Tag Archives: Health

WASHINGTON (AP) - Fewer Americans are reporting that they drink alcohol amid a growing belief that even moderate alcohol consumption is a health risk, according to a new Gallup poll released Wednesday...

TORONTO - Ontario failed to meet its legislated target for getting long-term care residents an average of four hours a day of direct care by March of this year, the government concedes, though it came...

MONTREAL - One heat-related death has been reported to Montreal's public health department since a period of extreme heat hit the city on Sunday. Department spokesperson Tudor Matei says the city's he...

At the entrance of a London hospital, Krystyna Locke fronts a banner with loopy cursive letters that says, "Happy birthday to me. Your parking is free." The lymphoma cancer survivor is celebrating tur...

MONTREAL - Montreal's public health department is asking emergency room doctors to report all deaths suspected of being related to the ongoing heat wave. Officials issued a notice on Sunday for the ci...

EDMONTON - The former head of Alberta's front-line health agency says she's aware of misinformation that may compromise a third-party investigation into a multimillion-dollar health contracting scanda...

CALGARY - Alberta is appealing a temporary injunction of a law banning doctors from providing gender-affirming care to youth. A judge granted the injunction in June, ruling the provincial law raises s...

As many wildfires in Saskatchewan continue to burn, the smoke can pose health risks for those breathing it in. Dr. Simon Kapaj, with the Saskatchewan Health Authority, said that over the past few week...

TORONTO - Canadian doctors and scientists say Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s defunding of mRNA vaccine research and development projects will have negative health effects in Canada and around the world. "I t...

TORONTO - Baklava pastries containing pistachios are being recalled over salmonella concerns. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a recall notice for some Andalos brand pastries distributed in ...