Tag Archives: Health
Ophthalmologists urge provinces not to allow optometrists to perform minor surgeries
TORONTO - Ophthalmologists are urging provincial governments not to move ahead with plans that would allow optometrists to perform some surgeries and laser eye treatments, which are currently outside ...
Nov 18, 2025
'Valid' questions for CFIA but few simple answers in wake of B.C. ostrich cull
Infectious disease veterinarian Scott Weese says the hundreds of ostriches shot dead on a rainy night at a British Columbia farm this month "probably weren't infected" with avian influenza at the time...
Nov 18, 2025
Survivor disheartened that Canada may fail to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040
TORONTO - Shannon Pethick thought cervical cancer would be in Canada's rear-view by now. "It hurts my heart because we should be past this," she said from her home in Saskatoon, reflecting on her diag...
Nov 17, 2025
Fact File: No 'plan' to 'euthanize' 15 million Canadians with MAID
Podcast clips recently shared on social media claim that Health Canada plans to save money by "euthanizing" 15 million Canadians. The clips cite a journal article that presents a scenario in which mem...
Nov 14, 2025
'Time is brain': Toronto hospital paving way for remote robotic treatment of strokes
TORONTO - A team at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto has successfully completed 10 brain angiograms using a robot controlled remotely by a neurosurgeon, paving the way to eventually providing critica...
Nov 14, 2025
'Deep burial' for ostriches at B.C. landfill as CFIA completes cull and disposal work
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has completed its "active operations" at the British Columbia ostrich farm where professional marksmen were used to cull the flock following an outbreak of avian fl...
Nov 13, 2025
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says stigmatizing drug use is a violation
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's rights watchdog has criticized the province for stigmatizing people who use drugs, calling it a violation of their human rights to treat their health issues as "moral fa...
Nov 13, 2025
Conservatives demand probe into Ottawa's loss of $20M in pharmaceutical products
OTTAWA - Conservative health critic Dan Mazier said Thursday he intends to ask for a committee investigation to find out how the Public Health Agency of Canada lost more than $20-million worth of phar...
Nov 13, 2025
No treatment spared: Als pull out all the stops to get Alexander ready for Grey Cup
WINNIPEG - From lasers to electrical stimulation therapy, no treatment is being spared for injured Montreal Alouettes starting quarterback Davis Alexander. Alexander was at the controls for Montreal's...
Nov 12, 2025
Corrective to Nov. 11 story on federal health transfers
OTTAWA - In a Nov. 11 story about federal health funding in the budget, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that the $2.5-billion in annual funding for bilateral health agreements with the provinc...
Nov 12, 2025