Tag Archives: Health

VICTORIA - British Columbia's politicians have found rare common ground and given unanimous support in the legislature to a private member's bill proposing universal access to mental health care for p...

When Saint John, N.B., holds its annual Pride celebration in August, it's expecting a new group of participants - Americans seeking a safe haven from the "scary" reality of living under President Dona...

FREDERICTON - Nearly seven years after the New Brunswick government went to the Supreme Court to prevent the free movement of alcohol across the country, Premier Susan Holt says the tariff war with th...

The "chaos" in the United States provides an opportunity for British Columbia to recruit more American doctors and nurses, the province's health minister said as she announced changes aimed at fast-tr...

The shifting of safe sport onto the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport and the shuttering of the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner is underway. The CCES is the country's doping watchdog and ...

REGINA - Leaked Saskatchewan government emails say some breast cancer patients are choosing not to go to Calgary for treatment because they can't afford it. The emails, provided to the Opposition NDP,...

MONTREAL - Montreal public health officials say someone contagious with the measles virus who was not vaccinated attended an NHL game at the Bell Centre on March 3 between the Canadiens and the Buffal...

Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic of the novel coronavirus, setting off a series of policies that transformed Canadians' lives for years. The WHO's declaration f...

TORONTO - When the COVID-19 pandemic hit five years ago, Canadian public health doctors, infectious disease specialists and epidemiologists were thrust into national fame through daily televised brief...

EDMONTON - The Alberta and federal governments have ratified a $42-million agreement to expand meal programs for students. Officials say the federal money will come over three years and supplements Al...