Tag Archives: Health
Behind the push to restrict energy drinks for teens in Quebec
MONTRAL - Ever since 15-year-old Zachary Miron died after drinking a can of Red Bull while on a school ski trip in January 2024, his parents have been fighting a battle to ban energy drinks for childr...
May 01, 2026
Quebec City mosque shooter asks court for transfer to medium-security prison
MONTREAL - Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette has asked to be transferred from a maximum- to a medium-security prison, citing concerns over his safety and his mental health. Bissonnette ...
May 01, 2026
'Denial of care': Doctors worry about refugees as payment requirements take effect
TORONTO - Refugees now have to pay out of pocket for part of their drug prescriptions, mental health counselling, dental services, vision care and health equipment - including wheelchairs - as changes...
May 01, 2026
Archbishop of Toronto calls on Carney to stop extension of MAID for mental illness
OTTAWA - The Archbishop of Toronto is appealing to Prime Minister Mark Carney's Catholic faith and urging him to "choose life and not death" when it comes to the planned extension of assisted dying el...
Apr 30, 2026
Trump pulls nomination for stalled surgeon general nominee Means and says he'll put forth Saphier
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday he's nominating Fox News Channel contributor and radiologist Dr. Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Casey Means' path forward stalled in th...
Apr 30, 2026
Amnesty International report warns of deepening Indigenous people's housing crisis
MONTRAL - A new report by Amnesty International warns that overcrowded and unsafe housing in an Atikamekw community north of Montreal reflects a broader crisis putting Indigenous people's health, safe...
Apr 29, 2026
Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising 1st Amendment fears about state investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a faith-based pregnancy center that raised First Amendment concerns about an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abort...
Apr 29, 2026
Davis Schneider's brother died of an overdose. The Blue Jay says naloxone can save others
TORONTO - To Davis Schneider, his older brother Steven was "kind of like a Superman." "He worked as a nurse up until he died. He worked every single day to help people in need," the Toronto Blue Jays ...
Apr 29, 2026
Davis Schneider's brother died of an overdose. The Blue Jay says naloxone can save others
TORONTO - To Davis Schneider, his older brother Steven was "kind of like a Superman." "He worked as a nurse up until he died. He worked every single day to help people in need," the Toronto Blue Jays ...
Apr 29, 2026
Health Canada approves 1st generic version of Ozempic in the country
TORONTO - Health Canada has approved the first generic version of brand-name Ozempic. The department says Canada is the first G7 country to authorize generic semaglutide. The injectable medication is ...
Apr 28, 2026