Tag Archives: health

HALIFAX - As Nova Scotia politicians make their fall election promises, Julie Leggett is urging them to commit to helping people on income assistance stay cool during heat waves. The resident of New G...

MONTREAL - Canadian Army veterans are healing their psychological wounds with some help from equine friends. Since starting equine therapy last June, Christian has regularly visited Mirabel's Equi-Sen...

British Columbia's Ministry of Health says the first suspected human case of highly pathogenic avian flu contracted in Canada has been detected in B.C. A statement from the office of the provincial he...

HALIFAX - A lot has changed in Nova Scotia since the Progressive Conservatives won a dominant electoral majority in the 2021 election with a targeted focus on health care. And while the health system ...

REGINA - Saskatchewan Opposition NDP Leader Carla Beck held her first post-election caucus meeting Friday, saying she wants to prove to residents her party is the government in waiting. Beck's team ha...

TORONTO - Health Canada has approved Moderna's mRNA vaccine to protect against respiratory syncytial virus in adults age 60 and older - but it won't be available until next year, the company said on F...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's incumbent Progressive Conservatives released their election platform Friday, announcing that if elected to govern Nov. 26, they will impose a cap on electricity rate increases....

REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says cabinet changes announced Thursday signify a new beginning as his government looks to address issues in health care, affordability and education. Moe's Sas...

Gender justice groups in British Columbia want the government to repeal recent provincial legislation that prevents people convicted of serious Criminal Code offences from changing their names. The ca...

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Alberta Forestry Minister Todd Loewen says the decision to lift limits on trapping and harvesting for animals like wolverines is being done to get more data on how many the...