Tag Archives: Health
Lyme disease isn't the only tick-borne illness. Anaplasmosis is on the rise: doctors
TORONTO - A new paper published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal urges doctors to consider anaplasmosis as a possible diagnosis for patients with unexplained fever as tick-borne illnesses r...
Jul 12, 2026
150 residents displaced after fire hits apartment building in New Westminster, B.C.
NEW WESTMINSTER - Around 150 residents are without homes after a fire gutted an apartment building in New Westminster, B.C., and trapped multiple residents on balconies, officials said. The City of Ne...
Jul 11, 2026
B.C. to create another 132 involuntary care beds for severe mental health disorders
PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbia government is adding 132 more involuntary care beds for those in the province with complex mental health needs, addictions and brain injuries. The government says a 72...
Jul 10, 2026
Veteran mediator Vince Ready to step in to try to end B.C. nurses' dispute
PRINCE GEORGE - Two mediators have been appointed to help settle the British Columbia nurses' dispute but that won't stop the nurses from escalating their job action. Adriane Gear, president of the BC...
Jul 10, 2026
Veteran mediator Vince Ready to step in to try to end B.C. nurses' dispute
PRINCE GEORGE - Two mediators have been appointed to help settle the British Columbia nurses' dispute but that won't stop the nurses from escalating their job action. Adriane Gear, president of the BC...
Jul 10, 2026
Talks between B.C. nurses and employer at impasse, union wants the province to help
SURREY - The BC Nurses' Union said Thursday that negotiations with the employer have broken down, and the group is calling on the provincial government to step in to help end their dispute that trigge...
Jul 9, 2026
Diarrhea-causing parasite infecting more than 1,200 in Michigan has not spread to Canada: PHAC
TORONTO - The outbreak of a parasite that causes weeks of watery diarrhea and has infected more than 1,200 people in Michigan has not spread to Canada based on the latest information from the country'...
Jul 9, 2026
CP NewsAlert: Canadian creator of 'The Pitt' earns Emmy nod
Canada's R. Scott Gemmill has earned an Emmy nomination for best drama series as creator of "The Pitt." The HBO Max medical drama chronicles the grueling shifts faced by health-care workers in a ficti...
Jul 8, 2026
Can a blood test tell patients if their cancer is coming back? Researchers are on it
TORONTO - Researchers at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto are working on a large trial to determine if a blood test can detect tiny amounts of cancer remaining after patients have been treat...
Jul 8, 2026
B.C. nurses expand pickets and file labour board complaint, citing intimidation
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's nurses union says it has received more than 1,400 reports of intimidation by employers against its members since job action started, prompting a complaint to the labour ...
Jul 7, 2026