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    Experimental treatment using viruses helps woman avoid amputation

    An Ottawa-area woman suffering from an antibiotic-resistant infection was looking at a major amputation but her doctor enrolled her in a first-in-Canada clinical trial to use viruses — known as phages — that eliminated the harmful bacteria.

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    Indigenous women's rights group accused of betraying its mission

    The non-profit Native Women's Association of Canada has laid off roughly half of its workforce as it makes plans to build for-profit businesses, which critics say betrays its mission of promoting the well-being of Indigenous women.

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    Conservative premiers bring war against the carbon tax to Parliament Hill

    Conservative premiers Danielle Smith, Blaine Higgs and Scott Moe brought their battle against the federal carbon pricing regime to a Parliament committee in Ottawa. Alberta's Smith called the tax immoral, ideological and reckless. The Liberals accuse them of misleading Canadians.

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    Boy orphaned in Gaza hopes to reunite with family in Canada

    WARNING: This story contains distressing images | A Palestinian boy in Gaza who was orphaned and severely injured in an Israeli airstrike is now being transferred to a hospital in Egypt. Out of the warzone, he hopes to find his family in Canada, but obstacles remain for him and many others in similar situations.

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    Crews work to clear Baltimore bridge wreckage

    Crews are working to clear the mass of wreckage from the Baltimore bridge collapse, after it was deemed too dangerous to continue searching for the four workers who are still missing and presumed dead.

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    Foreign interference inquiry: Chief Canada elections officer testifies

    In Ottawa, the public inquiry into foreign interference heard from Stéphane Perrault, Canada's chief electoral officer, who says there are not many rules that govern how political parties select candidates in individual ridings. David Akin looks at how the inquiry heard of at least one case where foreign actors took advantage of that lack of oversight.

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    Why 4 Ontario school boards are suing 3 social media giants

    Four Ontario school boards have launched lawsuits against Meta, TikTok, and Snapchat over allegations their platforms are negligently designed for compulsive use, and have rewired the way children think, behave, and learn. Abigail Bimman reports on how much money the school boards are seeking; how many hours a day kids and teens are logged onto social media; and how the tech companies are responding.

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