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In 2009, there were only 144 reported human cases of Lyme disease in Canada. According to the most recent Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) data , there were 5,809 reported cases in 2024, and the preliminary number of cases for 2025 is 7,105. There’s no denying Lyme disease is on the rise. Caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and spread through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks, the disease can cause fatigue, rash, fever, chills and muscle aches, among other symptoms . If left untreated, the infection can spread to joints, the heart and the nervous system. Previously...
August 14, 2026 - 07:00 | Ellie Hutchings | National Post
Curtis Geiger purchased a Calgary Stampede Showband 50/50 lottery ticket last month but only checked it this week to discover he'd won $125,000 — except he didn't. The organization running the lottery says he missed the 48-hour window to collect his prize money.
August 14, 2026 - 07:00 | | CBC News - Canada
August 14, 2026 - 06:45 | Aaron Sousa | The Globe and Mail
Grainy videos hide more than they reveal. They smooth out the texture and contours of life in a single moment. We often look back on these relics as beautiful, simpler times. But it’s hard to grasp what life felt like for the protagonists in the frame. The anxiety and excitement. The stack of bills collecting on the counter or the sick grandparents out of view. The optimism or dread of whether a child’s life will be more promising than a parent’s. Last year, my father digitized the entire catalogue of our home videos that had piled up in basement boxes over the decades. My dad, being...
August 14, 2026 - 06:30 | Special to National Post | National Post
Good morning. Grifols is facing further scrutiny of its blood-plasma collection practices. More on that below, along with wild turkeys and optimistic Blue Jays.
August 14, 2026 - 06:17 | Sierra Bein | The Globe and Mail
August 14, 2026 - 06:00 | Patrick White | The Globe and Mail
