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Cases of Lyme disease in Canada have increased more than 1,000 per cent in a decade as the warming climate pushes the boundaries of a range of pathogens and risk factors northward. Populations of exotic mosquito species that could potentially carry illnesses such as dengue and yellow fever have also become established in parts of Ontario.
Trainer Ron Matheson sent out three winners on the Saturday, May 25 card of harness racing at Red Shores Racetrack & Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park, with his trainees finding the winner's circle on both ends of the program.
It was 15 years ago that Ontario student Justin Wood started feeling sick. A keen soccer player, snowboarder and mountain biker, Wood said he didn't know