Tag Archives: Health
Trade bill could trigger 'race to the bottom' in health standards, health groups warn
OTTAWA - Anti-smoking groups are warning the Carney government that its legislation to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers could undermine health standards unless it's amended to add new safeguar...
Jun 13, 2025
Health screening task force to relaunch next spring after report calls for reform
OTTAWA - The health minister is hoping to relaunch a federal task force responsible for providing health screening guidelines next spring, after an expert report said there is a pressing need for refo...
Jun 13, 2025
Canada's top doctor Theresa Tam leaving position when term ends June 20
TORONTO - As Dr. Theresa Tam prepares to leave her position next week, Canada's top doctor says it's more important than ever for Canada to stand up for science and combat disinformation. She's held t...
Jun 13, 2025
More surgeries performed but wait times still longer than before pandemic, study says
TORONTO - The Canadian Institute for Health Information says more surgeries are being performed than before the pandemic - but wait times have still grown longer. The report released Thursday looked a...
Jun 11, 2025
RFK Jr.'s firing of U.S. immunization committee worrisome, Canadian scientists say
TORONTO - Canadian doctors and scientists say Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s firing of an immunization advisory committee south of the border could bolster anti-vaccine sentiment in Canada. Angela Rasmussen,...
Jun 11, 2025
Judge says Montreal billionaire Robert Miller too sick for trial on sex charges
MONTREAL - The criminal case against Montreal billionaire Robert Miller came to a halt on Tuesday as a Quebec Superior Court judge stayed sex-related charges against him. Justice Lyne Dcarie announced...
Jun 10, 2025
Six infants born with congenital measles in Ontario from unvaccinated mothers
TORONTO - Ontario's chief medical officer of health says six infants have been born with congenital measles since an outbreak began last fall, adding they were infected in the womb through mothers who...
Jun 09, 2025
Wildfires in the Prairies having impact on air quality in several provinces
MONTREAL - Poor air quality fuelled by wildfires burning across the Prairies left a large swath of the country enveloped in a haze again on Saturday, but Environment Canada said the situation is expec...
Jun 07, 2025
Don't know if you've been vaccinated against measles? Get a shot, doctors urge
TORONTO - Public health doctors say if people don't know if they've been vaccinated against measles, they should get a shot. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, says people should t...
Jun 06, 2025
Bible group called 911 about man later arrested in ramming of Vancouver arena
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say a man detained in a vehicle ramming at the city's Pacific Coliseum on Thursday night had "religious delusions" and had been the subject of a 911 call earlier that day ...
Jun 06, 2025