Tag Archives: Health

Ophthalmologists are urging provincial governments not to move ahead with plans that would allow optometrists to perform some surgeries and laser eye treatments, which are currently outside their scop...

Infectious disease veterinarian Scott Weese says the hundreds of ostriches shot dead on a rainy night at a British Columbia farm this month "probably weren't infected" with avian influenza at the time...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is promising to build an overpass to improve safety at an intersection where 17 people died in a bus crash. Premier Wab Kinew said Tuesday the overpass is to replace...

EDMONTON - Alberta's government has tabled legislation to add health-care numbers and mandatory citizenship markers to driver's licences and identification cards. The government had announced its plan...

REGINA - Saskatchewan's government has signed its first contracts with nurse practitioners to expand primary care. Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill says the 19 new contracts will help patients get medi...

Eating foods containing animal-sourced protein is not linked to a higher risk of death and may even offer protective benefits against cancer-related mortality, according to new research findings. In t...

The Government of Saskatchewan has signed contracts with 19 more nurse practitioners as it works to expand access to primary health-care services in the province. The provincial government said that n...

TORONTO - A Canadian Cancer Statistics report says the country may not reach its goal of eliminating cervical cancer by 2040. Data published by the Canadian Cancer Statistics Advisory Committee shows ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Canada recently losing its measles elimination status is concerning, but her government might not have many options on the table to help get it back. Smith, at an u...

Podcast clips recently shared on social media claim that Health Canada plans to save money by "euthanizing" 15 million Canadians. The clips cite a journal article that presents a scenario in which mem...