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Publication Date: January 18, 2026 - 04:00
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Doctors can now perform robotic procedures from afar. What that means for rural Canadians
January 18, 2026
Even from a few kilometres away, Dr. Vitor Mendes Pereira is able to perform a critical diagnostic procedure, thanks to an internet connection and a remote-controlled robot. It’s still early in its development, and the robot necessary is expensive, but Pereira says it could provide greater access to surgeries for patients who live in remote parts of the country.
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The investigation into last week's shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that claimed nine lives has moved into a new phase after police cleared the two crime scenes.
February 16, 2026 - 12:45 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
The Ontario Camps Association is pushing back against a campaign targeting it, its executive director, employees and over a dozen Jewish camps throughout Canada for supporting Israel.
In a
statement
issued Friday, the OCA board of directors said it will not tolerate “harassment, intimidation, antisemitism or discrimination.”
The board said the accusations against executive director Joy Levy, staff and several member camps within the province “draw directly on stereotyped libels and tropes related to Israel, Zionism and Jewish people — including ‘genocide’ and ‘colonizers,’...
February 16, 2026 - 12:44 | Kenn Oliver | National Post
Ontario post-secondary students say the province's new policy will leave students who are already struggling financially with more debt.
February 16, 2026 - 12:40 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
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