Tag Archives: Health
Canada could lose its measles elimination status if spread lingers, PHAC advisor says
TORONTO - A senior medical advisor with the Public Health Agency of Canada says the country could lose its measles elimination status if the highly contagious disease continues to spread into the fall...
May 08, 2025
Quebec reports high immigration, record-low fertility in 2024
MONTREAL - Despite a downward trend, Quebec still reported nearly record-high population growth last year due to immigration, even as the province's fertility rate reached its lowest level on record. ...
May 08, 2025
Canadian Blood Services says it needs 1 million new blood donors over next 5 years
TORONTO - Marc Parravano has donated blood 146 times. He remembers regularly going to the blood collection centre with his mother when he was a kid and followed in her footsteps after he turned 17 and...
May 08, 2025
Study finds no evidence to support New Brunswick's mystery brain disease
FREDERICTON - There is no evidence to support claims of a mystery brain disease in New Brunswick, says a new study that suggests the media may have played a role in feeding patients' fears. Published ...
May 07, 2025
Quebec to set 150-metre limit between schools and supervised injection sites
QUBEC - The Quebec government has tabled legislation that would ensure a minimum 150-metre distance between supervised injection sites and schools and daycares. Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant...
May 06, 2025
Under pressure, Quebec finds money to pay for renovations to major Montreal hospital
QUBEC - The Quebec government says it has found the funds to begin much-needed repairs this year to a major Quebec hospital, following severe criticism from the opposition. The Coalition Avenir Qubec ...
May 06, 2025
'We will emerge stronger': Legislator praises resilience after festival attack
We must "continue to wrap our arms around" the Filipino community as it deals with the burden of the Lapu Lapu Day tragedy that killed 11 people, British Columbia legislator Mable Elmore said on Monda...
May 05, 2025
Manitoba warns of new measles exposure sites south of Winnipeg
WINKLER - Public health officials in Manitoba are warning of new measles exposure sites in two communities south of Winnipeg, including a medical centre and an elementary school. Officials say people ...
May 03, 2025
A family and a festival: How Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day tragedy unfolded
VANCOUVER - In January last year, Cirque du Soleil usher Alexander Lo made his final public post on his Facebook timeline, promoting the circus' Kooza show. Four days later, his brother responded. "Br...
May 03, 2025
Here's what the Liberals promised for health care. But can they deliver?
TORONTO - Until U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and threats to Canadian sovereignty came along, many thought health care would be a key issue in the federal election. Instead, it came across as ...
May 01, 2025