Tag Archives: Health

Health experts told Quebec's legislature that there are no health benefits to consuming energy drinks as Health Minister Sonia Blanger hopes to pass a bill banning the sale of the beverages to those u...

MONTREAL - The raccoons that roam Montreal's alleys, parks and backyards are a familiar part of city life. But as raccoon rabies cases mount south and east of Quebec, wildlife officials are making eff...

OTTAWA - The organization representing Inuit in Canada says the federal government program meant to subsidize the high cost of food in the North isn't working and should be scrapped. The call to shut ...

TORONTO - Canadian soccer great Christine Sinclair remembers the unique buildup ahead of the first Women's World Cup to be played in her home country. The feeling that an entire nation was watching th...

BUNIA, Congo (AP) - At least 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo, authorities said, a grim toll as officials intens...

British Columbia health officials say the Canadian who fell ill with hantavirus on a cruise ship stricken with an outbreak earlier this spring has recovered. A statement from the Office of the Provinc...

The prosecution has finished presenting its evidence at a B.C. murder trial with testimony from a pathologist who said the body of a woman killed in April 2024 had multiple wounds on her hands, consis...

OTTAWA - The House of Commons on Monday passed a long-awaited law criminalizing forced or coerced sterilization, evoking an emotional moment for survivors gathered in Ottawa. The law says sterilizatio...

MONTREAL - For many older adults, a restless night can be an unwelcome part of aging, but new research suggests that help may be just a few clicks away. Researchers at a Montreal-based institute of ge...

OTTAWA - There was one word on the lips of many Canadians economists, politicians and journalists this past week: recession. Recent economic data has painted a mixed picture of Canada's economy, and s...