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Elizabeth Payne

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Canadian Health Coalition/Coalition canadienne de la santé @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Truth and reconciliation must include confronting the ongoing impacts of colonialism and racism in Canada’s health care system. We’re sharing this @cmadocs.bsky.social resource on Indigenous-led health care, health equity and reconciliation.
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What is Indigenous-led health care in Canada?
What is Indigenous-led health care in Canada? Rooted in traditional knowledge, Indigenous-led health care combines cultural healing practices with modern medicine. Learn how these approaches improve h...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
New in PN: Retire in peace "McConnell would never be allowed to drive a car, babysit young children, or file his own taxes. Why, then, should a cognitively incapacitated 82-year-old retain one of the most important positions of power within the national government?"
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Retire in peace
McConnell is the latest example of an incapacitated politician refusing to let go.
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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I haven't talked about covid-19 for a while and that's because the indicators remain low for Ontario. However, lab testing and hospital trend data show the numbers are starting to rise. I continue to encourage vaccinations for those in more vulnerable groups, including seniors like myself.
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Elizabeth Payne @egpayne.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Cleaned out my desk recently and found this coaster in a drawer, in case it has therapeutic value for anyone.
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Elizabeth Payne @egpayne.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
‘Lake Ontario is not suffering. It is a lake.’
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CNN @cnn.com · 09/09/2026
The jury foreperson in Lindsay Clancy’s triple-murder trial said in an exclusive interview with NBC10 Boston that a single male juror prevented the panel from acquitting the Massachusetts mother even though he “admitted he had reasonable doubt.”
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Lindsay Clancy juror says holdout ‘admitted he had reasonable doubt’ | CNN
The jury foreperson in Lindsay Clancy’s trial said in an interview with NBC10 Boston a single male juror prevented the panel from acquitting the Massachusetts mother.
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RexLibris @rexlibris.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Edmonton adopted a harsh policy of removing encampments a few years ago, while Calgary did not. A study of the first year following that shift found a five-fold increase in emergency amputations in Edmonton over previous years with no change in Calgary's rate.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Believe it or not, research shows that less speeding leads to fewer crashes www.iihs.org/news/detail/...
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Speed cameras reduce injury crashes in Maryland county, IIHS study shows
A speed-camera program in a large community near Washington, D.C., has led to long-term changes in driver behavior and substantial reductions in deaths and injuries.
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Elizabeth Payne @egpayne.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Scary
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Global News @globalnews.ca · 05/05/2026
"Some people on the ship were couples, they were sharing rooms, so that's quite intimate contact," said Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness. globalnews.ca/news/1183080...
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Hantavirus: Possible human transmission in cruise ship outbreak, WHO says - National | Globalnews.ca
A World Health Organization official said that the cruise stopped at several islands off the coast of Africa, some of which 'have a lot of rodents.'
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Charles Latimer @ch4rlie.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The implications of articles being written by A.I. and published by otherwise seemingly reputable sources are very serious. In this case the Deep Sea Mining industry is benefiting. Is it a mistake by A.I. noobs or is it done intentionally? @parismarx.com @doctorow.pluralistic.net
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ImmunizeCanada @immunizecanada.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Check out our Adult Immunization Record | Vaccines are not just for kids! | immunize.ca/sites/default/f... #TheTimeIsNow #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives #GetImmunized #adults #NIAW2026
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 24/04/2026
In my decades as a reporter, I did some things I was ashamed of to get a story. I had to schmooze some bosses I despised to keep my job. But I’m glad to say I never had to bear the sort of shame that will haunt those who attend the WHCA dinner tomorrow.
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
This makes me sad and furious - how can our vulnerable newborns have no access to care? This isn’t just in Ottawa - it’s all over 🇨🇦 “around 16 per cent of babies born in Ottawa do not have primary care” Article by @egpayne.bsky.social #Cdnpoli #healthcare ottawacitizen.com/news/queensw...
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Congratulations, you have a family doctor! Queensway Carleton Hospital pilot matches newborns with doctors
Since it began in January, the initiative has connected nearly 230 newborns to primary care.
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 20/03/2026
Ontario primary-care medical records system should be Canadian-made, expert says ottawacitizen.com/news/ontario-medi… ⦸ @egpayne.bsky.social @ottawacitizen.com ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁
Dr. Kumanan Wilson among the voices that have been calling for sovereignty and security of Canadian health data — meaning that electronic health data should be kept in Canada.
