Loblaw reported first-quarter revenue of $11.9-billion, up from $11.8-billion last year, when the effects of the pandemic began reshaping Canadians’ grocery-buying habits
Lack of sleep may increase dementia risks, study finds
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WESTON, Fla. – A word to the weary: if you’re getting six or less hours of shut eye a night, a new study finds you could be putting your brain health at risk.
“Sleep affects so many aspects of our lives, our brain function cardiovascular system and so many other things. In this recent study where they looked at about 8,000 patients and they followed them over 25 years or so what they found was patients who got less sleep, especially less than 6 hours in their 50s and 60s had a much greater risk of developing dementia almost 20%,” said Dr. Samuel Gurevich, a pulmonologist and sleep specialist with the Cleveland Clinic Weston.
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Evening Update: Canada records first case of blood clot linked to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine; retail magnate W. Galen Weston dies at age 80 Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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The latest in COVID-19 developments: Canada reports first AstraZeneca-linked blood clot case, U.S. calls for pause on J&J vaccine and more
A Quebec woman is the first in Canada to develop a blood clot after being vaccinated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The province said the patient, whose age was not revealed, is recovering at home, and had received the vaccine produced at the Serum Institute of India, known as Covishield.
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W. Galen Weston, the patriarch of one of the country’s wealthiest families and an architect of modern food retailing in Canada, has died at the age of 80.
Over more than four decades in retail, food distribution and real estate, Mr. Weston helped to build the Loblaw, Choice Properties, Selfridges Group and Weston Foods brands, before retiring as chairman of George Weston Ltd. in 2016. Mr. Weston and his wife Hilary have also been known for their dedication to philanthropy.