Tag Archives: health

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the vast majority of Canadians are proud of their home and native land, but our sense of national pride is lower than it was a few years ago. Polling firm Leger surveyed 1...

A one-of-a-kind charity touched down in Regina this past week. Hope Air hosted its Give Hope Wings event at the Regina Airport on Wednesday, bringing together pilots and patients to tell their stories...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's government has amalgamated 11 health-professional colleges into two, setting the foundation for what it says is stronger oversight. Health Minister Adrian Dix says mergin...

OTTAWA - The Governor General's office has announced 83 new appointments to the Order of Canada. A look: Companions: -Monique Forget Leroux, C.C., O.Q., Outremont, Que., a promotion within the Order f...

OTTAWA - Ottawa plans to expand eligibility for the federal dental program today to include children under the age of 18 and people who receive a disability tax credit. The government estimates 1.2 mi...

TORONTO - The firm of the late architect who designed the Ontario Science Centre says the province's decision to immediately close its doors over a problem with the roof was "absurd" and motivated by ...

OTTAWA - Lawyers are trying to get in touch with hundreds of thousands of people who are owed money through a class-action lawsuit against Veterans Affairs. The suit was launched after the Veterans Om...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province plans to opt out of the federal government's dental care plan by 2026. In a Tuesday letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Smith says the ...

Angeline Charlebois keeps a busy schedule. The 105-year-old Levack, Ont., woman spends Tuesday afternoons in town playing cards with her friends at the golden age club, often bringing home-baked treat...

The Canadian Press has spent the past month interviewing some of Canada's more than 11,000 centenarians and their families. These are some of their stories. 'EVERYONE LOOKS AT YOU AS IF YOU SHOULD HAV...