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Braid: Cancer kids have popsicles back but AHS boss says we just don't get it

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Alberta health-care overlords reversed policy that would have denied child cancer patients a simple juice box or popsicle.

Parents raised the alarm on Facebook after being told their son would get no more comfort treats after chemo.

The policy always seemed like a bad April Fool’s joke.

AHS claimed it was designed to prevent food waste, not deny food to outpatients.

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informal

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English

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46

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possibly offensive

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