Tag Archives: Health
First details of forced addiction treatment plan made public
The Province of Saskatchewan has released the first details of its plan to force some addicts into treatment under what is being called the Compassionate Intervention Act. While the bill is not yet ta...
Dec 05, 2025
Health Canada recalls glucose monitors that may give patients incorrect readings
Health Canada is asking diabetes patients to check if their glucose monitor is subject to an international recall that has serious health risks. The federal agency is recalling some FreeStyle Libre 3 ...
Dec 05, 2025
Dancing with the Stars raises over $100k for pediatric trauma equipment in Melfort
Dancing brought in some major dollars for the North Central Health Care Foundation.The Dancing with the Stars event recently held in Melfort raised just over $100,000 to help purchase pediatric trauma...
Dec 05, 2025
Charge head coach Carla MacLeod returns to bench to 'overwhelming' reception
TORONTO - Carla MacLeod was back on the bench Thursday night, an experience she said was better than watching from her parents' couch. The Ottawa Charge head coach returned to the helm in a 3-1 loss t...
Dec 04, 2025
Study that said glyphosate herbicide is safe retracted 25 years after publication
OTTAWA - An influential research article that claimed a popular weed-killer was safe has been retracted 25 years after it was published, prompting environment groups in Canada to ask the federal gover...
Dec 04, 2025
Montreal-area measles case is first reported in Quebec since April
MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting a new case of measles in the Montreal area, the first in the province since April. The case involves a person who visited a pediatric clinic in St-Eustache, Que., an off...
Dec 04, 2025
Judge to rule in January if man accused in triple murder was criminally responsible
MONTREAL - A man who stabbed his parents and grandmother to death inside their Montreal home in March 2023 should be found not criminally responsible for the crimes, the prosecution and defence told a...
Dec 04, 2025
Children's hospitals seeing more flu cases as earlier season takes a toll
TORONTO - Hospitals are seeing more children sick with flu after the virus began circulating earlier than usual this year. The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario said it saw eight times more kids ...
Dec 04, 2025
Calgary researchers help shed light on gaps in sport injury prevention for women
CALGARY - With more women and girls playing sports, there's been a corresponding rise in injuries that can end participation. That's the consensus of 109 researchers, including three from the Universi...
Dec 04, 2025
George Springer connects with young Jays fan as part of Make-A-Wish holiday campaign
TORONTO - Delfina Budziak was mid-sentence when she saw George Springer walk into a downtown Toronto restaurant. Suddenly, no words would come. "When I first saw him walk through the door, I just froz...
Dec 03, 2025