Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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Alberta government to cover COVID-19 shots for health-care workers in policy reversal
EDMONTON - In a partial policy reversal, Alberta's government said Tuesday it will cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccinations for health-care workers. Maddison McKee, spokesperson to Primary and Preventa...
Aug 19, 2025
Quebec reports first case of tick-borne Rocky Mountain spotted fever
MONTREAL - Quebec health officials say a first case of a tick-borne bacterial disease common in the United States has been detected in the province. The single case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever was...
Aug 19, 2025
Health Canada approves Ozempic to reduce kidney deterioration in people with diabetes
TORONTO - Health Canada has approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of further kidney decline among patients with Type 2 diabetes. Between 30 and 50 per cent of people with Type 2 diabetes develop some fo...
Aug 19, 2025
Provinces have different measles vaccine schedules. Is it time to harmonize them?
TORONTO - Moving from Ontario to New Brunswick didn't just mean Jade Medeiros had to navigate a new province with two babies, she also had to figure out a new vaccination program. When her family move...
Aug 19, 2025
Housing crunch: Nova Scotia opens rental units for health-care workers in South Shore
LUNENBURG - Nova Scotia's government says it has opened the first phase of a housing project dedicated to help health-care workers find homes in the South Shore. Susan Corkum-Greek, member of legislat...
Aug 18, 2025
Doctors are seeing more non-smokers, especially women, with later-stage lung cancer
TORONTO - Katie Hulan's family doctor thought she might have asthma. Her cough, which had started about a month and a half earlier, was getting progressively worse. So he gave her some puffers to try,...
Aug 18, 2025
Lawyer 'very confident' a foreign adversary attacked Canadian diplomats in Cuba
OTTAWA - A lawyer for Canadian diplomats and their families says he believes the mysterious ailments they suffered in Cuba were caused by a foreign adversary, despite a federal government report that ...
Aug 17, 2025
Alberta COVID-19 vaccination program triggers confusion, criticism
EDMONTON - Health experts, advocates and unions are sounding the alarm over Alberta's plan for paid COVID-19 shots, calling it concerning and confusing. On Monday, two months after the province announ...
Aug 16, 2025
Six people report feeling 'sharp prick' in back of body at Montreal festival: police
MONTREAL - Montreal police have opened a criminal investigation into reports that people at a music festival last weekend were allegedly poisoned without their knowledge. Police say six people have re...
Aug 15, 2025 A Montreal police shoulder patch is seen on an officer in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Canada has most measles cases on the continent as infections up exponentially over 2024: Pan American Health Organization
TORONTO - The Pan American Health Organization says Canada has the highest number of measles cases on the continent and more action is needed to address low vaccination rates. The regional agency with...
Aug 15, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Let's hope lessons are learned this construction season
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