Tag Archives: Health
Lawyer for trucker who caused deadly Broncos crash says families have no right to sue
REGINA - A lawyer for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash says families of the victims have no standing to seek compensation in an ongoing lawsuit. Court arguments are be...
May 29, 2024
Holland defends new ministerial powers to pull products off the shelves
OTTAWA - The federal health minister needs new powers to unilaterally take dangerous products off the shelves if they're hurting people and not being used as intended, Mark Holland said Wednesday. He ...
May 29, 2024
'Too much opposition': Essential services for homeless ends June 30
"I'm really disappointed. I'm really disappointed with the town for what they did." Those are the words of Kikinahk Friendship Centre executive director Ron Woytowich, who announced its program Scatte...
May 28, 2024
'Let’s call it for what it is': Tory bid to focus pharmacare bill fails at committee
OTTAWA - Conservatives say the federal government is offering "false hope" to Canadians with a national pharmacare bill that will not initially apply to a broad range of medications. The Liberals and ...
May 28, 2024
1 in 8 pregnant people have disabilities but face lack of accessible care: report
One in eight pregnant people in Ontario has a disability, but many face barriers to accessible care and disrespect from health-care providers, a new report published Tuesday says. People with disabili...
May 27, 2024
A correction to a May 26 story about disease and climate change
A story about disease and climate change published by The Canadian Press on Sunday, May 26, incorrectly said that Victoria Ng, senior scientific evaluator for the Public Health Agency of Canada, lives...
May 27, 2024
About one Quebec child per day taken to ER for drowning, near-drowning: research
MONTREAL - An average of one child a day goes to the emergency room for a drowning or near-drowning in Quebec during the summer months, new research has found. The study will be officially presented i...
May 26, 2024
As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north
It was 15 years ago that Ontario student Justin Wood started feeling sick. A keen soccer player, snowboarder and mountain biker, Wood said he didn't know the cause but he had to "back off from playing...
May 26, 2024
Irvine awarded 2024 Emergency Physician of the Year
Dr. Daniel Irvine is the recipient of the 2024 Emergency Physician of the Year (Prairies Rural, Remote, Small Urban) award from the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians. "It was an honour for ...
May 25, 2024
Governments must disaster-proof Canada's hospitals against climate change: experts
OTTAWA - A wall of flames met David Matear when he finally stepped outside of the downtown Fort McMurray hospital, after the final patient was hurried out of the building and into a waiting bus. "You ...
May 25, 2024