Tag Archives: Health
Canadian Blood Service seeks to scrap lifetime ban on sex workers donating blood
OTTAWA - Canadian Blood Services wants to scrap a lifetime ban on sex workers giving blood in a further move to make blood donation more equitable. The blood-donation service this month recommended to...
May 27, 2022
Weekly epi report indicates 12 new COVID-related deaths, another 376 new positive cases
There were 12 newly-reported COVID-19 deaths last week as reported in the Ministry of Health's weekly integrated epidemiology (epi) report. This was lower compared to the previous week's total which w...
May 26, 2022
Parliamentary committee to start report on expanding eligibility for assisted dying
OTTAWA - A special joint parliamentary committee will now consider its report on current legislation on assisted death and whether to expand who is eligible to opt for it. The committee of MPs and sen...
May 26, 2022
Quebec drops section of assisted-death bill to ensure it gets adopted quickly
QUEBEC - The Quebec government is removing a section of its end-of-life care bill that would have allowed quadriplegics and people with cerebral palsy to receive an assisted death. Health Minister Chr...
May 26, 2022
Quebec to start vaccinating contacts of monkeypox cases as 25 infections confirmed
MONTREAL - Quebec will be the first Canadian province to launch a vaccination campaign against the monkeypox virus, interim public health director Dr. Luc Boileau said Thursday, adding that 25 cases o...
May 26, 2022
Food Farm satisfies young appetites for learning
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - For the first time in three years, elementary students in the Prince Albert area have been able to leave the classroom and receive a hands on lesson on where their food comes fr...
May 25, 2022
Food Farm satisfies young appetites for learning
For the first time in three years, elementary students in the Prince Albert area have been able to leave the classroom and receive a hands on lesson on where their food comes from. On Wednesday, the F...
May 25, 2022
B.C. launches Canada's first lung cancer screening program for high-risk residents
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has launched the country's first provincewide lung cancer screening program for residents who are at high risk of getting the disease. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the ...
May 25, 2022
Quebec bill would give Alzheimer's patients access to medical aid in dying
MONTREAL - Quebec has tabled a bill that would extend the province's assisted death legislation to people with Alzheimer's disease. Health Minister Christian Dub said today that Bill 38 would allow pe...
May 25, 2022
Quebec health officials confirm 10 more cases of monkeypox for a total of 15
MONTREAL - Quebec health officials are reporting 10 more cases of monkeypox, for a total of 15 confirmed cases across the province. Last week, the province reported the first cases of the virus in Can...
May 24, 2022