Tag Archives: Health
Dollarama-sold Oracare Baby Brush toothbrush recalled for choking hazard
Health Canada has recalled a baby toothbrush sold in Dollarama stores across the country due to a possible choking hazard. The federal health agency says the Oracare Baby Brush toothbrush has a manufa...
Jun 14, 2025
Health authority issues warning as measles circulates in northeastern B.C. community
FORT ST. JOHN - A health authority in northern British Columbia says measles is officially circulating in a remote community in the province's northeast. Northern Health says multiple lab-confirmed ca...
Jun 14, 2025
Alberta government to start charging residents for COVID-19 shots this fall
EDMONTON - Alberta's government announced Friday residents who are not immunocompromised or on social programs will soon have to pay to get the COVID-19 vaccine. In a late afternoon news release, the ...
Jun 13, 2025
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