Tag Archives: Health
Salmonella outbreak over but ban on pistachios from Iran still in effect: PHAC
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says a salmonella outbreak from contaminated pistachios is over but people should still avoid pistachio products coming from Iran. The outbreak began in Ma...
Jul 21, 2026
Mothers calling for changes to alert system amid search for Calgary boy with autism
CALGARY - The disappearance in Calgary of a non-verbal boy with autism has prompted some parents with neurodivergent children to push for changes to Alberta's emergency alert system. Jennifer Ball, wh...
Jul 21, 2026
Canadian professor helps FIFA create tools to keep moms playing soccer
A Canadian researcher is helping pregnant and postpartum soccer players keep playing the game they love. Margie Davenport, a professor in the University of Alberta's faculty of kinesiology, sport and ...
Jul 21, 2026
Ebola death toll in Congo rises to at least 930, including dozens of health workers
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - The death toll in Congo's Ebola outbreak has risen to at least 930, the country's Ministry of Health said on Monday, with 37 new deaths reported in a 24-hour span Friday into Satur...
Jul 19, 2026
Trump again threatens tariffs over smoke after sitting with Mark Carney
After sitting together with Prime Minister Mark Carney during Sunday's World Cup final in New Jersey, U.S. President Donald Trump isn't letting up on his threat to tariff Canada over wildfire smoke. S...
Jul 19, 2026
Ottawa to temporarily ban foreign nationals travelling from Congo over Ebola risk
OTTAWA - The Liberal government in Ottawa will bar foreign nationals who set foot in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past 21 days from entry to Canada due to the risk of importing the deadly E...
Jul 19, 2026
Taco Bell in Canada says its lettuce is safe to eat amid cyclospora outbreak in U.S.
Taco Bell in Canada says the lettuce that has caused an outbreak of the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora in the United States has not been served at its locations. The company made the announcemen...
Jul 18, 2026
Safety fears limit Ebola response in Congo, with more than 12 attacks recorded
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - At least a dozen attacks on health facilities and workers have been recorded during Congo's Ebola outbreak as safety fears restrict the response in the worst-affected region, autho...
Jul 18, 2026
Opposition brewing as data centre capacity is set to explode across Canada
OTTAWA - Across Canada, plans are underway for a massive boom in construction of the huge new data centres needed for artificial intelligence technology. But opposition is also building as residents w...
Jul 18, 2026
Opposition brewing as data centre capacity is set to explode across Canada
OTTAWA - Across Canada, plans are underway for a massive boom in construction of the huge new data centres needed for artificial intelligence technology. But opposition is also building as residents w...
Jul 18, 2026