Tag Archives: Health

OTTAWA - The head of the world's major funding mechanism for tackling infectious diseases says the Carney government's focus on leveraging private capital for aid will have only a limited impact on th...

OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs from northern Ontario demanded answers Thursday from Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty after they linked the death of a three-year-old boy to a lack of federa...

QUBEC - Quebec's minister of health and social services has tabled a bill to relax the criteria for the involuntary hospitalization of patients experiencing a mental health crisis. The bill aims to ov...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government laid out a provincial budget Tuesday that promises savings for snack lovers, many homeowners and young people who ride buses. As of July 1, the province plans to rem...

TORONTO - A new study says the cost of medication is stopping Black people in Canada from filling their prescriptions at a higher rate than white people. The research published Monday in the Canadian ...

VANCOUVER - The 12-year-old girl seriously injured in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is undergoing a fourth surgery, this time to repair her fractured skull. Maya Gebala's mother, Cia Edmon...

TORONTO - Canada's happiness ranking slipped again last year, continuing a decade-long trend that's seen the country plummet from the 5th happiest in the world in 2014 to 25th in 2026. The annual Worl...

VICTORIA - James Wolfe, who lives in B.C.'s Fraser Valley, spent the last year and a half looking for a long-term care bed for his 68-year-old brother Brian, who has Down syndrome and non-verbal demen...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government took steps Wednesday to drastically restrict who's eligible for medical assistance in dying. Smith's United Conservative Party government introdu...

TORONTO - Health Canada has announced a recall of Tim Hortons ceramic mugs because they may crack or break when filled with hot liquid. The affected mugs are white on the outside and pink on the insid...