Tag Archives: Health

OTTAWA - Several federal gun-control measures that received royal assent over a year ago, including expanded background checks, might not come into effect before 2022, says an internal government...

HALIFAX - A Halifax-area company is rolling out five automated drug dispensers across Canada this week, which can provide safe, doctor-prescribed medication to opioid addicts by scanning the...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:37 p.m. on Aug. 24, 2020: There are 125,647 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 61,741 confirmed (including 5,744 deaths, 54,761 ...

VANCOUVER - Canada needs a new approach to tackle its overdose crisis, says the lead author of a new study that highlights a prevalence of overdoses involving non-prescribed fentanyl and stimulants in...

FREDERICTON - One week into the first election campaign in Canada since the COVID-19 pandemic, the big issue is how the next New Brunswick government will manage the province's economy through th...

Saskatchewan continues to see COVID-19 recoveries outweigh new cases. 14 COVID-19 recoveries were announced on Sunday, along with three new cases. The new cases are located in the North Central, Regin...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:27 p.m. on Aug. 23, 2020: There are 124,896 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 61,673 confirmed (including 5,740 deaths, 54,682 resol...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says some imported peaches are being recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination. The agency says Prima Wawona, based out of Fresno, Calif., has reca...

Saskatchewan reported 19 more recoveries and two new cases of COVID-19 in the province Saturday. The new cases - one each in the Saskatoon and southwest zones, bring the total number of cases to 1,597...

OTTAWA - The delicate politics of drug policy were on full display this week, as Canada's chief health officer suggested decriminalizing hard drugs should be discussed to address a spike in opioid ove...