Tag Archives: Health
'More complicated, more difficult:' advocates say Nanaimo healthcare deficits hindering economic growth
NANAIMO - A lack of healthcare options on central Vancouver Island is not just hurting our health, it's actively harming the economy. The position was one of the key takeaways from the Health Forward ...
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
'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
'We don't have to hide anymore:' individual support no longer reduced for B.C. couples on disability
NANAIMO - Those receiving disability assistance in B.C. will soon no longer have to worry about an intimate relationship impacting how much support they receive. Couples in which both partners receive...
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
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
Sick of sick notes: B.C. limits when employers can request sick notes
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has brought in new rules that limit when an employer can ask for a sick note, saving doctors the burden of writing them and preventing patients from spreadin...
Nov 12, 2025