Canadian panel pushes assisted suicide for minors without parental consent

Canada’s Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) recommended assisted suicide for minors without…

‘PLEASE STOP USING’: More major recalls at Costco, Walmart, Sport Chek, Home Depot and Mark’s on sweaters, blankets, cleaners and tables trigger multiple Health Canada warnings to shoppers

Health Canada is warning shoppers after thousands of items have been pulled from shelves and online…

A third of Canadian workers at high mental-health risk: survey

A third (32 per cent) of Canadian workers are at high mental-health risk — considerably higher…

Massive lawsuit challenging COVID vaccination requirement for federal workers tossed by court

Another lawsuit challenging Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination mandates has been tossed out of court for being “bad…

Report shows second year of COVID-19 most severe for Canadian children

A recent report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) says the second year of…

‘So little information’: Study finds significant absence of data on cancer in Black communities

A significant lack of research on cancer in Black communities in Canada is hurting the population,…

Cases of ‘winter vomiting bug’ climbing across B.C.

Pandemic-spurred health measures including physical distancing, increased sanitation protocols, and remote working helped to curb the…

COVID-19 linked to rise in heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems

While the worst of the pandemic appears to be over, hospitals are now dealing with the…

‘We’re all in this together’: Woodstock Museum sharing COVID-19 pandemic stories

There are items and images that became symbols of the COVID-19 pandemic, but what a new…

Stagnant funding has rendered Canada uncompetitive in biomedical research

You may imagine that the hard part of being a Canadian scientist is having a bright…