Tag Archives: health

TORONTO - Health Canada has announced a recall of Tim Hortons ceramic mugs because they may crack or break when filled with hot liquid. The affected mugs are white on the outside and pink on the insid...

TORONTO - A new Canadian study showing a steady increase in youth self-harm highlights the need for more mental health support and proactive teaching of coping strategies to deal with emotional anguis...

VICTORIA - A recruitment campaign in the United States has allowed British Columbia to hire more than 400 health-care professionals in less than a year. Premier David Eby and Health Minister Josie Osb...

REGINA - Saskatchewan's finance minister is planning to wear the same shoes for budget day that he sported last year, saying they're indicative of the province's response to uncertain times. Jim Reite...

OTTAWA - Unions and MPs say a bureau at Veterans Affairs which provides free legal advice to veterans and RCMP members who have been denied disability benefits is about to see its workforce cut almost...

EDMONTON - The Alberta agency in charge of hospitals has released a review making 16 recommendations to the government in the wake of the death of a man who waited hours for care in an Edmonton hospit...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to set up two committees as part of its promise to improve health care. A bill now before the legislature would set up one group to come up with appropri...

TORONTO - Michael Groves thought he had appendicitis. In January 2021, he went to the emergency department with abdominal pains, but after testing, medical staff ruled it out and he went home. A coupl...

OTTAWA - After more than 100 years, an American medical museum has returned the partial human remains of 12 Canadian soldiers from the First World War. The Department of National Defence would not say...

This summer, Alex Alvarez will pack her belongings and make the 3,500-kilometre trek with her husband, young son and Boston Terrier from Anchorage, Alaska, to Nanaimo, B.C. - a city she's never visite...