Tag Archives: health

British Columbia is reviewing health authority spending to ensure resources go to "critical patient services" and to minimize wasteful administrative costs. Health Minister Josie Osborne said Monday t...

TORONTO - Nine Ontario supervised consumption sites will close Tuesday as planned, the provincial government said Monday, despite a recent court injunction allowing them to remain open temporarily. Th...

TORONTO - The Canadian Medical Association Journal is urging Canada to step up its research funding to fill a void expected to be left by deep cuts to health agencies in the United States. In an edito...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says his government is looking at ways to recruit scientists and researchers from the United States. Discussions continued Friday with provincial and territorial ...

AIRDRIE, Alta. - The Alberta government says it will spend $17 million to plan nine new urgent care centres across the province. Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says the centres will be smaller than ...

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver abortion and reproductive health clinic that has operated for more than three decades is shutting its doors due to funding uncertainty. The Elizabeth Bagshaw Clinic says the fa...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, despite widespread opposition from dentists and national health organizations. Republican Gov. Spencer C...

TORONTO - A mother of an infant, a principal of a religious school, and a public health physician - they all share the desire to get kids vaccinated against measles as Ontario recorded another 102 cas...

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests that Canadians are feeling less anxious about losing their jobs as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to pursue his trade war with Canada and much of the world. The Leg...

British Columbia's former chief coroner is cautioning against a "jump to conclusions" after a new study found safer supply and drug decriminalization policies were associated with significant increase...