Tag Archives: Health

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell religious parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting a...

TORONTO - Alexandre Trudeau decided long ago he wouldn't follow his father, Pierre Elliott, or his brother, Justin, into public office. "I've seen politics from all sides. I grew up with it. I've been...

REGINA - Saskatchewan's legislature began with a raucous start Monday as politicians returned for the spring sitting, levelling accusations of pearl clutching and being unserious. The Opposition NDP t...

HALIFAX - An advocacy group of farmers and environmental organizations wants Health Canada to implement mandatory labelling on pork from gene-edited pigs. Earlier this year, the federal agency approve...

HALIFAX - A group representing the majority of First Nations chiefs in Nova Scotia says the provincial government's budget cuts appear to be targeting Mi'kmaw-specific programs. Maw-lukutijik Saqmaq, ...

TORONTO - The Canadian Paediatric Society is recommending cholesterol screening for all kids between two and 10 years old. The position statement released Friday says atherosclerosis - or plaque build...

VANCOUVER - A man who died after being beaten by police in 2015 had been injecting unprescribed testosterone, his family doctor told a public hearing into the death. But Dr. Christoffel Mentz-Serfonte...

MONTRAL - Universities and junior colleges across Quebec are launching a new campaign to counter the rise of male influencers. The bilingual strategy is part of the third phase of the campaign entitle...

OTTAWA - The federal government has announced more than $41 million for cancer prevention research. A news release said six research funding organizations contributed funds, including the Canadian Ins...

Ty Sperle says he felt "insane shock" after learning he'd been cured of a rare genetic disease through a clinical trial using a new gene-editing treatment. The B.C. man says he'd started that day last...