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Public-health agency surveys the public on emergency contraception

November 12, 2015 at 3:42 pm

By Tyler Renaud BELLEVILLE – Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is in the midst of a campaign to raise awareness about emergency contraceptive use and availability. The agency is gathering information about the public’s[…]

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Ontario investing $13.5 million in after-school programming

November 10, 2015 at 3:38 pm

By William Proulx BELLEVILLE – The Ontario government announced Tuesday that the province will be investing $13.5 million in Ontario’s After School Program. The increased funding for the program intends[…]

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Ontario beating the silent killer with Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week

November 5, 2015 at 2:51 pm

By Jayvon Lake BELLEVILLE – Ontario is running an awareness campaign about carbon monoxide, also known as the silent killer. The first week of November is Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week.[…]

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Belleville committee green-lights planning for pot

November 5, 2015 at 11:23 am

By Nikolai Karpinski BELLEVILLE – Expected changes to federal marijuana laws have city planners and business owners talking about where and how the drug could be sold. Getting a head start[…]

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Belleville ordered to create action plan on coal-tar pollution

November 4, 2015 at 2:51 pm

By Dylan O’Hagan BELLEVILLE – Coal tar from a long gone coal-gas plant is contaminating Belleville near St. Paul Street and the city has been ordered to do something about[…]

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Trenton clothing outlet sponsors cancer fashion fundraiser

November 2, 2015 at 3:33 pm

By Nikolai Karpinski BELLEVILLE – Cancer patients and survivors will be strutting their stuff on the catwalk Thursday. A clothing store in Trenton called Off the Hook will be sponsoring a[…]

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Clocks fall back at the end of Daylight Saving Time

October 30, 2015 at 11:24 am

By Brock Ormond BELLEVILLE – It’s that time of year again – the end of Daylight Saving Time, that is. That means that as of 2 a.m. this Sunday, people across[…]

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Link between processed meat and cancer being taken with a grain of salt

October 29, 2015 at 3:42 pm

By James Gaughan BELLEVILLE – On Monday, the World Health Organization announced that processed and red meats can cause cancer. The WHO says that foods such as bacon, sausage and[…]

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Check your homes for radon gas, experts say

October 29, 2015 at 2:24 pm

By Courtney Bell BELLEVILLE – The local offices of the Canadian Cancer Society and the Lung Association are trying to spread the word about the harmful affects of radon gas.[…]

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Reaction to report on the dangers of red and processed meat

October 29, 2015 at 1:58 pm

By Ashley Clark and Selena Steele-Clough BELLEVILLE – The World Health Organization announced Monday that red and processed meats pose a cancer risk. The organization has put these meats in the same health-risk category[…]

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