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Cross-Canada bike ride raising Parkinson's awareness, research funds
The Spinning Wheels Tour west team is seen in a photo from Aug. 9, 2025. (Facebook/ A number of Canadian cyclists are riding across 10 provinces and to three coasts to raise awareness and research funds for Parkinson's disease. The Spinning Wheels Tour is a two-month, cross-country bike ride that'll see riders travel through the Prairies and up to Churchill, Man. A dozen cyclists set out from Calgary on Wednesday, almost two weeks after leaving Victoria. They were led by Torontonian Lloyd Taylor. 'It's amazing and something I didn't really expect,' Taylor told CTV News. 'Our first day, a couple stopped us to ask us a question. Turned out, the guy's father had Parkinson's, and he opened up the floodgates.' 'That's what this ride is about: the people we meet each day.' Two groups are simultaneously participating in Spinning Wheels: one that left the east coast and the other — Taylor's — that departed from the west. An estimated 300 riders will participate at some point on the route, though he points out 'some days it's just two of us pedalling down a lonely road.' Parkinson's — a currently incurable disease — impacts about 110,000 Canadians. Though Canada has the highest per capita diagnosis rate in the world, Taylor worries it still doesn't get enough attention. 'We just want people to know why they should care,' he said. 'The disease makes you retreat, curl up in a ball and stay on the couch. Yet the opposite is what's needed.' The ride hopes to raise about $200,000 of funds for research and community programming. It'll be passed out to national, provincial and local Parkinson's programs in the places the riders visit. 'It really is nation-wide in terms of the difference it's making,' Parkinson Canada's Scott McMillan said. '(The money raised) goes into research into cause and cure, as well as ways to alleviate symptoms or stop the progression of Parkinson's.' McMillan applauded the cyclists for heading into lesser-populated areas of the country. He said he believes the outreach is vital 'so no one feels like they're going through it alone.' Riding benefits There are benefits to the cycling tour beyond awareness and fundraising. Those riding with the disease — like Taylor and fellow Toronto resident Li Jiang — point out being on the bike is a massive physical boost. 'I've been living with it for 14 years, and I need to share with people that being active is so important to manage your symptoms well,' Jiang said. 'I started biking four years ago with these guys, and I really started from not balancing on the bike — falling on my first ride with them — to now I can ride 100 kilometers every day.' 'I first got on the bike and the symptoms all disappeared,' Taylor added. 'I phoned my wife at the end and said, 'you can't believe it, I rode all day and the symptoms are gone.' She said, 'then you better keep riding.'' To learn more about Spinning Wheels and the work being done by Parkinson Canada, visit the tour's website.
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Power banks recalled over fire risks: Health Canada
Health Canada has announced a recall on thousands of power banks over a potential fire hazard. Affected models include ESR HaloLock wireless power banks under model numbers 2G520, 2G505B and 2G512B. According to a recall notice published Thursday, the lithium-ion batteries within the products can overheat, presenting the risk of a fire. 'Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled products and contact Waymeet Limited for a full refund,' the notice reads. 'Dispose of it by contacting your municipality for instructions on how to safely transport and dispose of lithium-ion batteries.' According to the manufacturer, 9,743 of the affected products were sold nationwide between September 2023 and July of this year, with an additional 24,242 sold in the United States. The power banks were sold online through Amazon and The Home Depot's website. As of the end of July, there have been no reported injuries associated with the products, but fires resulting in property damage have been reported five times in Canada and nine times in the United States. Health Canada reminds consumers that selling, distributing or giving away recalled products is prohibited by law. Those seeking refunds or more information on the power banks can reach the manufacturer at 1-888-990-0280, or via email at support@ Power Bank recall 1 (Health Canada) Power Bank Recall 2 (Health Canada)
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Province set to pull funding for Red Deer harm reduction non-profit
A non-profit harm reduction agency in Red Deer says its future may be in jeopardy after the province decided to pull its grant funding. Turning Point Society told CBC that the grant funding accounted for the majority of its yearly budget. The society previously operated an overdose prevention site in Red Deer, until Alberta Health Services took over the site in 2023. The site closed earlier this year. Red Deer Coun. Cindy Jefferies has concerns about what the funding cut will mean for the city's most vulnerable people. "I think there's a misperception that if we stop funding services like Turning Point, that untreated and uncared for, vulnerable people will simply magically disappear," she said in an interview. "We know for sure that that's not true if we take those services away. People need some place to go. Where will they go is my next question." Turning Point provides more than just harm-reduction services. Coun. Jefferies highlighted the vital role of Turning Point's outreach initiatives, such as the women's program, which offers education on pregnancy and parenting, alongside case management support for vulnerable women facing poverty and homelessness,. The women's program is one of the four programs that will be axed as part of the funding cuts, Turning Point Society said in a Facebook post. "Particularly because it's winter time coming up, just because the service goes away doesn't mean the need doesn't continue to exist," said Jefferies. "Will it spill over into our streets, into our downtown core, into our park system throughout the community? Perhaps, and most likely, it will." The Ministry of Primary and Preventative Health Services told CBC in a statement, that it would transfer resources to other providers as part of its health system refocusing. It said the government would explore alternative delivery models to provide care. "A comprehensive transition plan will be established within the upcoming weeks to minimize service disruptions and ensure a smooth transfer to alternate providers, maintaining continuity of care," reads the statement sent Thursday. The province that it would pull funding for Turning Pont on Nov. 1 Lorian Hardcastle, a professor at the University of Calgary who specializes in health law and policy around health care, said she's concerned that the province is getting too involved in addictions treatment. "The evidence supports having a variety of different options available, embracing harm reduction, safe consumption, meeting people where they are," she said. "So you have all of these other options that exist, but the government is really single-handedly and quite narrowly pursuing recovery-based options at the expense of some of these other evidence-based alternatives." She said by cancelling funding for these services, more people will fall through the cracks, compounding an already overburdened health-care system in the province. She also noted that Red Deer serves other rural communities in central Alberta. "I think that they need to work with this organization to figure out exactly the services and programs that it's currently providing, how heavily those services and programs are used, who else is currently providing them and allocate funding accordingly," she said.
