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• Canadians joining fight against ISIS may not understand the risks
• Digital divide: More doctors now keeping patient records electronically: survey
• Stampeders Grey Cup rally planned for downtown Calgary Tuesday
• Canadian murder rate in 2013 drops to lowest since 1966

Canadians joining fight against ISIS may not understand the risks Posted: 01 Dec 2014 04:42 PM PST The question of what, if anything, happened to Gill Rosenberg is illuminating the contradiction in Ottawa's public position over whether Canadians should travel to Iraq and Syria to join the anti-ISIS fight. Rosenberg is an Israeli-Canadian woman rumoured to have been captured by the Islamic militant group's forces during one of its attacks. Whatever the truth is, the episode highlights the complications that arise when Canadians decide to go overseas to fight for a cause, especially in a region with such complex politics.

Digital divide: More doctors now keeping patient records electronically: survey Posted: 01 Dec 2014 09:00 PM PST TORONTO - Long reliant on paper-based patient files, the majority of Canadian doctors have now moved firmly into the 21st century, using electronic medical records and other forms of information technology to run their practices, a survey has found.

Stampeders Grey Cup rally planned for downtown Calgary Tuesday Posted: 01 Dec 2014 08:52 PM PST The City of Calgary will host a free rally over the lunch hour Tuesday to celebrate the Stampeders' Grey Cup victory.

Canadian murder rate in 2013 drops to lowest since 1966 Posted: 01 Dec 2014 10:55 AM PST OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's murder rate in 2013 dropped for the second year in a row, falling to a 47-year low of just 1.44 victims per 100,000 people, official data showed on Monday. By contrast, the murder rate in the neighboring United States, where gun laws are generally more relaxed, was 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2012, the most recent year for which figures are available. The rate in Canada was the lowest since 1966. Statistics Canada said police reported 505 murders in 2013, 38 fewer than in 2012. ...

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