Tag Archives: health

The provisions in the Criminal Code related to people found not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder have resulted in a system that re-victimizes the family of three murdered children, ...

Regina musician Jack Semple is back to singing and strumming his guitar on stage, just months after emergency brain surgery. During an appearance on The Greg Morgan Morning Show, Semple said it feels ...

QUBEC - Quebec's health minister tabled a bill on Friday banning the sale of energy drinks to youth under the age of 16, describing the measure as an "extremely important" step to protect young people...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's health minister says the province's efforts to recruit physicians is paying off, with 199 net new doctors added during the last fiscal year. The health authority said in a stat...

EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it will begin rolling out three-in-one identification cards, ultimately replacing the province's long-reviled paper health cards. Starting July 2, new driver's lic...

TORONTO - The World Health Organization is calling on countries to remove any travel restrictions recently imposed on people coming from Ebola-affected countries. The request comes days after Canada s...

TORONTO - The head of pancreatic cancer at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre says she hopes clinical trials for a pill that could double survival time will soon be open to Canadian patients. Medical onc...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Young child's death in Montreal highlights dangers of inflatable play structures The death of a three-year-ol...

LONGUEUIL, QUE. - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government has reached a deal with Quebec to transfer nearly $10 billion over 10 years to fund infrastructure projects. Carney said the mo...

MONTREAL - A 3-year-old girl has died after she was seriously injured over the weekend when strong winds lifted an inflatable castle into the air during a community celebration in a Montreal park, the...