RFK Jr. asks Canadian regulator to reconsider ostrich cull at B.C. farm
RF Robert Kennedy Jr. has written a letter to the president of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency requesting that ostriches…
Category: Health
Trump wants to ‘equalize’ and lower drug prices. Could Canada be impacted?
U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a new effort to lower prescription drug prices for Americans that targets foreign nations…
Tick season is back. How to stay safe around these risky bloodsuckers
As Canadians flock outdoors for hiking, gardening and sunshine this spring, an unwelcome guest is making its seasonal return: ticks.…
Older adults in U.S. urged to skip this travel vaccine.
The United States is advising travellers aged 60 and up to hold off on getting the chikungunya vaccine while it looks…
Quebec reports record low fertility and near-record rate of immigration in 2024
Despite a downward trend, Quebec still reported nearly record-high population growth last year due to immigration, even as the province’s…
Guilty pleas to bylaw charges in connection with E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares
A commercial kitchen company pleaded guilty Thursday to four bylaw offences after a massive E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares…
Canadians’ health data at risk of Trump’s AI ambitions, experts warn
According to lawyers and medical researchers, Canada’s rocky relationship with the United States necessitates safeguarding a crucial resource: patient health…
B.C. teen who died of drug overdose remembered with moment of silence at his school
The parents of a Vancouver teen who died of an overdose in November celebrated his 17th birthday at his high…
Woman dies, another hospitalized after cryotherapy treatment at Paris gym
A woman has died and another is in critical condition after a cryotherapy session turned deadly due to a cold chamber…
RFK Jr. calls for CDC to stop backing fluoride in drinking water
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and…