Tag Archives: Health
WHO says Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record started in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May, the World Health Organization said Monday as responders in ea...
Aug 10, 2026
Canada has half as many measles cases as U.S.: WHO data
Measles data from the World Health Organization show that Canada has half the number of confirmed cases as the United States, despite having a population only about one-tenth the size of its neighbour...
Aug 8, 2026
Federal government's handful of health cut reversals won't help most refugees: doctors
TORONTO - The federal government has reinstated full coverage for a handful of health-care services for refugees, but doctors say it's not nearly enough. On May 1, Canada's Interim Federal Health Prog...
Aug 7, 2026
No consideration of charges for Abbotsford, B.C., officer in fatal arrest: IIO
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog agency says it doesn't believe an Abbotsford officer committed an offence when a traffic-stop arrest turned fatal last year. The Independent Investigations ...
Aug 7, 2026
A 2-year-old at the center of a Texas brain-death dispute is taken off life support and dies
HOUSTON (AP) - A 2-year-old girl whose parents sued a Texas hospital to prevent it from testing if she was brain-dead after she drowned in a hotel pool on Memorial Day has been removed from life suppo...
Aug 7, 2026
Granby Zoo warns visitors about contact with Japanese macaque after isolated incident
The Granby Zoo is issuing a warning to recent visitors following an incident involving a Japanese macaque on Aug. 4. The zoo says in a statement that there was an accidental physical contact between t...
Aug 6, 2026
Canada midfielder Ali Ahmed to undergo surgery after tearing ACL
NORWICH - Canada midfielder Ali Ahmed will miss an extended period after suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, his English club Norwich City announced Thursday. Ahmed, 25,...
Aug 6, 2026
Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer qu...
Aug 6, 2026
Dozens of health workers at epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak protest lack of payment
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - Dozens of health workers working at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak staged protests Thursday to demand payment for their wages, abandoning several health facilities even as...
Aug 6, 2026
Federal government awards design contract for $267-million lab in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - The federal government is moving forward on a $267 million research laboratory in Winnipeg to better prepare for future disease outbreaks. Terry Duguid, member of Parliament for Winnipeg So...
Aug 5, 2026