Tag Archives: Health
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
U.S. going backwards on vaccines, stoking unnecessary fears: B.C.'s top doctor
VANCOUVER - Vaccine misinformation promoted by United States officials is stoking unnecessary fears about vaccines proven to work, British Columbia's top doctor said Thursday. Provincial health office...
Aug 27, 2026
Jury weighs whether Lindsay Clancy is criminally responsible for killing her children
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial began deliberating a verdict Thursday, tasked with deciding whether she was in control of herself when she killed her three children, o...
Aug 27, 2026
Exclusive: RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that
NEW YORK (AP) - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly told lawmakers who held the key to his confirmation last year that a 2019 visit to Samoa before a deadly measles outbreak had " nothin...
Aug 27, 2026
Childhood vaccination rates remain stable in Quebec despite the COVID-19 pandemic
MONTRAL - As students head back to school across Quebec, data from the province's public health institute indicate that vaccination rates have remained stable in recent years. Experts say Quebec is in...
Aug 26, 2026
Testimony concludes in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial. Jury to hear closing arguments Thursday
Testimony concluded Wednesday in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a mother accused of strangling her three young children in a case that has drawn attention to postpartum mental health. Closing arg...
Aug 26, 2026
Bombito set for second surgery on left tibia after 'struggling' through World Cup
NICE - Mose Bombito traced it back to a conversation he had with Canadian national team coach Jesse Marsch. Bombito was needed, and the 26-year-old centre back wasn't willing to miss the FIFA World Cu...
Aug 26, 2026
E-scooter hospitalizations up by 40%, many with head and brain injuries: data
TORONTO - The Canadian Institute for Health Information says hospitalizations for both children and adults riding e-scooters rose by almost 40 per cent in the past year. Data released Tuesday showed t...
Aug 25, 2026
B.C. drug deaths rebound from May to June, but still down sharply from peak
Deaths in British Columbia due to unregulated drugs have rebounded from May to June but remain sharply down from their peak three years ago. The BC Coroners Service says there were 138 deaths in June,...
Aug 25, 2026
B.C. scraps plan for overdose prevention site in downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's newly appointed health minister says he has directed Vancouver Coastal Health to stand down on a plan to establish a new overdose prevention site in downtown Vancouver, ...
Aug 24, 2026