Tag Archives: health

MONTREAL - A Quebec man says he believes child protection authorities apprehended his three-day-old baby because his wife wears a hijab and doesn't speak French. The father, whom The Canadian Press is...

OTTAWA - Canadians who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can hug each other, attend barbecues and have a small group of friends over for dinner without wearing a mask or staying apart, but might s...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's governing right-wing coalition lost its slim majority in parliament on Friday after three lawmakers left it amid criticism over the government's decision to phase out co...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin's knee led to the biggest out...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 9:23 p.m. Yukon is reporting another 22 cases of COVID-19, bringing its total case count to 264. Dr. Brendan Hanley, chief medic...

VANCOUVER - A pediatric neurosurgeon in British Columbia is urging caregivers to take steps to prevent children from falling from windows and balconies after two kids have died from their injuries so ...

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...

Indigenous advocates in Canada are calling for more cultural and mental-health supports for residential school survivors as communities discover unmarked graves at former sites. Front-line organizatio...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:55 p.m. British Columbia is reporting three COVID-19 deaths, bringing the provincial total to 1,747. Provincial health officer...

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - A beachfront condo building partially collapsed Thursday outside Miami, killing at least one person and trapping others in the tower that resembled a giant fractured dollhouse, w...