Tag Archives: Health
Health officials issue rabies warning after skunk tests positive in B.C. Interior
VANCOUVER - Health officials have issued warnings in the southeastern corner of the B.C. Interior after a skunk tested positive for rabies. Interior Health says the skunk in the Kootenay Lake region i...
Sep 21, 2026
Patrick Clancy gives first TV interview on '60 Minutes' after Lindsay Clancy mistrial
Lindsay Clancy 's former husband said he forgave her for killing their three young children in his first televised interview Sunday on CBS News' "60 Minutes" since a jury deadlocked in her trial for t...
Sep 20, 2026
'I'd rather not moonwalk back into the closet': 'Neverman' spotlights transgender people's dementia fears
TORONTO - Cuban-Canadian director Rodrigo Barriuso says he decided years ago he needed to draw attention to the difficulties some LGBTQ+ residents face as they enter long-term care homes, including ex...
Sep 19, 2026
Canadian Medical Association updates code of ethics to address racism, discrimination
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association has updated its code of ethics to clarify how doctors are expected to address racism and discrimination in health care. The CMA says the updates give physicia...
Sep 18, 2026
Fréchette rejects $1 billion estimate for health agency IT project
QUBEC - Coalition Avenir Qubec leader Christine Frchette is rejecting suggestions that an IT project in the health-care system will cost a billion dollars. Radio-Canada published a report earlier this...
Sep 17, 2026
At least 48 dead in Nigeria after consuming drink suspected to contain methanol, authorities say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 48 people have died and around 100 others are receiving treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to contain methanol...
Sep 17, 2026
Diver hospitalized after apparent white shark encounter in Quebec
MONTREAL - The Canadian Coast Guard says a diver was taken to hospital after being bitten by a shark off Perc, Que., on the eastern tip of the Gasp Peninsula. The Coast Guard says it was alerted to th...
Sep 16, 2026
Diver hospitalized after apparent white shark encounter in Quebec
MONTREAL - The Canadian Coast Guard says a diver was taken to hospital after being bitten by a shark off Perc, Que., on the eastern tip of the Gasp Peninsula. The Coast Guard says it was alerted to th...
Sep 16, 2026
A million more B.C. residents have a doctor, but 20 per cent of population needs one
SURREY - The B.C. government says a million more people have been connected to a family doctor or nurse practitioner since 2018 when the government began a plan to get more people primary care. Premie...
Sep 16, 2026
Victoria teachers say school violence an 'epidemic,' report tells of 6,000 incidents
The teachers' union in Greater Victoria is urging immediate action after a report outlined what it called a "growing and widespread epidemic" of violence in local schools, including an average of more...
Sep 16, 2026