Tag Archives: Health

MONTREAL - A new Crown corporation has officially taken the reins of Quebec's health-care system as part of the provincial government's effort to reduce emergency room wait times and surgery wait list...

ACCRA - Frank gets disturbing flashbacks every time he sees a police officer. As a staff member of the group LGBT+ Rights Ghana, he knew police could intimidate people for bribes, or say homophobic th...

A Melfort doctor has been suspended for four months after admitting to two charges of professional misconduct. The Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons has suspended Dr. Robert Steffen be...

SAINT-ANSELME, Que. - One woman was killed and another was badly injured following an alleged armed robbery attempt at a clothing store southeast of Quebec City. Quebec provincial police say the suspe...

B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma says a Supreme Court of Canada victory has cleared a "pathway" for governments across the country to go after opioid makers and distributors for damages arising from ...

MOMBASA - Astraeus O'Levin is tired of strangers telling her they want to kill her. In 2015, as a transgender woman, she left the scrutiny of her family in western Kenya, seeking peace and new opportu...

SaskEnergy is reminding people to check their outside vents and make sure they're clear of any snow or ice. As Saskatchewan sets into a deepfreeze, the company is warming about the hazards of blocked ...

Kim Ebert has had to have conversations with her Regina-based family members most mothers never imagine having. Her son Cody Holgate was diagnosed with epilepsy as an infant. He has multiple types of ...

OTTAWA - Canada didn't live up to its values on immigration over the last few years as it allowed more people into the country than it could absorb, said former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney. Ca...

TORONTO - Slinder Bhatti remembers what a crisis helpline did for her many years ago. "I was a young adult and I was having my own struggles," she said. "I remember feeling like I had no one to talk t...