How a Toronto-made AI therapist could bridge the gap in Canada’s mental health-care system

When Entisar Bukair needs a moment for self-care and to destress, she opens up the Mind-Easy…

A new urine test can detect bladder cancer up to 12 years before diagnosis: study

A simple urine test may be able to detect bladder cancer years before any symptoms show…

Statement from the Minister of Health on Canada’s Third National Day of Observance for COVID-19

OTTAWA, ON, March 11th, 2023.– Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health issued the following statement…

COVID-19 ‘steady’ in Canada as world marks third anniversary of pandemic

Saturday marks three years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic.

‘THEY CANNOT BE USED AGAIN’: Health Canada recall on certain child seats and seatbelt vests triggers warning to parents and drivers

Health Canada is issuing recalls for child car seats and seatbelt vests that could pose an…

Duclos warns provinces to stop letting patients be charged for virtual health care

UPDATE 5:50 p.m. Provinces that continue to allow private clinics to charge patients directly for virtual…

Class-action lawsuit proposed for shareholders affected by B.C. company’s cocaine claim

A Vancouver-based law firm says it has filed a proposed securities class-action lawsuit on behalf of…

Report says long COVID could impact economy and be ‘mass disabling event’ in Canada

A report released Thursday by Canada’s chief science adviser says she considers COVID-19 the “head” of…

COVID-19 pandemic led to largest drop in Canadian life expectancy on record, data shows

New data on the life expectancy of Canadians paints a stark picture of the impact of…

Ontario unlikely to meet health-care goals due to underspending and staffing, report finds

The challenges facing Ontario’s strained health-care system are “expected to persist” as a result of underfunding…