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Interest rate hikes pushed a B.C. couple ' s mortgage payments up $2,700 a month
When Sarah Dueck and her husband bought a new house in Langley, B.C., two years ago, interest rates were low. They had little doubt they could pay off their variable-rate mortgage. "All the messaging from the Bank of Canada was that, you know, interest rates would be low for a while and that…#sarahdueck #langley #bankofcanada #mattgalloway #dueck #ontario #randallbartlett #desjardinsgroup #canadians
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
2 Women Passengers Kicked Off Air Canada Flight For Refusing To Sit In Vomit-Covered Seats
Two passengers on an Air Canada flight were escorted off after they refused to sit in poorly cleaned seats that had been covered in vomit. The women passengers were flying to Vienna via Montreal. A fellow passenger, Susan Benson shared the incident in a now-viral Facebook post. The incident…#aircanada #vienna #montreal #susanbenson #lasvegas #msbenson #airfrance #habibbattah #twitter
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The share of U.S. drug overdose deaths caused by fake prescription pills is growing
The share of overdose deaths involving counterfeit pills doubled between 2019 and 2021, according to the CDC. Victims were often younger, Hispanic and had misused prescription drugs in the past.(Image credit: AP)
Source: NPR Health and Science - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Joe Hernandez Source Type: news
96 lab-confirmed cases linked to E. coli at Calgary daycares, 22 kids in hospital: AHS
There are now 96 lab-confirmed cases linked to the current E. coli outbreak in Calgary daycare centres, the AHS confirmed in a press conference Wednesday.
Source: CBC | Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
35 years ago, a judge said marijuana did not belong in Schedule I. HHS finally agrees
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last week recommended that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) move marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, the law's most restrictive category, to Schedule III, which includes prescription drugs such as anabolic steroids…#hhs #dea #scheduleiii #tylenol #francisyoung #schedulei #mdma #johnlawn #scheduleiyoung #norml
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Amid Accelerating Inflation in Slowing Economy, Bank of Canada Holds Rate at 5.0%, with Bias to Tighten Further. QT Continues
BoC already shed 50% of its QE assets. And the shedding continues. The Bank of Canada left its policy rates unchanged at its meeting today after two consecutive rate hikes following its spring “pause”: And it inserted a clear bias for further tightening: It “remains concerned about the persistence…#qe #bankofcanada #boc #governingcouncil #governmentofcanada #goc #canadatreasury #qt
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Homeowners with mortgages to get short-term relief, but future Bank of Canada rate hikes a ‘looming’ fear
Borrowers will get some relief after the Bank of Canada kept its key lending rate steady on Wednesday, but the housing market is not expected to rebound as quickly as it did in the spring as the central bank left the door open for further interest rate hikes. In announcing that its benchmark…#bankofcanada #tuliparubets #mortgagescout #bankofmontreal #torontodominionbank #realtors #bankofcanadas #jasonmercer #robertkavcic
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dominion Energy Sells 3 Gas Distribution Firms to Enbridge for $14 Billion
said it has sold its three natural gas distribution companies to Canada-based pipeline operator Enbridge (ENB) for $14 billion, including $4.6 billion in debt. The deal creates the largest natural gas utility franchise in North America. Dominion on Tuesday said the three firms, East Ohio Gas Co.,…#enbridge #enb #dominion #eastohiogasco #publicserviceco #northcarolina #questargasco #wexproco #ohio #utah
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Real estate sector breathes sigh of relief after Bank of Canada holds interest rate at 5%
Canada’s slowing real estate sector has been granted something of a reprieve by the Bank of Canada, after the central bank chose to hold its policy interest rate at five per cent after casting a chill over the housing market with two consecutive rate hikes to start the summer. We apologize, but…#bankofcanada #robertmclister #bankofcanadas #priteshparekh #adildinani #royallepagewest #alexleduc #perch #leduc #newcanadian
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Air Canada deboards flyer for saying no to ' vomit-covered seat ' : Report
NEW DELHI: Two passengers on board an Air Canada flight were escorted off the plane due to their refusal to occupy seats that were "wet and soiled with vomit", the USA Today has reported.Susan Benson , who was seated in close proximity to the affected area, took to Facebook to share the incident,…#aircanada #usatoday #susanbenson #benson #seattle #montreal
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cannabis-linked car crashes spike 500 PERCENT when you legalize weed, 'concerning' study suggests
Marijuana legalization has led to a nearly 500 percent increase in car crash injuries in just 13 years, a new study out of Canada suggests. upticks were sharpest in the years following legalization.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Burned Out at Work? Find Someone to Split Your Job 50-50 With You
Anybody who has ever been burned out at work and wished for a few days to breathe without using precious vacation days may be interested in the solution employed by Sarah Hammer and Mimi Su.
The two, senior marketing directors at the consumer giant Unilever, share one job. One works for an intense week in their current role, at Unilever’s Pepsi Lipton Partnership, and then, when Wednesday comes around, she hands off responsibilities to the other for the next week.
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This job sharing allows each woman to pursue ambitious career goals while still having time to sp...
Source: TIME: Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alana Semuels Tags: Uncategorized Economy Source Type: news
FDA ’s ‘Bad Ad’ Program Encourages HCPs to Report False or Misleading Prescription Drug Promotion
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - September 6, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
The Northern Hemisphere Just Lived Through Its Hottest Summer Ever Recorded
(GENEVA) — Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
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Last month was not only the hottest August scientists ever recorded by far with modern equipment, it was also the second hottest month measured, behind only July 2023, WMO and the European climate service Copernicus announced Wednesday.
August was about 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than pre-industrial averages. That is the t...
Source: TIME: Science - September 6, 2023 Category: Science Authors: JAMEY KEATEN and SETH BORENSTEIN / AP Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Use of hypnotic-sedative medication and risk of falls and fractures in adults: a self-controlled case series study - Rozing MP, Wium-Andersen MK, Wium-Andersen IK, J ørgensen TSH, Jørgensen MB, Osler M.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the risk of falls and fractures in users of benzodiazepines, Z-drugs, or melatonin. METHODS: We followed 699,335 adults with a purchase of benzodiazepines, Z-drugs, or melatonin in the Danish National Prescription Registry be...
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
