Ottawa keeping tabs as doctors sound alarm about cancer drug supply
OTTAWA — The federal health minister’s office says it is keeping a close watch on the supply of three generic cancer drugs as doctors raise serious concerns about the risk...
Committee ‘deeply disturbed’ by reports of coerced, forced sterilization
OTTAWA — The House of Commons health committee is calling on the federal government to investigate the problem of coerced or forced sterilization of women in Canada.
The...
Consular officials visit Canadian Michael Kovrig detained in China
OTTAWA — Consular officials in China have met for the 10th time with a detained Canadian, Global Affairs Canada said Monday.
The department said it cannot...
Chronology of events in the case of serial-killer nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer
Here is a chronology of the events in the Elizabeth Wettlaufer case, based on police information, court documents and public obituaries.
– June 25, 2007...
Key recommendations from the public inquiry into Elizabeth Wettlaufer
A public inquiry examining the case of Elizabeth Wettlaufer, a serial-killer nurse who preyed on elderly patients in her care, has issued a report aimed...
Falls are leading cause for seniors hospitalized due to injury: report
TORONTO — Falls appear to be the leading cause of injuries that land seniors in hospital, according to newly released data from the Canadian Institute for...
Gives bees a chance: We can’t afford to lose our wild native pollinators
A bumblebee sips nectar from a clover.
Victoria MacPhail, Author provided
Sheila R. Colla,...
Catch me if you can! How anglers are changing the catchability of fish
A heavily fished lake could mean you go home empty handed.
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Taylor Ward,...
Why Canada’s single-use plastic ban could help the environment and wildflife
Plastics at a recycling depot in North Vancouver, B.C. in June 2019.
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Canada’s new food policy means everyone’s at the table
Evan Fraser, University of GuelphMarie-Claude Bibeau, Canada’s agriculture and agrifood minister, recently announced that, after years of consultations, Canada...
