Tag Archives: Health
After N.B. law, all 10 provinces now have job protection for long-term sick leave
FREDERICTON - Natalie Lipschultz, who was fired from her job six and a half years ago while battling cancer, is applauding what she says are long-overdue safeguards now in place across the country des...
Jun 30, 2026
After N.B. law, all 10 provinces now have job protection for long-term sick leave
FREDERICTON - Natalie Lipschultz, who was fired from her job six and a half years ago while battling cancer, is applauding what she says are long-overdue safeguards now in place across the country des...
Jun 30, 2026
Carney, Inuit leaders meet, agree on need for better co-operation
KUUJJUAQ - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami leader Natan Obed agreed Tuesday there is room to improve the relationship between Ottawa and Inuit as they kicked off a meeting of th...
Jun 30, 2026
Canada approves generic version of Wegovy for weight loss
OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved a generic version of Wegovy, a semaglutide drug that's prescribed to help people lose weight. The weekly injection is known as Sevmia from the Canadian company Apot...
Jun 29, 2026
B.C. nurses issue strike notice as they reach 'breaking point,' union president says
British Columbia's nurses have reached a "breaking point" with burnout, the rising threat of violence and constant staffing shortages, setting off 72-hour strike notice, union president Adriane Gear s...
Jun 29, 2026
B.C. nurses issue strike notice as they reach 'breaking point,' union president says
British Columbia's nurses have reached a "breaking point" with burnout, the rising threat of violence and constant staffing shortages, setting off 72-hour strike notice, union president Adriane Gear s...
Jun 29, 2026
Inuit leaders meet with Carney, ministers this week amid tension between groups
OTTAWA - Inuit leaders are set to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney and six federal ministers Tuesday in Kuujjuaq, Que., at the latest Inuit-to-Crown partnership committee meeting. But some Arctic ...
Jun 29, 2026
Auger-Aliassime advances at Wimbledon, other Canadians eliminated
LONDON - Third seed Flix Auger-Aliassime cruised into the second round of Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 win over Kazakhstan's Alexander Shevchenko on Monday at the All England Club. The 25-year-old f...
Jun 29, 2026
Doctors detail 2024 Ontario child rabies death, warn public about contact with bats
TORONTO - Doctors are urging people to seek medical attention if they have any contact with bats to prevent potential rabies infection. In Monday's issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, i...
Jun 28, 2026
Doctors detail 2024 Ontario child rabies death, warn public about contact with bats
TORONTO - Doctors are urging people to seek medical attention if they have any contact with bats to prevent potential rabies infection. In Monday's issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, i...
Jun 28, 2026