Tag Archives: health

MONTREAL - Foreign nurses recruited to Quebec through a provincial government program faced "major obstacles" upon their arrival, including a lack of housing, child care and transportation, according ...

Two Saskatoon libraries are closing for now because staff are being spat on and attacked while treating drug overdose emergencies and cleaning washrooms smeared with blood and human waste. Cara Stelma...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will nominate Dr. Susan Monarez, the acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to the job, a White House official confirmed Monda...

ST. JOHN'S - More than half of Canada's provincial and territorial governments buy critical internet and emergency communications services from Starlink - a satellite constellation owned by billionair...

TORONTO - Dozens of supporters packed a Toronto courtroom - and two overflow rooms - on Monday as a supervised consumption site challenged the legality of a new provincial law that will soon shut down...

VANCOUVER - Researcher Benjamin Leung carries a naloxone kit in his backpack in case of encountering an opioid overdose - but he admits that's about as practical as carrying a fire extinguisher in cas...

The federal government announced expanded access to its dental care program on Saturday, a day before a federal election is expected to be called. The government says all Canadians who have household ...

OTTAWA - When the federal election campaign kicks off Sunday, Mark Carney will be seeking a seat as a Liberal MP in the House of Commons to represent the Ottawa riding of Nepean. The Liberal party con...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government's plan to balance the budget in two years will require tighter spending restraint - something the Opposition Progressive Conservatives say is unrealistic. The provin...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia still hasn't signed on to the federal government's pharmacare plan, and the province's Opposition New Democrats are wondering why. NDP Leader Claudia Chender said Friday that pha...