Tag Archives: Health
Most assisted deaths in Canada come after cancer diagnosis, annual report finds
OTTAWA - Most people who chose medical assistance in dying in 2024 had a cancer diagnosis and were over the age of 70, new data from Health Canada shows. The country's annual report on medical assista...
Nov 28, 2025
La Ronge doctors submitted scurvy findings to peer-viewed journal
One year after La Ronge doctors diagnosed more than two dozen cases of scurvy, they are now waiting for their finding to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. "Hopefully that goes through," said Dr...
Nov 27, 2025
Captain Brady Tkachuk ready to return for Senators in hometown of St. Louis
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators will get a major boost when captain Brady Tkachuk returns on Friday. Tkachuk is slated to return to Ottawa's lineup against the St. Louis Blues, ending a six-week recovery...
Nov 27, 2025
'Frustrating': Veterinarians urge regulatory changes as medicine shortages mount
REGINA - Canadian veterinarians no longer have to access to 40 per cent of medications they once were able to use, a figure the head of the national association says is worrying. Tracy Fisher, preside...
Nov 27, 2025
Roommates 31 years apart in age free one another from hiding Parkinson's
Roommates Li Jiang and Elaine Jongsma are 31 years apart in age, but they have much in common. Their late November birthdays fall one day away from one another, and celebrations are set for this weeke...
Nov 27, 2025
B.C. drug club co-founder surprised by lack of 'urgency' from Health Canada on crisis
VANCOUVER - A co-founder of Vancouver's Drug User Liberation Front said he was surprised by Health Canada's lack of "urgency" about the deadly toxic drug crisis, and the absence of a pharmaceutical-gr...
Nov 26, 2025
Committee MPs amend border bill to restrict health, other benefits to deportees
OTTAWA - MPs on the House of Commons national security committee have amended the government's border security bill, C-12, to restrict the benefits people subject to removal orders can access. MPs deb...
Nov 26, 2025
Concerns raised about AI-powered toys and creativity, development as holiday shopping peaks
TORONTO - As parents hunt for gifts that will wow their kids this holiday season, Canadian child development and psychology experts say they should be wary of AI-powered toys because of possible harms...
Nov 26, 2025
Lawsuit being considered in death of Quebec man who sought MAID over bedsores
MONTREAL - The partner of a quadriplegic Quebec man who sought a medically assisted death after developing painful bedsores during a hospital stay in 2024 is considering legal action. Sylvie Brosseau'...
Nov 26, 2025
Maya, 17, got mental health records by FOI, then killed herself. Her mom wants reform
VANCOUVER - Maya Cassady was just two months away from graduating high school with honours when she obtained her mental health records through a freedom of information request. Just hours after readin...
Nov 26, 2025