Tag Archives: Health
Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone
A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone prescriptions. Friday's unanimous ruling from a three-judg...
May 1, 2026
Eby says Burnaby, B.C., hospital expansion will go ahead, despite cancelled contract
BURNABY - Plans for a hospital expansion in Burnaby, B.C., are not dead, despite the provincial government announcing this week that the construction contract had been cancelled, Premier David Eby sai...
May 1, 2026
Health Canada approves 2nd generic version of Ozempic — and it's Canadian
TORONTO - Health Canada has approved the second generic version of brand-name Ozempic, this one manufactured by Canadian company Apotex. The authorization for the medication called Apo-Semaglutide Inj...
May 1, 2026
Behind the push to restrict energy drinks for teens in Quebec
MONTRAL - Ever since 15-year-old Zachary Miron died after drinking a can of Red Bull while on a school ski trip in January 2024, his parents have been fighting a battle to ban energy drinks for childr...
May 1, 2026
Behind the push to restrict energy drinks for teens in Quebec
MONTRAL - Ever since 15-year-old Zachary Miron died after drinking a can of Red Bull while on a school ski trip in January 2024, his parents have been fighting a battle to ban energy drinks for childr...
May 1, 2026
Quebec City mosque shooter asks court for transfer to medium-security prison
MONTREAL - Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette has asked to be transferred from a maximum- to a medium-security prison, citing concerns over his safety and his mental health. Bissonnette ...
May 1, 2026
'Denial of care': Doctors worry about refugees as payment requirements take effect
TORONTO - Refugees now have to pay out of pocket for part of their drug prescriptions, mental health counselling, dental services, vision care and health equipment - including wheelchairs - as changes...
May 1, 2026
Waterways in B.C.'s Mount Robson Park to be shut to prevent whirling disease
VICTORIA - Lakes, rivers and streams in Mount Robson Park in central British Columbia are being closed to all watercraft and wading gear in an effort to prevent the spread of whirling disease in fish....
Apr 30, 2026
Five B.C. health construction contracts axed, including Burnaby Hospital's new phase
VICTORIA - The B.C. government says construction contracts for five health-care projects have been cancelled, after depicting them as being "re-paced" in the February budget. Infrastructure Minister B...
Apr 30, 2026
Archbishop of Toronto calls on Carney to stop extension of MAID for mental illness
OTTAWA - The Archbishop of Toronto is appealing to Prime Minister Mark Carney's Catholic faith and urging him to "choose life and not death" when it comes to the planned extension of assisted dying el...
Apr 30, 2026