Tag Archives: Health
Clinical trial patient says ketamine treatment for bipolar depression changed his life
TORONTO - Greg Rennie says his bipolar depression was an eight out of 10 when he went in for his first ketamine infusion in April 2025. He ranked it a zero out of 10 right afterward. Rennie, who has h...
Sep 2, 2026
Check vaccinations before heading back to school: chief public health officer
TORONTO - Canada's chief public health officer is urging parents to check that routine childhood vaccinations are up-to-date as kids head back to school. In an interview on Tuesday, Dr. Joss Reimer sa...
Sep 1, 2026
Lindsay Clancy jury goes home after a fourth day without a verdict and signals an impasse
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial ended a fourth day of deliberations without a verdict Tuesday after earlier saying they couldn't agree whether the Massachusetts mother is cri...
Sep 1, 2026
Unbeaten Canadian men's basketball team beats Argentina 97-92 in World Cup qualifier
QUBEC - Lu Dort celebrated his first game in Quebec City by scoring 25 points, and his Atlanta Hawks' teammate Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 26 to lead Canada to an impressive 97-92 victory over Arge...
Aug 31, 2026
Coalition Avenir Québec's health care reversal criticized by rivals on campaign Day 5
MONTREAL - The leader of the Coalition Avenir Qubec faced accusations of inconsistency on Monday after announcing her party would make it easier for doctors to work in both the public and private sect...
Aug 31, 2026
Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - Congo's authorities said Monday that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has topped 6,000 cases with 2,911 deaths. More than 1,360 people have recovered from the virus, i...
Aug 31, 2026
Weekend and vacation work needed at Federal Court due to high caseload: chief justice
OTTAWA - A massive increase in immigration cases in the last six years has created unmanageable workloads at the Federal Court, says Chief Justice Alan Diner. The Federal Court has jurisdiction over a...
Aug 29, 2026
Canada extends Ebola travel restrictions for another 30 days
Government officials say people from Ebola-affected countries will continue to be banned from entering Canada for another 30 days, prolonging the state of limbo for tens of thousands of people who hav...
Aug 28, 2026
Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo, with a total of 60 now affected, according to the latest government figures publi...
Aug 28, 2026
Wasp attack warnings as swarms surge in B.C. amid warm weather and abundant food
VANCOUVER - When the wasp swarm attacked a climber on a trail north of Vancouver this week, her reaction was so severe she needed helicopter evacuation. But Maria Masiar, search manager with Lions Bay...
Aug 27, 2026