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Federal judge says cull of 400 ostriches at B.C. farm hit by avian flu can proceed
A Federal Court judge has denied a bid to prevent the Canadian Food Inspection Agency from culling 400 ostriches on a British Columbia farm that was hit by an avian flu outbreak. The court on Tuesday ...
May 13, 2025
Montreal public health reports sharp increase in tuberculosis, syphilis cases
MONTREAL - Montreal public health officials are calling for better access to tuberculosis care after a sharp rise in the number of cases reported last year. The regional health authority reported 203 ...
May 12, 2025
Ontario hospitals spent over $9B on agency staff over 10 years, study finds
TORONTO - Ontario hospitals spent more than $9 billion on nurses and other staff from for-profit agencies in a 10-year period, a new study concludes. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives study,...
May 12, 2025
Ottawa looks to off-load costly, seldom-used mobile hospitals bought for Covid-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - The federal government expects to spend about $7 million this fiscal year to store and maintain four custom-made, portable hospitals that cost taxpayers more than $200 million to buy - facili...
May 11, 2025 A field hospital in the parking lot of Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn)
Quebec coroner calls for tougher controls over diphenhydramine sales after 2023 death
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is recommending that diphenhydramine - an antihistamine and sedative sometimes used to sleep better - should be better managed in pharmacies after the overdose death of an ...
May 10, 2025
SHA adds Regina and Lumsden to places in Sask. with measles exposure risks
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has added Regina and Lumsden to the places identified as risk of measles exposure in the province, with locations Saskatoon, Rosetown and Kindersley listed earlier to...
May 09, 2025 A measles virus particle is shown in an undated handout image. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Canadian researchers reach 'major milestone' in search for ALS treatment
TORONTO - Standing in an MRI control room packed with fellow ALS researchers, Dr. Lorne Zinman excitedly points to the brain scan on his phone. There's a white spot on the image, right where Bill Tray...
May 09, 2025
Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify under a new di...
May 08, 2025
New mammography machines to help speed up screenings in Regina, Saskatoon
New mammography machines in Saskatoon and Regina should help speed up the screening process for women in Saskatchewan. The machines - which will be operated by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) ...
May 08, 2025 The provincial government has been working to improve breast screening in Saskatchewan after facing criticism for long wait times and an initiative sending patients to receive breast cancer diagnostics at a facility in Calgary. (Submitted)
Canada could lose its measles elimination status if spread lingers, PHAC advisor says
TORONTO - A senior medical advisor with the Public Health Agency of Canada says the country could lose its measles elimination status if the highly contagious disease continues to spread into the fall...
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