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B.C. Conservatives pitch health-care changes, more private clinics
VANCOUVER - The leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia says as premier his government would pay to send people outside the province for health care and expand private clinics in an effor...
Jul 18, 2024
Accused in Coutts blockade trial feared food shortages, questioned COVID-19 vaccine
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - One of two men accused of conspiring to kill police at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., says he was worried about government overreach, food shortages and the COVID-19 vaccine...
Jul 18, 2024
With election campaign on horizon, N.B. Tories promise 2-point HST cut if re-elected
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Premier Blaine Higgs hasn't yet called a provincial election, but he's already making campaign promises. On Thursday, the Tory leader said that if ...
Jul 18, 2024
Listeria can make you sick up to two months after you consume it, experts say
TORONTO - Listeria can make people sick up to two months after they eat or drink contaminated products, which can pose a challenge in identifying the source of illness quickly, experts say. Two people...
Jul 18, 2024
Years after Insite ruling, drug policy landscape is still being shaped in B.C.
VANCOUVER - In 2021, the Vancouver-based Drug User Liberation Front approached Health Canada with a proposal. It wanted permission to buy heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine on the dark web, before ha...
Jul 18, 2024
What is listeriosis, the illness recently linked to a recall of plant-based milks?
Two people have died and several others are sick with listeriosis in an outbreak that triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milk. WHAT IS LISTERIA? The Listeria bacterium is found in soil...
Jul 17, 2024
Two deaths in listeriosis outbreak linked to plant-based milk recall
OTTAWA - Two people have died after an outbreak of listeriosis triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milks, the Public Health Agency of Canada said Wednesday. Silk brand almond milk, coco...
Jul 17, 2024
Report reveals low-income Albertans falling through cracks of health benefits program
EDMONTON - Alberta's ombudsman says thousands of low-income residents seeking benefits to cover off health-care costs face unfair barriers. Kevin Brezinski, in a report issued Wednesday, said these pr...
Jul 17, 2024
Montreal network to tackle 'explosion' in infections such as syphilis with new trials
MONTREAL - A Montreal-based HIV/AIDS research network is expanding its scope in response to a dramatic rise in rates of some sexually transmitted diseases. Dr. Marina Klein of the McGill University He...
Jul 17, 2024
'They were barricaded': Defence begins case in trial for Freedom Convoy organizer
OTTAWA - The defence for Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King is arguing that protesters were trapped within downtown Ottawa when police moved to end the three-week demonstration in 2022. That February, ...
Jul 17, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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