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Elizabeth Payne @egpayne.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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'Heartbroken and angry': Ottawa man found dead after homecare agency closes his file
An Ottawa man died alone in his apartment after the province's homecare agency closed his file— because he wasn't answering the phone.
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Elizabeth Payne @egpayne.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
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Can psilocybin ease distress in the dying? Research shows promise
Ottawa researchers are optimistic about early results showing psychedelic microdoses can ease psychological distress in palliative patients.
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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Flu claims 5 more US children’s lives as virus continues circulating at moderate to very high levels www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...
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Flu claims 5 more US children’s lives as virus continues circulating at moderate to very high levels
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Elizabeth Payne @egpayne.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
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From fine dining to bedside trays: How Stephen Beckta helps transform food at The Ottawa Hospital
The well-known restaurateur has partnered with The Ottawa Hospital to transform the way it feeds patients on a daily basis.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
From the 'Garage' to the hallway, this is the new reality of hospital stays. Hospital overcrowding means patients are being treated in 'unconventional spaces' — a trend that is unlikely to end any time soon, by @egpayne.bsky.social Payne ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n... via @ottawacitizen.com
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From the 'Garage' to the hallway, this is the new reality of hospital stays
Hospital overcrowding means patients are being treated in 'unconventional spaces' — a trend that is unlikely to end any time soon.
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Ottawa Citizen @ottawacitizen.com · 17/01/2026
Ontario hospitals facing 'difficult decisions,' association warns ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
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Elizabeth Payne @egpayne.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
I wrote this about my former neighbour, ottawacitizen.com/news/remembe...
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Remembering Maria Pellegrini, the opera diva next door
She was famous for her performances in Madame Butterfly. She was also my neighbour in Ottawa's Wellington Village.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
No imminent threat. Only Congress gets to declare war. And this sounds like a war.
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Elizabeth Payne @egpayne.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
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How a gut molecule — fuelled by healthy foods — can protect against type 2 diabetes
Researchers have found that a natural molecule made by gut bacteria can reduce inflammation and protect against diabetes and obesity
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Elizabeth Payne @egpayne.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
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How a gut molecule — fuelled by healthy foods — can protect against type 2 diabetes
Researchers have found that a natural molecule made by gut bacteria can reduce inflammation and protect against diabetes and obesity
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Elizabeth Payne @egpayne.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Protect yourself - get vaccinated.
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 19/12/2025
"the most disastrous year for US public health policy" The US faces a critical public health crossroads as recent policy shifts threaten decades of progress. What are the implications for future health security and scientific integrity? Our Editorial: spkl.io/63326AcVQy
Workers demolish the facade of the East Wing of the White House on October 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Copyright: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images.
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Montreal Gazette @mtlgazette.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Montreal records first measles case in latest Quebec outbreak montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
A must read, must share article dispelling dangerous misconceptions about the flu vaccine. If all health journalists were as excellent as @egpayne.bsky.social we’d be in a lot less trouble. Do consider giving her a follow. #VaccinesSaveLives #Flu #medsky ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
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No, you can’t get the flu from a flu shot — and other misconceptions
Dr. Anne Pham-Huy, a pediatric infectious disease specialist, debunks some common misconceptions about the flu and the flu shot
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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 16/12/2025
OMG We have had three kids already die of the flu in Ottawa this season ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n... from @egpayne.bsky.social The Children’s Hospital here is overflowing (and so is the adult hospital) #Flu #MedSky #OttNews
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3 children in Ottawa area die of flu complications, health officials urge vaccination
Three children in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario have died from flu-related complications in the past two weeks, public health officials say.
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Elizabeth Payne @egpayne.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Three children have died of flu in eastern Ontario in the past two weeks - alarming evidence of the severity of this flu season ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
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Health officials urge vaccination after three children in Ottawa area die of flu
Three children in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario have died from flu-related complications in the past two weeks, public health officials say.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Quebec government and family doctors reach agreement in principle, putting contentious legislation on hold.  www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Quebec government and family doctors reach agreement in principle, putting contentious legislation on hold
New deal to be presented to doctors on Friday before being put to a vote
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Rise in late-stage prostate cancer raises concerns over testing. Q+A w/ @kellygrant1.bsky.social on #TheDecibel podcast. www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the... www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
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More prostate cancer cases diagnosed at Stage 4 in recent years, study finds
Official recommendations that discourage use of hotly debated screening test could be linked to increase, experts suggest
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 10/12/2025
Calling the press “fake news” is harmful. Calling them “seditious, perhaps even treasonous” for publishing reporting is something else entirely. Treason is a capital crime. Suggesting journalists should face it for exercising their First Amendment rights and doing their jobs is dangerous.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/12/2025
To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
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RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves
“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Trump calls a woman reporter “stupid.” He called NYT woman reporter “ugly,” and another woman reporter “piggy.” He’s perpetrating violence against women.
