Tag Archives: Health
Montreal-area measles case is first reported in Quebec since April
MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting a new case of measles in the Montreal area, the first in the province since April. The case involves a person who visited a pediatric clinic in St-Eustache, Que., an off...
Dec 04, 2025
Judge to rule in January if man accused in triple murder was criminally responsible
MONTREAL - A man who stabbed his parents and grandmother to death inside their Montreal home in March 2023 should be found not criminally responsible for the crimes, the prosecution and defence told a...
Dec 04, 2025
Children's hospitals seeing more flu cases as earlier season takes a toll
TORONTO - Hospitals are seeing more children sick with flu after the virus began circulating earlier than usual this year. The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario said it saw eight times more kids ...
Dec 04, 2025
Calgary researchers help shed light on gaps in sport injury prevention for women
CALGARY - With more women and girls playing sports, there's been a corresponding rise in injuries that can end participation. That's the consensus of 109 researchers, including three from the Universi...
Dec 04, 2025
George Springer connects with young Jays fan as part of Make-A-Wish holiday campaign
TORONTO - Delfina Budziak was mid-sentence when she saw George Springer walk into a downtown Toronto restaurant. Suddenly, no words would come. "When I first saw him walk through the door, I just froz...
Dec 03, 2025
Quebec doctor and ex-politician suspended for his treatment of Lyme disease
MONTRAL - A doctor and former head of a Quebec political party has been suspended for six months from practising medicine by the province's college of physicians for his approach to treating patients ...
Dec 03, 2025
Settlement in 23andMe data breach class-action proposed at about $4.49M
Canadians affected by a 23andMe data security breach two years ago have reached a proposed class-action settlement with the genetic testing company for approximately $4.49 million. Canada's privacy wa...
Dec 03, 2025
Charge, Frost play with MacLeod in mind after breast cancer diagnosis
OTTAWA - Hockey took somewhat of a backseat despite Tuesday's rematch between the 2025 Walter Cup finalists. The Professional Women's Hockey League community came together to support Ottawa's beloved ...
Dec 03, 2025
B.C. requires witness for those using supply drugs to stop diversion to streets
VICTORIA - Rules are being tightened for British Columbia's overdose-prevention safer supply program to require a witness when a user takes their drugs in an effort to stop the pills from being sold o...
Dec 02, 2025
NDP leader says Liberals are being 'dishonest' about the future of pharmacare
OTTAWA - The federal government's response to a report it commissioned on national pharmacare was "shockingly dismissive," NDP interim leader Don Davies said this week as he called on the Liberals to ...
Dec 02, 2025