Tag Archives: health

VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general has released audits on two key government programs aimed at curbing the death toll from the toxic-drug crisis. The first report examined the implementatio...

Quebec has become the last province to reach an agreement in principle with the federal government on health-care funding. Under the proposed deal, the province would receive an additional $900 millio...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Contraceptives will be available without a prescription in New York under an order signed by state health officials on Tuesday. The move is part of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's mis...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Someone acting as a child's parent can't be ordered to pay child support in North Carolina unless the person is an actual parent or has formally agreed to provide such compensatio...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia doctors are facing extreme burnout amid a labour shortage that risks worsening with a looming wave of retirements, says the former head of the association representing physicians...

MONTREAL - After 15 months of negotiations a major nurses union has reached an agreement with the Quebec government for a five-year collective agreement. The proposed deal needs to be put to the 80,00...

Telus Health has released its Mental Health Index today, with surveys on the mental health of employed people in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Singapore, New Zealand and Austr...

VICTORIA - Nearly eight years after British Columbia declared a public-health emergency because of escalating overdoses, it still hasn't set a standard of care for those struggling with addiction, the...

Alberta's health minister says proper procedures were followed when a stroke patient who, for his long-term recovery, was shipped to a motel where his wheelchair didn't fit and he was fed fast food. "...

MONTREAL - Misinformation surrounding gender identity is pervasive and it has a profound impact on the mental health of transgender and non-binary people, advocates say. Dupr Latour, a trans woman who...