CanadaAug 19, 2025
Health Canada approves Ozempic to reduce kidney deterioration in people with diabetes
Health Canada has approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of further kidney decline among patients with Type 2 diabetes.
Between 30 and 50 per cent of people with Type 2 diabetes develop some form of chronic kidney disease.
An international clinical trial, called FLOW, showed the risk of kidneys significantly deteriorating or failing was 24 per cent lower in patients taking Ozempic compared to those taking a placebo injection.
The patients taking the drug were also less likely to die from cardiovascular disease another condition that affects many patients with diabetes.
The study, funded by Ozempi
EnglishAug 19, 2025
Fiery head-on crash on Highway 1 kills two near Lytton, B.C.
A fiery head-on crash on Highway 1 in the British Columbia Interior has left two people dead.
Lytton RCMP say the crash happened on Aug. 14 just before 5 p.m., when police began receiving calls from the collision site near Spences Bridge.
Police say officers arrived to find that a southbound SUV likely crossed over the centre line of the highway and collided with a northbound pickup truck.
Mounties say in a statement that the crash left both vehicles "engulfed in flames."
Emergency responders say three occupants of the SUV and the driver of the pickup were all taken to hospital, and two dogs a
CanadaAug 19, 2025
Inflation cools to 1.7% in July thanks to lower gas prices: StatCan
Inflation cooled in July thanks largely to relief at the gas pumps, but Statistics Canada said grocery and shelter costs were accelerating last month.
The annual rate of inflation fell to 1.7 per cent in July, the agency said Tuesday, down from 1.9 per cent in June. The reading was a tenth of a percentage point below most economists' expectations.
A 16.1 per cent decline year-over-year in gas prices tied mainly to the removal of the consumer carbon price earlier this year fuelled the drop.
Gas prices were also down 0.7 per cent on a monthly basis. Statistics Canada pointed to increased product
CanadaAug 19, 2025
Poilievre's byelection win sets the table for his return to Parliament this fall
After a summer of rodeos, dinosaurs and door-knocking, Pierre Poilievre is now officially heading back to Ottawa as a Conservative member of Parliament for Alberta.
The Tory leader will represent the sprawling rural riding of Battle River—Crowfoot, in the province's eastern region, after winning a byelection on Monday.
"Getting to know the people in this region has been the privilege of my life," Poilievre told a crowd at a victory party in Camrose, Alta., on Monday night. "In fact, I've had a hell of a lot of fun."
Poilievre spent weeks this summer meeting constituents, attending events and
CanadaAug 19, 2025
Flight attendants union says tentative deal reached to end Air Canada strike
Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants have reached a tentative deal to end a strike that began on Saturday morning.
The airline says it will gradually begin operations today.
The two sides met through the night with a federal mediator before reaching a tentative agreement that will be brought to members of the Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
The union also says it must advise that members must "fully co-operate with resumption of operations."
The federal government intervened in the strike on Saturday morning, invoking Section 107 of the La
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