Sarah Mills: I don't want to live in a world where people are shot for their opinions
Sarah Mills says she was no follower of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, but the idea that people are being killed ov...
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Symptoms, diagnosis of coronavirus
OTTAWA - Canada's chief medical officer, Theresa Tam, says there is a low risk of an outbreak here of a coronoavirus that has killed least 17 people in China and infected another 500. Here are so...
Jan 23, 2020
Things for people in Canada to know about the coronavirus
Concerns about a viral outbreak in China have put global health officials on alert, but how much of a threat is the coronavirus to Canadians? The World Health Organization stopped short of callin...
Jan 23, 2020
Quarantine of an entire city would be inconceivable, unenforceable and illegal in Canada:expert
Placing an entire city under quarantine to prevent the spread of a virus is inconceivable, unenforceable and ineffective - and in Canada would be against the law, experts say. Steven Hoffman, a profes...
Jan 23, 2020
Health minister to consult on expanding medical aid in dying to mentally ill
MONTREAL - Quebec's health minister says there will be at least one day of public consultations on expanding medical assistance in dying after an outcry over a plan to potentially extend it to th...
Jan 23, 2020
WHO says viral illness in China is not yet a global health emergency
LONDON - The World Health Organization says a viral illness in China that has sickened hundreds of people is not yet a global health emergency. The decision came after Chinese authorities moved to loc...
Jan 23, 2020
NDP to put forward private member's bill on making national pharmacare a reality
OTTAWA - The New Democrats are planning to bring forward legislation to implement a national, universal pharmacare program. NDP House Leader Peter Julian is set to table a private member's bill a...
Jan 23, 2020
Risk of Chinese coronavirus to Canadians low: Health Minister
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu says several people in Canada are being monitored for signs they may have contracted a coronavirus from China. Hajdu says five or six people...
Jan 23, 2020
Canada prepares as WHO decides whether to declare global coronavirus emergency
Canadian public health agencies are ramping up preparations to deal with the coronavirus as the World Health Organization prepares to give more information on whether to declare the outbreak in C...
Jan 23, 2020
Survey finds support among Canadians for broader assisted-dying law
OTTAWA - As the federal government moves to revise the law on assisted dying, new survey results suggest most Canadians support medical help to end suffering even when a natural death is som...
Jan 23, 2020
NewsAlert: First case of the coronavirus confirmed in Hong Kong
BEIJING - Chinese health authorities announces the first confirmed case of the new coronavirus in Hong Kong. More to come. The Associated Press
Jan 22, 2020
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