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New opioid use in older adults with COPD associated with increased risk of death. When St. Michael’s Hospital scientists looked specifically at more potent opioids, they found the risk for respiratory-related death was five times higher for new opioid users compared to non-opioid users. The study, published today in the European Respiratory Journal, raises safety concerns about new opioid use ... Read More »

Celebrity bounty hunter Duane “Dog” Chapman’s bail bonds company owes the state $35,500 for forfeited bonds, the state attorney general said. Attorney General Doug Chin said in a press release Wednesday that his office has filed petitions to enforce judgments against Da Kine Bail Bonds and Safety National Casualty Corporation “for forfeited bail bonds those companies failed to pay” to ... Read More »

Pokémon Go launched to incredible fanfare this month. The numbers are blowing up and Nintendo is cool again. Pokémon Go, a smartphone version of the popular late 1990s video and trading card game, has become an omnipresent phenomenon since its release last week. To put it in perspective: The game will soon have more Android phone users than Twitter, and ... Read More »

A new tentative deal between the provincial government and Ontario doctors has local physicians hoping for fewer restrictions going forward. Queen’s Park has reached a tentative four-year deal with Ontario’s doctors, including annual increases to the physician services budget. A statement announcing the deal with the Ontario Medical Association doesn’t include the amount of the increases. Read More »

A newly released affidavit shows the reason police say they shot a 37-yearold, black man dead in Baton Rouge last week. Officers were justified in their shooting of Alton Sterling during a confrontation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, according to a police report on the incident. That shooting resulted in Sterling’s death, which alongside the police-involved shooting of Philando Castile near ... Read More »

New study from McMaster University shows lifting lighter weights many times is as efficient as lifting heavy weights fewer times.. Professor Stuart Phillips, lead author of the study said: ‘Fatigue is the great equalizer here. ‘Lift to the point of exhaustion and it doesn’t matter whether the weights are heavy or light.’ The new findings are the latest from a ... Read More »

It’s fitting that Pokemon’s most significant evolutionary leap in its 20-year history is on a mobile platform, which mirrors its humble origins on the Game Boy. We’re going outside with Pokemon Go, catching Pokemon with friends, fighting over gyms, and making new friends along the way. “Pokémon GO” is an augmented reality game based on the venerable Pokémon video game ... Read More »

A Guelph man has had his vehicle pulled from the road after he was spotted driving without headlights after dark on Monday night. Guelph Police have charged a man following a bizarre incident in the city last night. Just before 10:30, Police say they noticed what appeared to be a bicycle light moving northbound along Gordon Street in the Springfield ... Read More »

While she’s in Australia, Taylor Swift has been spending some quality time with kids at a local hospital. Taylor Swift helped brighten up young cancer patients’ day at Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital. The “Blank Space” singer made a surprise visit to the children’s hospital in Brisbane while she was down under with her new boyfriend Tom Hiddleston. Read More »

Microsoft’s HoloLens is about to rack up some serious frequent flier miles on Japan Airlines. “Microsoft HoloLens is the first fully untethered holographic computer powered by Windows 10. It uses mixed reality, blending 3D holographic content into the physical world, allowing users to interact with both digital content and the world around them. HoloLens is completely self-contained. There are no ... Read More »

Canadians are figuring out how to gain access to the latest video game craze, even though it is not supposed to be available here yet. They are gaining access to Pokemon Go with tech workarounds. The smartphone game sends players into the real world to search for mythical digital pocket monsters known as Pokemon, who appear onscreen when users hold ... Read More »