Tag Archives: Health

OTTAWA - As debate around the Liberals' drug policy dominated parts of the spring House of Commons sitting, the Conservatives are offering little insight into what approach they would take when it com...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has filed a class-action lawsuit against manufacturers of so-called "forever chemicals," involved in what it calls widespread contamination of drinking-water...

A Melfort doctor is facing four charges from the Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons, including unprofessional conduct, improper prescribing and dishonesty. Two of the charges, which were ...

FREDERICTON - The head of New Brunswick's francophone Vitalit Health Network launched a spirited defence Thursday of the organization's spending on travel nurse contracts. Dr. France Desrosiers told a...

TORONTO - Deaths in Canada's 12 most populous cities go up during extreme heat waves and people aged 65 and older are at higher risk than those who are younger, says a Statistics Canada report release...

WINNIPEG - The Tuxedo constituency in Winnipeg will be represented by the New Democrats for the first time since its creation following a byelection on Tuesday. Carla Compton has secured the seat for ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A proposed amendment to New York's constitution barring discrimination based on "gender identity" and "pregnancy outcomes" was restored to the November election ballot Tuesday by a...

A Regina doctor has been suspended from practicing for a month this summer for prescribing Ivermectin for COVID-19. The Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons found that over two years, betwe...

OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland is accusing the Conservatives of trying to "sabotage" the government's dental care program by calling up dental associations and "bullying" them - accusations the...

TORONTO - Anushen Selvasegar can barely fit his hand through the narrow opening in his bedroom window to feel the breeze outside of his 14th-floor apartment in St. James Town, one of Toronto's most de...