing medicare saves money is fraudulent One does not have to look too far to find out that the Ontario Government’s claim – that in order to fix the hospital crisis we need to integrate private clinics to help deliver health care – is fraudulent. This government has never given up […]
Since Quebec Premier Francois Legault announced that his government will either fine or impose a tax on those who refuse to be vaccinated, the idea has found favour with a number of editorialists and persons who want to prevent the unvaxxed from putting the rest of us in jeopardy by spreading the virus. So far […]
The federal government introduced a bill in the House of Commons last Tuesday that would repeal mandatory minimum penalties for drug offences and some gun-related crimes. It would allow a judge to exercise discretion in imposing sentences that relate to the facts of the case, including considerations of the individual’s experience with systemic racism and […]
Parents in southern Mexico say they are being threatened by a gang after their children’s nursery won 20m pesos ($950,000) in a lottery. The nursery has just over two dozen pupils and their parents were put in charge of administering the prize. Soon after their win was made public, they received threats from an […]
By Lincoln DePradine Grenadians in Toronto have responded to an appeal for COVID-related assistance for their Caribbean homeland, where the Coronavirus has killed more than 130 people in the past six weeks. Another 1,500 have been described as “active’’ positive cases and are in isolation. “This week, we’re shipping 14 skids of hand sanitizers and […]
Damage is everywhere including collapsed hospitals and churches Rescue work following the deadly earthquake which struck Haiti on Saturday has been hampered by heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Grace. Tens of thousands of people left homeless by the quake had to decide whether to brave the storm under flimsy tarpaulins or risk returning into […]
By Lincoln DePradine Black Canadians, who have been among those most severely impacted by the Coronavirus, are also facing limited access to COVID-19 vaccines or are hesitant at getting inoculated against the deadly virus. Community-serving agencies such as the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) and CAFCAN – a not-for-profit agency working with African-Canadian children, youth and […]
