Tag Archives: Health
Police officer says man needed jaw wired shut after being punched twice by McKenna
STATE COLLEGE - A police affidavit about the arrest of top National Hockey League prospect Gavin McKenna says he was allegedly caught on video punching a man twice in the face, resulting in surgery fo...
Feb 05, 2026
Canada-Finland hockey postponed, McMorris misses big air qualifying at Winter Games
MILAN - The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics have yet to officially open, but Canada is already dealing with setbacks. Canada's opening women's hockey game against Finland was postponed Thursday due to i...
Feb 05, 2026
Calgary Flames forward Huberdeau to have season-ending hip surgery
CALGARY - Calgary Flames forward Jonathan Huberdeau will undergo season-ending hip surgery, the club announced Thursday. The procedure is scheduled for March, following consultations with team doctors...
Feb 05, 2026
Famine is threatening more of war-torn Sudan’s Darfur region as an attack in the south kills 22
CAIRO (AP) - Famine is threatening more areas in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region, a global hunger monitoring group said Thursday as an attack by paramilitary forces on a military hospital in th...
Feb 05, 2026
New survey suggests Canadians feel health-care system has deteriorated
TORONTO - A new survey suggests Canadians feel the health-care system has deteriorated over the last decade as they increasingly struggle to access family doctors and encounter hurdles to seeing speci...
Feb 05, 2026
Police suspected 'murder-suicide' in Prince Rupert family's deaths: B.C. official
An inquest into the deaths of a B.C. family of four has heard for the first time that police characterized the deaths as a suspected murder-suicide, as well as a recorded police interview describing t...
Feb 04, 2026
Police suspected 'murder-suicide' in Prince Rupert family's deaths: B.C. official
An inquest into the deaths of a B.C. family of four has heard for the first time that police characterized the deaths as a suspected murder-suicide, as well as a recorded police interview describing t...
Feb 04, 2026
Feds revive bill to build digitally connected health data systems for patients, providers
TORONTO - The federal government is reviving proposed legislation that would allow digital health information to be shared safely across electronic systems, giving both patients and providers access t...
Feb 04, 2026
Friends rallying to bring home B.C. man after 40-metre fall from ice wall in Colorado
Friends of an avid adventure seeker critically injured after a 40-metre fall from a Colorado ice wall are rallying to bring him back to Canada to continue his long recovery. Vratislav (Vrato) Durech a...
Feb 03, 2026
Canadian who says he was tortured in Syria wants court to force Ottawa's hand
OTTAWA - A Canadian man who says he has been tortured in Syria is asking the Federal Court to order Ottawa to decide whether to help bring him home. The man, known publicly only as SS, is one of sever...
Feb 03, 2026