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...
May 14, 2026
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 conc...
May 14, 2026
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 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
French hantavirus patient is critically ill and on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11
PARIS (AP) - A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung, a doctor at the Paris hospital caring for the sicke...
May 12, 2026
Ontario monitoring 7 additional people considered 'low risk' hantavirus contacts
TORONTO - Ontario's ministry of health is asking seven more people to isolate in relation to a global hantavirus outbreak, though it says those individuals are considered "low-risk" contacts. Jackson ...
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
