Tag Archives: Health
Quebec becomes first province to ban the sale of energy drinks for children under 16
MONTREAL - Children in Quebec will soon need to be at least 16 years old to buy an energy drink after the province adopted legislation Thursday aimed at protecting young teenagers from the potential h...
Jun 11, 2026
Former Montreal officer cleared in Nicholas Gibbs killing suing ethics commissioner
MONTREAL - A former Montreal police officer who was cleared of wrongdoing after killing a Black man during a 2018 intervention is suing the police ethics commissioner for about $1.2 million, alleging ...
Jun 11, 2026
Concerns from array of groups about prevalence of gambling ads during World Cup
TORONTO - The stage is set for Toronto's turn as FIFA World Cup host, and some government officials and advocates worry that the major sporting event will also spark intensified gambling advertising -...
Jun 11, 2026
FIFA World Cup festivities are underway. Here's how Toronto health-care workers have been preparing
TORONTO - As people from around the world arrive in Toronto and festivities marking the beginning of the FIFA World Cup get underway, health-care workers want to assure visitors and residents that the...
Jun 11, 2026
FIFA World Cup festivities are underway. Here's how Toronto health-care workers have been preparing
TORONTO - As people from around the world arrive in Toronto and festivities marking the beginning of the FIFA World Cup get underway, health-care workers want to assure visitors and residents that the...
Jun 11, 2026
Canada launches new preventive health advisory committee after disbanding task force
OTTAWA - The federal government has launched a new advisory committee on preventive health care more than a year after pausing the work of a task force that had come under fire for failing to keep up ...
Jun 10, 2026
Know the risks, World Cup visitors warned over Canada's toxic drug supply
Health officials in both Canadian cities hosting World Cup matches are warning visitors about the potential risk of the toxic illicit drug supply that could be very different from what they are used t...
Jun 10, 2026
Know the risks, World Cup visitors warned over Canada's toxic drug supply
Health officials in both Canadian cities hosting World Cup matches are warning visitors about the potential risk of the toxic illicit drug supply that could be very different from what they are used t...
Jun 10, 2026
Health experts tell Quebec politicians there are no benefits from energy drinks
Health experts told Quebec's legislature that there are no health benefits to consuming energy drinks as Health Minister Sonia Blanger hopes to pass a bill banning the sale of the beverages to those u...
Jun 09, 2026
Rabies vaccination program for skunks, raccoons in effort to stop spread to Montreal
MONTREAL - The raccoons that roam Montreal's alleys, parks and backyards are a familiar part of city life. But as raccoon rabies cases mount south and east of Quebec, wildlife officials are making eff...
Jun 09, 2026