Tag Archives: Health
Montreal public health says one heat-related death reported since Sunday
MONTREAL - One heat-related death has been reported to Montreal's public health department since a period of extreme heat hit the city on Sunday. Department spokesperson Tudor Matei says the city's he...
Aug 12, 2025
Cancer survivor celebrates birthday by paying for patients' hospital parking
At the entrance of a London hospital, Krystyna Locke fronts a banner with loopy cursive letters that says, "Happy birthday to me. Your parking is free." The lymphoma cancer survivor is celebrating tur...
Aug 12, 2025
New data show Sask. health closures worsening; province cites staffing, innovation to respond
The Saskatchewan NDP says new internal health authority data shows the province's health-care system is going in the wrong direction, while the government says it is addressing the problem through sta...
Aug 11, 2025
Montreal public health asking ER doctors to report all heat-related deaths
MONTREAL - Montreal's public health department is asking emergency room doctors to report all deaths suspected of being related to the ongoing heat wave. Officials issued a notice on Sunday for the ci...
Aug 11, 2025
Swimming advisories issued after elevated E-coli levels at four local beaches
Four local beaches are off limits to swimming after elevated levels of E-coli were found in water samples. Swimming has been halted at the main beach of Wakaw Lake Regional Park, St. Brieux beach, the...
Aug 11, 2025
Pistachios in your pantry? What experts say you should do amid a salmonella recall
TORONTO - Pistachios have been the subject of a series of recalls linked to a salmonella outbreak, and while some health officials say that doesn't mean people should avoid all pistachio products, oth...
Aug 09, 2025
ISC contributes $292,000 to new long-term care facility
Fundraising for the new long-term care facility in La Ronge has received a boost from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC). The federal government is providing $292,000 over two years to cover all fundrai...
Aug 08, 2025
RFK Jr.'s war on mRNA vaccines breeds distrust, threatens Canada's access to development: experts
TORONTO - Canadian doctors and scientists say Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s defunding of mRNA vaccine research and development projects will have negative health effects in Canada and around the world. "I t...
Aug 08, 2025
Baklava pastries containing pistachios recalled due to salmonella
TORONTO - Baklava pastries containing pistachios are being recalled over salmonella concerns. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a recall notice for some Andalos brand pastries distributed in ...
Aug 08, 2025
New Ontario measles cases down to single digits for the first time since January
TORONTO - Health officials in Ontario are reporting that the number of new measles cases are down to the single digits for the first time since January. That's based on weekly data release by Public H...
Aug 07, 2025