Tag Archives: Health
U.S. billionaire tells why he's helping fund court fight to stop B.C. ostrich cull
A New York billionaire who is an avid supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump says he is helping fund the legal battle by a British Columbia ostrich farm against an order to cull their flock of about...
Aug 27, 2025
Workout substances can be harmful to some adolescents, survey of pediatricians says
TORONTO - Researchers say pediatricians, family doctors and parents need to learn more about what kind of performance-enhancing substances kids are using when they work out or play sports. Seventeen p...
Aug 27, 2025
Canadian Red Cross helps rebuild Ukrainian children's hospital after rocket attack
KYIV - Workers dangle from ropes as they brush the last bit of white paint on the trim of the Okhmatdyt children's cardiac hospital in Kyiv. Below them, a damaged children's stroller and construction ...
Aug 27, 2025
Canada's new sport guardian awaits commission report on abuse and maltreatment
Canada's new safe sport warden hopes the Future of Sport in Canada Commission's first report gives direction on patching up cracks when it comes to abuse and maltreatment. The Canadian Centre For Ethi...
Aug 26, 2025
'Just shoot me': Calgarian fighting in Ukraine in painful recovery after drone attack
KYIV - A 23-year-old Calgary man who has been fighting for Ukraine faces a painful recovery after receiving burns to nearly 30 per cent of his body in a Russian drone strike on Canada Day. Mac Hughes ...
Aug 26, 2025
Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved
Celebrity doctor-turned-U.S. health official Mehmet Oz says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's order to cull a herd of ostriches in B.C. over bird flu concerns would amount to a "slaughter" based o...
Aug 25, 2025
Longtime CFL scout Craig Smith dies at the age of 69
REGINA - Craig Smith, a longtime CFL scout, has died. He was 69 years old. Smith's wife, Cathy, announced her husband's death Sunday on social media. Smith was diagnosed with leukemia in October 2017 ...
Aug 24, 2025
Settlement reached in national class-action lawsuit over drug Rexulti: law firm
MONTREAL - Lawyers involved in a class-action lawsuit over the drug Rexulti say a $4.75 million settlement has been reached on behalf of patients and the estates and families of those who were prescri...
Aug 23, 2025
VIU graduate probes impact of extreme healthy eating
NANAIMO - Non-processed, nutrient-dense whole foods are undeniable pillars of an optimum diet, but a recent Vancouver Island University graduate argues extreme healthy eating can have unintended conse...
Aug 23, 2025
Advocates against HIV criminalization decry Carney silence on reform Trudeau promised
OTTAWA - HIV activists say there is mounting frustration in communities affected by the virus, amid near-silence from the federal government nearly 10 years after the Liberals pledged to reform laws s...
Aug 23, 2025