Tag Archives: Health
Liberal government's own polling said Canadians worried about drug decriminalization
OTTAWA - Months before British Columbia sought to scale back its drug decriminalization pilot project, the federal government's own polling suggested to officials that a majority of Canadians believed...
May 31, 2024
Task force lambasted for holding firm on breast cancer screening advice
Several cancer experts, surgeons and radiologists swiftly condemned a national task force's draft decision not to lower the recommended routine breast cancer screening age to 40 on Thursday. The criti...
May 30, 2024
Pandemic preparedness vaccine factory not opening until 2027: Sanofi
OTTAWA - A massive new Toronto vaccine factory, tasked with making flu shots and preparing for the next pandemic, won't start producing shots until 2027 - as much as a year later than the company init...
May 30, 2024
Provincial Government, Ahtahkakoop partner to build new urgent care centre in Saskatoon
The Government of Saskatchewan and Ahtahkakoop Cree Developments (ACD) put pen to paper on Thursday, signing an interim development agreement to help bring a new Urgent Care Centre (UCC) one step clos...
May 29, 2024
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