Tag Archives: health

WINNIPEG - A recently built protective care centre in central Winnipeg has started to detain people intoxicated with methamphetamines and other drugs for up to 72 hours, Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesd...

Alberta Hospitals Minister Matt Jones says he doesn't blame doctors for the delay in a core government plan to address extreme pressures in the province's emergency departments. Jones said Tuesday he'...

TORONTO - A new survey suggests about three million Canadian adults are currently taking GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic or Mounjaro and that many more would like to, but cost is a barrier. The poll condu...

VICTORIA - An inquest into the deaths of nine people in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., will examine how the mental health and public safety systems intersect, the province's chief coroner says. Dr. Jatinder Bai...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell religious parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting a...

TORONTO - Alexandre Trudeau decided long ago he wouldn't follow his father, Pierre Elliott, or his brother, Justin, into public office. "I've seen politics from all sides. I grew up with it. I've been...

REGINA - Saskatchewan's legislature began with a raucous start Monday as politicians returned for the spring sitting, levelling accusations of pearl clutching and being unserious. The Opposition NDP t...

HALIFAX - An advocacy group of farmers and environmental organizations wants Health Canada to implement mandatory labelling on pork from gene-edited pigs. Earlier this year, the federal agency approve...

HALIFAX - A group representing the majority of First Nations chiefs in Nova Scotia says the provincial government's budget cuts appear to be targeting Mi'kmaw-specific programs. Maw-lukutijik Saqmaq, ...

TORONTO - The Canadian Paediatric Society is recommending cholesterol screening for all kids between two and 10 years old. The position statement released Friday says atherosclerosis - or plaque build...