Tag Archives: Health
Feds say $20M loss at emergency stockpile was caused by open freezer door
OTTAWA - Federal public health officials say an open freezer door caused the loss of medication worth $20 million at the national emergency stockpile in December 2024, and the Conservative health crit...
Feb 12, 2026
Tumbler Ridge needs mental health help beyond immediate shooting aftermath: psychologist
TORONTO - As the federal and provincial governments pledge support for the people of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., a psychologist specializing in trauma says mental health services will be needed beyond the im...
Feb 11, 2026
Montreal shooting survivor shares how she regained sense of safety
TORONTO - cole Polytechnique shooting survivor Nathalie Provost says it took her several weeks to return to the site of the Montreal massacre, but doing so allowed her to reclaim her life and create a...
Feb 11, 2026
Montreal shooting survivor shares how she regained sense of safety
TORONTO - cole Polytechnique shooting survivor Nathalie Provost says it took her several weeks to return to the site of the Montreal massacre, but doing so allowed her to reclaim her life and create a...
Feb 11, 2026
College of Physicians welcomes powers granted to other professions under Bill 15
MONTREAL - Quebec's professional order of physicians is welcoming a provincial bill that would give more powers to professions like nurses and midwives, but says it wants to see more details in the le...
Feb 11, 2026
News of Catherine O'Hara's rectal cancer brings hope of more awareness
A British Columbia woman treated for colorectal cancer says she hopes news that Canadian acting legend Catherine O'Hara had rectal cancer when she died will help more people realize how common the can...
Feb 10, 2026
Homicide-suicide ruling in 2023 deaths of family in Prince Rupert, B.C.
BURNABY - The jury in a British Columbia coroner's inquest into the deaths of a family of four in Prince Rupert in 2023 has found that they died of homicide and suicide, and recommended that police be...
Feb 10, 2026
Homicide-suicide ruling in 2023 deaths of family in Prince Rupert, B.C.
BURNABY - The jury in a British Columbia coroner's inquest into the deaths of a family of four in Prince Rupert in 2023 has found that they died of homicide and suicide, and recommended that police be...
Feb 10, 2026
Jays' Santander expected to miss five to six months after shoulder surgery
DUNEDIN - Outfielder Anthony Santander of the Toronto Blue Jays will have labrum surgery on his left shoulder and is expected to miss five to six months of the 2026 season, manager John Schneider anno...
Feb 10, 2026
B.C. revamps funding for children with autism and other support needs
British Columbia has unveiled a revamped funding system for children and youth with disabilities, including those with autism, with the province saying the goal is to make services "fairer, easier to ...
Feb 10, 2026