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Covidien, a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical and medical device company, settled a whistleblower lawsuit with the U.S. Justice Department claiming the company defrauded Medicare and Medicaid. According to the the DOJ, Covidien’s payments to pharmacies…
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China is now included in a list of “very high” risk areas for the devastating flu bug called pandemic flu, with the government monitoring for new cases. China’s cabinet, the State Council, reported that…
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Political dreams run high these days in Ontario. Just four weeks ago, the Premier was booted out of office. The opposition leader is living in his constituency office, avoiding questions from the media, and…
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Two-year, $120-million operation resulted in 51 arrests, conviction of two men for $1.1-million in bribes, 15 federal indictments and obstruction of justice convictions for at least three police officers. Toronto police told the Globe…
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The first 60 people at Omicron-98 will go to trial in the month of May with daily extensiveness from Monday to Friday. TORONTO — The mayor of Toronto has moved to get city workers…
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This past week has seen several stories concerning the mental well-being of volunteers, especially those working with young people in Norwich. News about people taking their own lives seems to have had a wider…
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(see “Behold the Media,” “Your Wednesday Briefing”) Did you see this story last week on Access Hollywood: Michael Cohen used his office and cellphone to steer Donald Trump’s presidential campaign? And then he repeatedly…
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