Tag Archives: Health
B.C. symposium puts spotlight on dangers associated with strangulation
Charuka Maheswaran was 29 when she met the man she would later marry, have three children with, and who she said eventually beat and strangled her. "He pushed me up against the counter and I could fee...
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Poll suggests politics, geography and trust play roles in vaccine hesitancy
OTTAWA - A new online survey suggests nearly a quarter of Canadians say they've declined to get a vaccine recommended by their doctor - and the data indicates most of them did so because they were con...
6h ago
B.C. nurses vote for strike, as union boss raises prospect of dispute amid World Cup
VANCOUVER - Members of British Columbia's nurses union have voted overwhelmingly to strike, with union president Adriane Gear raising the prospect of a dispute while "the whole world is watching us" d...
May 12, 2026
B.C. nurses union votes overwhelmingly in favour of strike action
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Nurses Union has voted 98.2 per cent in favour of strike action. More than 50,000 of the approximately 55,000 union members voted after talks reached an impasse in Apr...
May 12, 2026
Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger from cruise ship as total cases grow to 11
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A Spanish passenger evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus, Spain's health ministry announced Tues...
May 12, 2026
Hantavirus testing might not be useful for people without symptoms: experts
TORONTO - Health experts say it's not clear whether it's useful to test people who may have been exposed to hantavirus but don't have symptoms. Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia's provincial health o...
May 12, 2026
Game 5 of PWHL semifinal postponed due to illnesses, rescheduled for Tuesday
MONTREAL - Game 5 of the Professional Women's Hockey League semifinal between the Montral Victoire and the Minnesota Frost was postponed Monday night for what the league called "player safety concerns...
May 11, 2026
Supreme Court temporarily extends women's access to a widely used abortion pill
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is leaving women's access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, m...
May 11, 2026
Quebec to invest $252 million in preventive health programs over five years
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is spending more than $250 million on preventive health care over the next five years in a bid to reduce illness and stave off rising costs. The government says the mo...
May 11, 2026
Quebec to invest $252 million in preventive health programs over five years
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is spending more than $250 million on preventive health care over the next five years in a bid to reduce illness and stave off rising costs. The government says the mo...
May 11, 2026
