Tag Archives: Health
Toronto health authorities investigate first suspected monkeypox case
Toronto Public Health says it is investigating Ontario's first suspected case of monkeypox. Health officials say the case is a man in his 40s who had contact with someone who had recently travelled to...
May 21, 2022
Rise of new opioid highlights unpredictable drug supply: Expert
OTTAWA - A national substance use research organization is warning about a new type of opioid that is increasingly being found in Canada's unregulated drug supply. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use...
May 21, 2022
Canada considering smallpox vaccine for monkeypox cases, says Dr. Theresa Tam
OTTAWA - The risk posed by monkeypox is low, but nearly everyone in Canada is susceptible because routine vaccination against smallpox ended decades ago, top public health officials said Friday. Monke...
May 20, 2022
PAPS looking for missing woman and teen in separate cases
UPDATE: Around 4:00 p.m. on May 24, PAPS notified media that Beatrice Yooya has been found safe.At 5:40 p.m. on May 26, PAPS once again notified the media that Ira Danttouze has been found safe and so...
May 20, 2022
MLA Nadine Wilson explains how she was kicked out of the Legislature
Saskatchewan Rivers MLA Nadine Wilson was one of two people removed from the Legislative Assembly this week and for the same reason; refusing to apologize for words used during question period.In Wils...
May 20, 2022
Cumberland MLA Vermette suspended from assembly after cursing during mental health discussion
Cumberland House MLA Doyle Vermette (NDP) was suspended for one day from the legislative assembly after accusing the government of not "giving a [expletive]" about issues such as suicide and mental he...
May 19, 2022
Health minister pledges support for Ukraine as WHO confirms attacks on health care
OTTAWA - Canada's federal health minister has pledged to rouse support from his international colleagues for rebuilding the besieged health-care system in Ukraine, where facilities and ambulances have...
May 19, 2022
Quebec coroner says many people share blame for high death toll in COVID first wave
MONTREAL - Quebec authorities share blame with the owners of a private Montreal-area long-term care home where 47 residents died during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the province's coroner ...
May 19, 2022
Canada's first two monkeypox cases confirmed in Quebec, others under investigation
MONTREAL - The Public Health Agency of Canada says two cases of monkeypox in Quebec are the first confirmed cases in the country. The agency said in a release late Thursday that it is working with the...
May 19, 2022
BEATS Comic-Con helps kids find their inner superhero
Spiderman was there, and so was Dr. Strange.It was all part of the BEATS (Building Expression and Awareness Through Theatre and Sound) Encounter Comic-Con Youth Expo at the Dekker Centre Wednesday, wi...
May 18, 2022