Tag Archives: Health
NDP, Conservatives, Greens throw rocks at each other over tax changes, health care
VICTORIA - British Columbia's election campaign stepped on the slippery ice of health-care policy and how to pay for it Monday as leaders offered numerous promises, including a plan to restart project...
Oct 5, 2026
Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for shining light on brain activity
STOCKHOLM (AP) - The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works. Dr. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann an...
Oct 5, 2026
Clocks stay in daylight saving, but analysis backs permanent standard time
VANCOUVER - Ralph Mistlberger's light is adjustable, allowing him to have the full spectrum of options depending on what his internal clock needs. "You want cool in the morning. You want warm in the e...
Oct 5, 2026
Screen time limits not enough to tackle problematic social media use: experts
TORONTO - Experts from around the world, including Canada, say the scale of digital technology use by children and youth is a public health issue that needs immediate action to prevent further harm. A...
Oct 4, 2026
B.C.'s Eby promises new tax on millionaires to help pay for health care
British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby said his party would introduce a new tax bracket for those who earn $1 million or more and raise the existing rates of the two highest brackets to help pay for he...
Oct 4, 2026
B.C.'s Eby promises new tax on millionaires to help pay for health care
British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby said his party would introduce a new tax bracket for those who earn $1 million or more and raise the existing rates of the two highest brackets to help pay for he...
Oct 4, 2026
Canada's Shapovalov retires from Japan Open quarterfinal vs. Alcaraz due to injury
TOKYO - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is out of the Japan Open. The Richmond Hill, Ont., lost by way of walkover to top-seeded Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz after having to retire from their quarterfinal match ...
Oct 3, 2026
Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000 as health workers protest delayed payment
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - Congo's Ebola outbreak has recorded more than 4,000 deaths, authorities said, as they struggle to contain the spread of the virus. The latest figures released by the Health Ministr...
Oct 2, 2026
Michael J. Fox promoted to companion level of Order of Canada
OTTAWA - Celebrated actor and Parkinson's disease activist Michael J. Fox said he felt both "pride" and "humility" while receiving a promotion within the Order of Canada on Friday. Spectators stood an...
Oct 2, 2026
Forge FC captain Bekker announces retirement following cancer treatment, ACL rupture
Kyle Bekker knew this would be his last season playing professional soccer. He didn't know that he'd spend much of it sidelined - first by a cancer diagnosis and treatment, then by a ruptured anterior...
Oct 1, 2026