Tag Archives: Health
Liberal MPs say Quebec French-language health directive sows confusion
MONTREAL - Two Montreal-area Liberal MPs are raising concerns about a controversial Quebec directive that outlines when health-care providers can offer services in a language other than French. The di...
Aug 08, 2024
Childhood abuse survivor agency sees surge in calls since Alice Munro revelation
TORONTO - A support agency for survivors of childhood sexual abuse says it's seen a surge in calls since Alice Munro's daughter went public a month ago with her story of abuse by her stepfather. The i...
Aug 08, 2024
Listeria contamination of plant milks happened in Pickering, Ont. facility, CFIA says
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recent Listeria contamination of several plant-based milks occurred in a Pickering, Ont., factory. It says the contamination happened on a "dedicated produ...
Aug 07, 2024
Feds fund health study for Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands
OTTAWA - More than three decades after Indigenous leaders in northern Alberta began asking for funding to better understand if pollution from the oilsands was making their people sick, the federal gov...
Aug 07, 2024
Saskatchewan latest province to restrict cellphone use in school classrooms
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is following the lead of other provinces in announcing that students won't be allowed to use cellphones in class in the upcoming school year, a move critics call a...
Aug 06, 2024
Health Canada recalling Gerber brand baby cereal due to possible Cronobacter
Health Canada has issued a recall for Gerber brand Oat Banana & Mango Baby Cereal due to possible Cronobacter contamination. The affected products were sold online and in stores in Alberta, Britis...
Aug 05, 2024
Conservatives launch attack ads on NDP, calling leader 'Sellout Singh'
OTTAWA - The Conservative party released two new ads this week attacking NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh as a "sellout," blaming him for a national rise in crime, housing prices and costly living. The ads, w...
Jul 31, 2024
More Listeria infections reported amid outbreak linked to plant-based milk recall
The Public Health Agency of Canada is reporting six additional cases of listeriosis linked to a national recall of plant-based milk beverages. The agency says a total of 18 cases have now been confirm...
Jul 30, 2024
Quebec government has only recouped about one-third of pandemic-era fines so far
MONTREAL - More than two years after Quebec lifted most of its COVID-era public health measures, the province has only recouped a little over one-third of the $68 million it issued in pandemic-related...
Jul 30, 2024
Protesters, advocates worry Quebec is complicating access to health care in English
MONTREAL - Several dozen protesters gathered in front of a Montreal hospital on Saturday afternoon to protest Quebec's French language reform law as anxieties deepen over the ability to access health-...
Jul 27, 2024