Tag Archives: Health
Son of woman who inspired assisted dying law chooses to die on his own terms
OTTAWA - Price Carter is planning to die this summer. The 68-year-old has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He knows it will take his life eventually; before it does, he intends to die on...
May 31, 2025
'A conglomeration of acquired goodies': N.B. man with cancer sells stuff to declutter
FREDERICTON - It was a complete shock when Gerry Carroll was diagnosed with cancer and was given months to live. The retired Riverview, N.B., sales representative said he had gone to see his family do...
May 31, 2025
Festival attack suspect Adam Lo in court, as judge receives fitness assessment report
VANCOUVER - Lapu Lapu Day festival attack suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo has appeared by video in Vancouver Provincial Court, as preparations to determine if he's fit to stand trial continue. Lo appeared on s...
May 30, 2025
Almost 70 per cent of Canadians surveyed want child vaccines to be mandatory: poll
A new poll suggests nearly 70 per cent of Canadians support mandatory childhood vaccinations, but at least one public health official says she's uncomfortable with the idea of forcing parents to immun...
May 29, 2025
COVID vaccine 'strongly recommended' during pregnancy, Canadian doctors say
TORONTO - Canada's gynecologists say COVID-19 vaccination "remains safe and strongly recommended" during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada is...
May 28, 2025
Former PM Chrétien misses throne speech due to minor heart surgery
OTTAWA - Minor heart surgery forced former prime minister Jean Chrtien to miss today's throne speech delivered by King Charles in the Senate. Eddie Goldenberg, former senior political adviser to Chrti...
May 27, 2025
Nearly one in three non-profit workers burnt out and food insecure, survey suggests
A survey of 1,116 employees at non-profit organizations across Canada indicates more than one-third of workers regularly feel burnt out and exhausted. The Changemaker Wellbeing Index, published Thursd...
May 22, 2025
Bids sought to replace Parksville's waterfront boardwalk
PARKSVILLE -Contractors are requested to submit their bids to incrementally replace the prized waterfront walkway at Parksville's Community Park. According to the City of Parksville, bids are being ac...
May 20, 2025
Logging, pruning and anxiety in Banff ahead of first summer since Jasper wildfire
BANFF - Looking out over a budding meadow with blackened tree stumps on the edge of Banff National Park, Cliff White points to a dark thicket of trees where the empty plot ends. "The next fire in here...
May 19, 2025
Manitoba bear cub that sustained burns from forest fire dies from injuries
The operator of a bear rescue organization in Manitoba delivered sad news on Saturday about a tiny, seven-pound black bear cub that had been rescued with burns to her paws, nose and lips from a forest...
May 17, 2025