Tag Archives: Health

VICTORIA - Nearly eight years after British Columbia declared a public-health emergency because of escalating overdoses, it still hasn't set a standard of care for those struggling with addiction, the...

An athlete from Melfort has the finish line in sight in her quest to complete all six marathon majors.Robyn Luthi has completed five of the six majors, and recently received word that she was accepted...

MONTREAL - Misinformation surrounding gender identity is pervasive and it has a profound impact on the mental health of transgender and non-binary people, advocates say. Dupr Latour, a trans woman who...

HALIFAX - A rare bald raccoon is in the care of a Nova Scotia shelter, where staff hope she'll grow her fur coat - including a bandit-like, black streak across her eyes. Hope Swinimer, the director of...

TORONTO - When Dr. Siobhan Deshauer makes online videos, her primary goal is to demystify medicine. Her secondary goal? "I call it 'smuggling in education,'" said the physician and YouTuber, who boast...

A woman who blew the whistle about Facebook ignoring potential harms to users of the social media platform says proposed laws by Canada and B.C. have promise to hold tech companies to account for prof...

An annual Women's Conference organized by the Piwapan Woman's Centre and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's Health Services came to an end on Friday.The two-day event began March 14 at the Jonas Roberts M...

The Humboldt District Hospital Foundation Equip to Care campaign begins on Monday.The 12th annual campaign raises awareness and funds, according to Executive Director Lorrie Bunko."It's a perfect oppo...

MONTREAL - These days, Mylene Gamache-Tremblay spends her evenings and weekends taking orders for solar eclipse glasses, and packing and shipping them around the eastern part of the country. The Montr...

A troubling rise in measles cases has a Toronto doctor remembering a little girl who became blind, noncommunicative and incontinent after contracting the virus. Dr. Barry Goldlist was a medical studen...