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Study finds high risk of injury or death in motorcycle-deer collisions
By Eric Freedman
Motorcycles and deer don’t mix. And motorcyclists are especially vulnerable to injury or death when they do, according to a recent study of a decade’s worth of crashes in Michigan.
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Ontario Health Coalition protests in Owen Sound, Kincardine Saturday
Owen Sound’s city hall will be the setting for an Ontario Health Coalition protest on Saturday. The local Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) contingent will gather at the municipal office (808 2nd Ave. E.) at 11 a.m. on Sept. 27 to protest the Ford government’s move to privatize healthcare, according to OHC executive director Natalie Mehra. […]
Flesherton mishap leaves worker with life-threatening injury
A 20-year-old from Mount Forest suffered a life-threatening injury after falling about six metres at a worksite in Flesherton Monday about 2:35 p.m. The person was taken to a local hospital, then on to a trauma centre by air ambulance, a Grey Bruce OPP news release said. Police, firefighters and paramedics responded. No other details […]
AMGH boosts breast cancer screening accessibility
GODERICH – Alexandra Marine and General Hospital is expanding access to mammogram appointments in response to the growing number of individuals newly eligible for breast cancer screening under recent provincial policy changes. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, emphasizing the importance of early detection. A recent press release from the hospital states that regular mammograms […]
Grey Bruce Spiritual Care Council to refocus on community care
Spiritual-care counsellors could respond to a community crisis, support people with chronic illnesses, or have mental health struggles.