Tag Archives: Health
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
Quebecers support a right to cooling during heat waves, poll finds
MONTRAL - A new Lger poll has found that three-quarters of Quebecers support recognizing a so-called right to coolness that would guarantee safe places during heat waves. Overall, 74 per cent of surve...
Aug 24, 2026
Percentage of Ontario youth struggling with mental health back to pre-COVID level, survey suggests
TORONTO - The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says psychological distress among Ontario youth appears to have decreased since the pandemic, but still remains high. At the same time, a rising nu...
Aug 24, 2026
Aid workers say Canada's Ebola quarantine hinders response, hope it won't be extended
TORONTO - The night before Lily-Madeleine Seguin was set to book her flight to the Democratic Republic of Congo in late May, the Canadian government announced a three-week quarantine for travellers re...
Aug 22, 2026
Toronto FC midfielder Niklas Dorsch has surgery to repair broken cheekbone
TORONTO - Toronto FC midfielder Niklas Dorsch has had successful surgery to repair a facial fracture, the club said Friday. Dorsch sustained the injury when he took an elbow to his cheekbone in the 91...
Aug 21, 2026
Lindsay Clancy’s defense rests at trial over whether postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her kids
BOSTON (AP) - The defense rested its case Friday in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial after eliciting several days of testimony about her mental state before and after she strangled her three young chil...
Aug 21, 2026
B.C. vet warns of surge in bat encounters after positive rabies test
A veterinarian is warning of a surge in encounters with bats in British Columbia's Sea to Sky region after one of the mammals that had direct contact with a human tested positive for rabies. Experts h...
Aug 20, 2026
B.C.'s youngest wildfire evacuees begin processing the return home
The day she returned to her home in Summerland, B.C., more than a week after escaping from an out-of-control wildfire, Erin Trainer was cleaning when her four-year old daughter asked for orange paint....
Aug 20, 2026
B.C.'s youngest wildfire evacuees begin processing the return home
The day she returned to her home in Summerland, B.C., more than a week after escaping from an out-of-control wildfire, Erin Trainer was cleaning when her four-year old daughter asked for orange paint....
Aug 20, 2026
Quebec Conservatives unveil election platform focused on 'pro-family' policies
The Quebec Conservative Party unveiled its election campaign platform on Wednesday, promising tax cuts for families and businesses. The party says its top priorities are increasing Quebecers' wealth, ...
Aug 20, 2026