Tag Archives: Health

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is ending a controversial practice that allowed hospitals to flag new mothers to child welfare agencies. Families Minister Heather Stefanson says birth alerts will b...

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has spoken to his Chinese counterpart about the coronavirus outbreak, a day after the World Health Organization called it a global health ...

An expert says Canadian bats are unlikely to be the source of a new coronavirus that is infecting humans and raising global alarm. Virologist Vikram Misra of the University of Saskatchewan s...

SASKATOON - Canadian bats are unlikely to be the source of virus strains that can infect humans such as the one currently raising global alarms, a bat expert says. "We've lived with our bats for ...

Tour companies and hotels in destinations popular with Chinese tourists are starting to see cancellations after a new form of virus that has led to mass quarantines and 170 deaths in China. ...

OTTAWA - Canada's top foreign-affairs official says 156 Canadians have asked for help to leave China amid an outbreak of a new virus. Marta Morgan, the deputy minister of foreign affairs, tells a Hous...

BEIJING (AP) - China counted 170 deaths from a new virus Thursday and more countries reported infections, including some spread locally, as foreign evacuees from China's worst-hit region returned home...

BEIJING - China counted 170 deaths from a new virus Thursday and more countries reported infections, including some spread locally, as foreign evacuees from China's worst-hit region returned home to m...

Public health officials in Ontario will hold a media briefing to provide updates on the province's ongoing response to the new coronavirus. Dr. David Williams, Ontario's Chief Medical O...

Coaching hockey still crosses Chris Beaudry's mind. The 35-year-old Saskatchewan farmer hasn't lost his joy of the game and loves playing recreationally. He understands hockey and knows that...