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
"None of this is surprising: the province’s grocery oligopoly has been successfully fighting off efforts to impose any kind of deposit return scheme on beverage containers for about as long as I’ve been alive." — @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
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ANALYSIS: Does the new empties scheme sell out northern Ontario? | TVO Today
The grocers will pay off the Beer Store to continue to accept returns. That’s good news — if you can get to one.
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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Bill 60 means that we will not be able to add cycle tracks to Albert and Slater Street or extend the O’Connor bike lane to Wellington Street. It’s an absurd overreach by the Ford government that will make all road users less safe and waste millions. I hate it here. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ottawa says new provincial bill likely kills at least 3 bike lane projects | CBC News
New provincial legislation prohibiting how municipalities can build bike lanes means three projects in Ottawa likely can't move forward and others will get more expensive, according to a city report.
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Ottawa Citizen @ottawacitizen.com · 26/11/2025
Joshua Clatney, advocate and leader for youth with addiction, dies at 28 ottawacitizen.com/news/joshua-...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/11/2025
Researchers linked obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that causes temporary pauses in breathing during sleep, with Parkinson’s disease in a new study. But the researchers did find that treating sleep apnea with a CPAP machine was associated with a reduced likelihood of developing Parkinson’s.
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Sleep Apnea Linked to Parkinson’s Disease, New Study Finds
Those with the sleep condition were more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease. But one treatment was found to help.
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Elizabeth Payne @egpayne.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
New from me: ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
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Hospitals scrambling to convince more staff to get flu shots
Declining uptake of flu vaccines among health workers comes at a time when officials are anticipating a severe influenza season.
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Elizabeth Payne @egpayne.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
This triple-bylined, complex, deadline- driven news story is a master class in how to write with finesse amid all the constraints of daily journalism. Beautifully written: Justice Department to Investigate Epstein Ties, but Not to Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
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Justice Department to Investigate Epstein Ties, but Not to Trump
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Blair Crawford @getbac.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Of the many Remembrance Day stories i wrote, this was my favourite ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
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Known unto God: How Canadians embraced their Unknown Soldier
The tomb has become so central to Canadians' remembrance, it has in many ways surpassed the National War Memorial.
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Ottawa Citizen @ottawacitizen.com · 11/11/2025
How to read In Flanders Fields correctly | Letters to the Editor ottawacitizen.com/opinion/how-...
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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 10/11/2025
It is all a fait accompli by now - built its official - we have lost our measles elimination status www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
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Statement from the Public Health Agency of Canada on Canada’s Measles Elimination Status
Following over 12 months of transmission across the country, PAHO confirms Canada's loss of measles elimination status. We are coordinating efforts with provinces and territories to restore the status...
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Healthy Debate @healthydebate.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
A roadmap for change: Building the health workforce Canadians deserve healthydebate.ca/2025/11/topi...
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A roadmap for change: Building the health workforce Canadians deserve - Healthy Debate
A well-planned, integrated workforce can deliver access, improved outcomes and support our health professionals. It’s time to put the future in motion.
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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
I was a coms staffer at PSAC when the Harper government slashed the public service — a miserable time for everyone. All it led to was layoffs, followed by the fed govt hiring more temps and expensive consultants. And then eventually hiring back even more people. It takes humans to run a country 🤷‍♀️
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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
A reminder that the Ford govt closed the supervised consumption site in Chinatown and refuses to approve injectable opioid agonist treatment for people with serious addictions. Right now, private addiction clinics are proliferating and the whole community is suffering. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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'Chaos and destruction': Chinatown businesses, residents say drug problems persist | CBC News
People in Ottawa's Chinatown say little has changed since a new safer supply clinic operator took over in June. Some are considering leaving the neighbourhood, and others already have.
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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Absolutely gutting news. And a call to action to keep fighting for safer streets. This kid was killed by a dump truck. Saloni Aitawadekar was killed by a pickup truck, right beside City Hall. Better road design prevents accidents from becoming tragedies. Every life is a universe.
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