Tag Archives: Health
Quebec psychiatrists call for a dedicated mental health minister
MONTREAL - Quebec psychiatrists are urging the province's next government to appoint a dedicated mental health minister, pointing to a growing crisis that requires leadership extending beyond the heal...
Aug 5, 2026
Simon Fraser University's new medical school takes in first 48 students
SURREY - The school of medicine at Simon Fraser University in Surrey, B.C., has taken in its first group of students as part of efforts by the government to solve the doctor shortage in the province. ...
Aug 5, 2026
Metro Vancouver workers renew job action, citing sewage spill and stalled talks
VANCOUVER - The union representing Metro Vancouver outside workers says it has withdrawn members from liquid-waste operations in Burnaby, B.C., after a sewage spill that it says put workers at risk la...
Aug 4, 2026
Health Canada authorizes Moderna clinical trial for new Ebola vaccine candidate
TORONTO - Health Canada has authorized Moderna to conduct a clinical trial on a new mRNA vaccine that targets the form of Ebola blamed for the largest outbreak ever reported in the Democratic Republic...
Aug 4, 2026
Delirium is often missed by health providers. Could an AI risk predictor help?
TORONTO - Bruce MacLeod never thought he would forget his own birthday. But a couple days after a heart valve replacement in February 2025, he did. "It was strange. It was just out of reach, like, if ...
Aug 4, 2026
Dermatologists desperately want gen Z to stop 'tanmaxxing' — but are their warnings effective?
TORONTO - Dr. Julia Carroll feels like the progress made over years of educating people how to protect their skin from sun damage is sliding backwards. "Two different times in June, I had patients of ...
Aug 1, 2026
Court finds B.C.'s involuntary mental health treatment scheme unconstitutional
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has given the provincial government six months to reform laws that allow directors of mental health facilities to consent to psychiatric treatments for p...
Jul 31, 2026
Court finds B.C.'s involuntary mental health treatment scheme unconstitutional
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has given the provincial government six months to reform laws that allow directors of mental health facilities to consent to psychiatric treatments for p...
Jul 31, 2026
Death of Calgary boy with autism hits home for Conservative MP and party leader
Whenever Mike Lake hears news that a child with autism is missing, he knows how vulnerable they are. "There's a need to catch my breath a little bit because it hits close to home right away," the Cons...
Jul 31, 2026
Congo says the death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - Ebola has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, data released Thursday showed, marking a 50% increase in around a week as t...
Jul 30, 2026