Tag Archives: Health
ER doctors don't want to deter people from seeking care amid crowding: association
TORONTO - The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians says it is "concerned" about comments made by Quebec Health Minister Christian Dub in December suggesting that unnecessary emergency departme...
Jan 04, 2024
Montreal soup kitchen may have to stop feeding homeless for first time since 1877
MONTREAL - For the first time since 1877, Montrealers without housing may soon be unable to get a hot meal at an Old Montreal soup kitchen. Fiona Crossling, the general director of Accueil Bonneau, sa...
Jan 02, 2024
Company issues national recall for hypoallergenic infant formula
OTTAWA - A national recall has been issued for a brand of hypoallergenic infant formula over concerns it may be contaminated with a bacteria. An advisory from Health Canada says the Enfamil brand Nutr...
Jan 01, 2024
Holidays aren't a time for joy for everyone
The holiday season is often associated with family, togetherness, and positivity.It's not like that for everyone.From anxiety over holiday gatherings to bad memories of years past, the end of 2023 may...
Dec 30, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith set to launch sweeping health-delivery changes in 2024
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith is set to take scalpel and bone saw to Alberta's $17-billion health-delivery system in 2024, while simultaneously scrambling to keep and find more family doctors. One...
Dec 30, 2023
B.C. court blocks new law against public drug use, warning of 'irreparable harm'
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has blocked new provincial laws against public consumption of illegal substances, prompting concern from the government and a Metro Vancouver mayor who c...
Dec 29, 2023
Another death reported since 2021 recall of home bed assist handles: Health Canada
OTTAWA - Health Canada is reminding Canadians about a recall of home bed assist handles after learning of an additional death. Four models of bed handles distributed by Drive Medical were first recall...
Dec 28, 2023
Montreal man seeks to launch class action over cantaloupe salmonella outbreak
MONTREAL - A Montreal man who spent almost a week in hospital with a salmonella infection after consuming cantaloupes is seeking permission to launch a class-action lawsuit against two food companies....
Dec 28, 2023
High levels of carbon monoxide, mould found in homes on Ontario reserves: study
A study has found air inside homes on four remote First Nations in northwestern Ontario contained carbon monoxide, fine particles, mould and other substances that increase the risk of respiratory infe...
Dec 28, 2023
On Christmas Day, the work went on for overdose prevention society in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - On Christmas Day, Trey Helten and colleagues at Vancouver's Overdose Prevention Society were still at work, dealing with the latest victim of what Helten says is a seasonal spike in the dr...
Dec 27, 2023