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Nerve Block Therapy Offers Hope for Migraine Sufferers

                           Calgary neurologist Dr. Serena Orr injecting a patient to help treat migraines.  Researchers in Calgary are spotlighting a promising treatment for people living with severe migraines: occipital nerve blocks . This approach involves injecting a small amount of anesthetic near the occipital nerves at the back of the head, which can interrupt pain signals and provide rapid relief. Neurologist Dr. Serena Orr of the University of Calgary has been at the forefront of this research, recommending updates to the American Headache Society’s guidelines for emergency departments. The new recommendations encourage doctors to consider nerve blocks as a frontline option for patients arriving with debilitating migraine attacks. Patients who have received the treatment report significant improvement. Some describe it as the first time they’ve been able to escape the crushing pain, nausea,...
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Quebec Extends Secularism Rules to Daycare Centres

Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge made the announcement following a recommendation by a committee tasked with advising the province on how to enhance secularism.

The Quebec government has announced plans to ban the wearing of religious symbols in daycare centres across the province, marking a significant expansion of its secularism policies.

Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge said the move reflects a “broad consensus” among Quebecers who want to see the principle of state neutrality strengthened. The decision follows recommendations from a government-appointed committee that urged extending existing restrictions to childcare services.

The new legislation will apply to educators and staff in subsidized daycares and Centres de la petite enfance (CPEs). However, a “grandfather clause” will allow current employees who already wear religious symbols to continue doing so.

Quebec has previously banned teachers, judges, police officers, and other public sector workers in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols under Bill 21. Critics argue the policy infringes on individual freedoms, while supporters say it reinforces the province’s secular identity.

The legislation is expected to be tabled in the coming months, sparking renewed debate over the balance between religious freedom and state neutrality in Quebec.


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