Tag Archives: Health

VANCOUVER - Providing medical assistance in dying at a Catholic hospital would go against religious doctrine and be a "scandalous" practice that couldn't be justified to the faithful of the world, a l...

VANCOUVER - Drug-related overdoses are now the leading cause of maternal death among residents in the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority within a year of giving birth, a new report says. The report, p...

TORONTO - Health Canada has approved the first needle-free epinephrine treatment for severe allergic reactions: a nasal spray called neffy. ALK Canada, which purchased the rights to distribute the dru...

A number of sandwiches, subs and wraps sold by the convenience chain 7-Eleven have been recalled due to possible contamination with listeria. The Government of Canada said the sandwiches, which were d...

CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island's finance minister is projecting a record deficit in the provincial budget for a second year in a row. Jill Burridge introduced the 2026-27 budget in Charlottetown...

An arbitrator has ordered Air Canada to grant back pay to seven pilots denied religious exemptions from the airline's mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy in a violation of the Canadian Human Rights ...

Events are planned across British Columbia today to mark 10 years since the province declared a public health emergency related to the overdose crisis that has since killed more than 18,000 people. A ...

TORONTO - Danielle Martin's first job after graduating from university was in the office of a member of provincial parliament who served as the Liberals' health critic under a Progressive Conservative...

EDMONTON - Alberta's government is laying the legislative groundwork to let more people pay in order to bypass their doctor to get faster access to everything from CT scans to blood tests. Primary Hea...

TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says its investigation into a salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios is still active one year since recording the first infection. An update Monday by th...