Tag Archives: Health
More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo exceed 2,000, including 754 deaths
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo has reached 2,011, including 754 deaths, according to government data released overnight in what authorities say is the fastest-grow...
Jul 15, 2026
B.C. nurses sees no sign of government shift on pay mandate as mediated talks begin
VANCOUVER - The president of a union representing 60,000 nurses in B.C. said Tuesday there had been no indication the province was willing to move off its pay mandate in their labour dispute, somewhat...
Jul 14, 2026
Psychiatric chief believes suspect in B.C. RCMP officer's death still unfit for trial
COQUITLAM - B.C.'s director of forensic psychiatric services believes the man accused of first-degree murder in the killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park in 2022 remains unfit f...
Jul 14, 2026
Psychiatric chief believes suspect in B.C. RCMP officer's death still unfit for trial
COQUITLAM - B.C.'s director of forensic psychiatric services believes the man accused of first-degree murder in the killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park in 2022 remains unfit f...
Jul 14, 2026
Sentencing for man whose driving while high on mushrooms prompted 50 calls to 911
NELSON - A man whose dangerous driving while high on mushrooms prompted about 50 calls to 911 before he rammed an off-duty police officer's vehicle has been sentenced in British Columbia. Jivat Aragon...
Jul 14, 2026
Sentencing for man whose driving while high on mushrooms prompted 50 calls to 911
NELSON - A man whose dangerous driving while high on mushrooms prompted about 50 calls to 911 before he rammed an off-duty police officer's vehicle has been sentenced in British Columbia. Jivat Aragon...
Jul 14, 2026
People with cardiovascular conditions at risk in heat: Heart and Stroke Foundation
TORONTO - As a sweltering heat wave blankets much of Central Canada, the Heart and Stroke Foundation says the weather can be especially dangerous for people with cardiovascular conditions. "The heat j...
Jul 14, 2026
B.C. nurses to halt picketing as mediation talks begin
RICHMOND - The BC Nurses' Union entered mediation in its dispute with employers on Monday, with picketing set to end Tuesday night in recognition of the process. President Adriane Gear said the appoin...
Jul 13, 2026
B.C. nurses to halt picketing as mediation talks begin
RICHMOND - The BC Nurses' Union entered mediation in its dispute with employers on Monday, with picketing set to end Tuesday night in recognition of the process. President Adriane Gear said the appoin...
Jul 13, 2026
Dozens at an Ebola treatment center in northeast Congo strike over unpaid salaries and bonuses
RWAMPARA, Congo (AP) - Dozens of people working at an Ebola virus treatment center in northeast Congo went on strike Monday over unpaid salaries and bonuses. Congo has been battling since May a new wa...
Jul 13, 2026