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Bible group called 911 about man later arrested in ramming of Vancouver arena
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say a man detained in a vehicle ramming at the city's Pacific Coliseum on Thursday night had "religious delusions" and had been the subject of a 911 call earlier that day ...
Jun 06, 2025
'We're people too': Canada's homeless population is aging, changing how shelters run
VANCOUVER - Seventy-one-year-old Roger Oake sat on a bench outside the Union Gospel Mission shelter in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside after breakfast. He had been sleeping at the shelter for about a mo...
Jun 06, 2025
First case of dermo disease detected in Newfoundland and Labrador oysters
Federal food safety officials say they have confirmed the first case of dermo disease in oysters from Newfoundland and Labrador. Inspectors detected Canada's first case of the disease in November in N...
Jun 05, 2025
$60M donation will fund cardiovascular institute at Vancouver General Hospital
VANCOUVER - The head cardiologist at Vancouver General Hospital says a $60 million donation toward a new cardiovascular health institute and innovation fund will have a life-saving impact around the w...
Jun 05, 2025
Infant born prematurely dies in southwestern Ontario after measles infection
TORONTO - An infant born prematurely and infected with measles has died in southwestern Ontario, Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, said Thursday. The baby was infected with ...
Jun 05, 2025
How Mennonite women are building bridges between public health and community amid measles outbreak
LEAMINGTON, ONTARIO - Catalina Friesen got a call one night in February from one of her clients, a Low German-speaking mother in Aylmer, Ont. Her daughter had a rash that covered her body. The five-ye...
Jun 05, 2025
Teva Canada brand Seasonale tablets recalled for extra placebo pills
Health Canada has issued a recall for a brand of birth control pills after some packages were packed with extra placebo tablets. The agency says the recall covers Seasonale Tablets made by Teva Canada...
Jun 05, 2025
More than 2,200 died of opioids in Ontario last year as numbers trend downward: data
TORONTO - More than 2,200 Ontarians died from opioids last year, a 15 per cent decrease from 2023, newly released data from the Office of the Chief Coroner shows. "What goes through my head is a small...
Jun 05, 2025
Two lots of birth control pills recalled because they contained too many placebos
TORONTO - Health Canada says a pharmaceutical company has recalled two lots of Seasonale birth control because the packages contain too many placebo pills. The agency says Teva Canada Ltd. received a ...
Jun 04, 2025
Immigration minister defends border bill's restrictions on asylum claims
OTTAWA - Safeguards have been written into the government's border bill to ensure civil rights and due process are upheld in proposed immigration regulations, Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Wedne...
Jun 04, 2025
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