Tag Archives: Health
As men's health enters the national conversation, advocates call for co-operation
OTTAWA - The upcoming launch of a national strategy on men's and boys' health is a positive sign that men's well-being is becoming part of the mainstream conversation in Canada, advocates say - even a...
Feb 08, 2026
Fitness trial begins for man accused of killing B.C. Mountie Shaelyn Yang in 2022
VANCOUVER - The hearing to determine if a man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang is fit to stand trial has begun in the BC Supreme Court in Vancouver. Jongwon Ham, who appeared at the hearing...
Feb 06, 2026
B.C. needs new mental health hospital, psychiatrist tells inquest into family's death
BURNABY - A psychiatrist with British Columbia's Northern Health authority has called for a new mental health hospital in B.C. in her testimony to an inquest into the deaths of a Prince Rupert family....
Feb 06, 2026
Labour board rejected challenge of unpaid leave for unvaccinated federal staff: union
OTTAWA - Canada's largest federal public sector union says the federal labour relations board has dismissed its policy grievances over Ottawa's decision to put unvaccinated employees on leave without ...
Feb 05, 2026
Police officer says man needed jaw wired shut after being punched twice by McKenna
STATE COLLEGE - A police affidavit about the arrest of top National Hockey League prospect Gavin McKenna says he was allegedly caught on video punching a man twice in the face, resulting in surgery fo...
Feb 05, 2026
Canada-Finland hockey postponed, McMorris misses big air qualifying at Winter Games
MILAN - The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics have yet to officially open, but Canada is already dealing with setbacks. Canada's opening women's hockey game against Finland was postponed Thursday due to i...
Feb 05, 2026
Calgary Flames forward Huberdeau to have season-ending hip surgery
CALGARY - Calgary Flames forward Jonathan Huberdeau will undergo season-ending hip surgery, the club announced Thursday. The procedure is scheduled for March, following consultations with team doctors...
Feb 05, 2026
Famine is threatening more of war-torn Sudan’s Darfur region as an attack in the south kills 22
CAIRO (AP) - Famine is threatening more areas in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region, a global hunger monitoring group said Thursday as an attack by paramilitary forces on a military hospital in th...
Feb 05, 2026
New survey suggests Canadians feel health-care system has deteriorated
TORONTO - A new survey suggests Canadians feel the health-care system has deteriorated over the last decade as they increasingly struggle to access family doctors and encounter hurdles to seeing speci...
Feb 05, 2026
Police suspected 'murder-suicide' in Prince Rupert family's deaths: B.C. official
An inquest into the deaths of a B.C. family of four has heard for the first time that police characterized the deaths as a suspected murder-suicide, as well as a recorded police interview describing t...
Feb 04, 2026
