Tag Archives: Health
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
Health Canada watching 'potential' shortage of sunflower oil needed for baby formula
Health Canada said Tuesday it is working "to address potential sunflower oil shortages" that could further strain baby formula supplies and will keep its relaxed rules on formula imports until at leas...
May 24, 2022
Infant formula crisis another symptom of North American 'managed trade,' experts say
WASHINGTON - Another cargo jet laden with European infant formula will arrive Wednesday in the United States as the White House scrambles to ease a debilitating shortage - a response some fear could l...
May 24, 2022
Monkeypox no cause for panic: Microbiologist
Monkeypox is making headlines worldwide, but is it something we need to be worried about?Dr. Joseph Blondeau, head of clinical microbiology at Royal University Hospital and provincial lead for Clinica...
May 24, 2022
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