Tag Archives: Health
U.S. lawmakers making one last push to reform cannabis laws before November midterms
WASHINGTON - The surprise climate spending bill isn't the only piece of marquee legislation in the U.S. Senate that's getting a lot of Canadian attention. U.S. lawmakers are also looking at a comprehe...
Aug 02, 2022
Expansion of prison needle exchange programs going ahead despite pandemic delays
OTTAWA - Despite pandemic slowdowns, Correctional Service Canada is still planning to expand the needle exchange programs currently offered at nine federal prisons, government officials say. At a pres...
Aug 02, 2022
Federal government announces $18M for HIV testing at Montreal AIDS conference
MONTREAL - Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Monday that the government will invest $17.9 million to increase access to HIV testing in remote communities and among hard-to-reach population...
Aug 01, 2022
Monkeypox: Experts at AIDS conference say the current global response is not enough
MONTREAL - A panel of scientists and activists at the AIDS 2022 conference in Montreal urged worldwide governments over the weekend to ramp up resources to handle the monkeypox outbreaks. The plea cam...
Jul 31, 2022
Sacred site or rallying point? The politicization of Canada's National War Memorial
OTTAWA - The sacrifices of Canadians who fought and died for democracy and freedom during the Korean War were honoured during a small ceremony last week at the National War Memorial. The ceremonial pl...
Jul 31, 2022
Six infants stillborn in Sask. syphilis outbreak
An increase in syphilis in parts of Saskatchewan has led to the still births of six babies according to the medical officer of health for Indigenous Services in Saskatchewan. Dr. Ibrahim Khan said on-...
Jul 29, 2022
Visa denials denounced at Montreal AIDS conference, federal minister cancels speech
MONTREAL - The International AIDS Society will re-evaluate how it organizes international conferences as a result of visa denials by the Canadian government, the organization's president said Friday i...
Jul 29, 2022
Advocates say the federal government can do more to address opioid use stigma
OTTAWA - New federal government research says that stigmatizing views about opioid use disorder - unfair perceptions and disapproval of people who take these drugs - continue to be held by a significa...
Jul 28, 2022
Montreal says vaccine — not limiting sexual partners — best way to fight monkeypox
MONTREAL - Controlling monkeypox will be done through vaccination, not by encouraging men who have sex with men to limit their sexual partners, Montreal's public health director said Thursday. "If my ...
Jul 28, 2022
Project tracking COVID-19 in Canadian long-term care paused due to lack of data
TORONTO - A think tank that's been compiling data on COVID-19 in Canadian long-term care homes says it has to stop its work because provinces are no longer making enough information public about the s...
Jul 28, 2022