Prescribed opioids in the ER? You may be getting too many pills, study suggests Prescribed opioids in the ER? You may be getting too many pills, study suggests. Posted: a day ago. Reducing prescriptions helps patients, avoids pills ending up on the street
Tick-spread illnesses are on the rise in Canada. Are surveillance, awareness efforts … Tick-spread illnesses are on the rise in Canada. Are surveillance, awareness efforts keeping up?. Posted: 2 days ago. Anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Powassan virus are all emerging health threats alongside Lyme disease
Sask. doctor makes unusual house call while volunteering in southern Africa Sask. doctor makes unusual house call while volunteering in southern Africa. Posted: 7 days ago. Doctors Mahli Brindamour and Ryan Meili say trip will improve their tuberculosis care in northern Sask.
Grassy Narrows First Nation appeals to international human rights commission over … Grassy Narrows First Nation appeals to international human rights commission over mercury contamination. Posted: 7 days ago. IACHR hearing latest effort by the First Nation in Ontario to push governments to act
Silk, Great Value plant-based beverage recall linked to 9 listeriosis cases in Ontario Silk, Great Value plant-based beverage recall linked to 9 listeriosis cases in Ontario. Posted: 7 days ago. 5 hospitalizations in Ontario from outbreak associated with nationally distributed products
Ozempic is changing the way people eat. Snack companies are paying close attention Ozempic is changing the way people eat. Snack companies are paying close attention. Posted: 13 days ago. From Coca-Cola to yogurt-maker Danone, companies are monitoring the drug's impact
How H5N1 avian flu went global — and what scientists are bracing for next How H5N1 avian flu went global — and what scientists are bracing for next. Posted: 15 days ago. As far back as the 1990s, scientists warned that a new form of avian influenza could spark another flu …
Scientists closing in on why some people never get COVID. That could help with future … Scientists closing in on why some people never get COVID. That could help with future vaccines. Posted: 20 days ago. A new study identified a specific gene in people who didn't get infected
Why the health-care sector is hiring temporary foreign workers like never before Why the health-care sector is hiring temporary foreign workers like never before. Posted: 22 days ago. Industry represents small share of overall program, but interest is climbing
Lyme disease might be more common, but this tick-borne disease is on the rise in Canada Lyme disease might be more common, but this tick-borne disease is on the rise in Canada. Posted: 23 days ago. Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario see about 500 cases of anaplasmosis a year each
Heat waves linked to higher mortality rates, especially in cities with more renters Heat waves linked to higher mortality rates, especially in cities with more renters. Posted: 28 days ago. Statistics Canada study spanning 2 decades lays out risks of extreme heat as climate warms
Scams selling fake jobs to foreign workers may be operating outside Canada Scams selling fake jobs to foreign workers may be operating outside Canada. Posted: 4 hours ago. A 31-year-old from Lagos says a fellow Nigerian sold him fake documents after promising a job in Canada
Toronto newcomers paying up to 12 months’ rent up front to secure housing Toronto newcomers paying up to 12 months’ rent up front to secure housing. Posted: a day ago. Landlords can only request first and last months of rent legally, but can accept more money if offered
Track star granted 1 year reprieve from deportation Track star granted 1 year reprieve from deportation. Posted: 8 days ago. Bronze medalist and family feared political persecution, violence in Jamaica
Ontario court approves class-action by immigration detainees against federal government Ontario court approves class-action by immigration detainees against federal government. Posted: 8 days ago. Longstanding practice violates detainees' Charter rights, lawsuit alleges
Toronto track star faces deportation after national championships Toronto track star faces deportation after national championships. Posted: 9 days ago. Tamarri Lindo and his family fear for their safety in Jamaica, to be deported Wednesday
Federal government apologizes to Dakota, Lakota nations for historical mistreatment Federal government apologizes to Dakota, Lakota nations for historical mistreatment. Posted: 2 days ago. Canada labelled Dakota and Lakota as 'refugees' and denied them many historic treaty benefits
Grassy Narrows First Nation taking Ontario to court over Mining Act, lack of … Grassy Narrows First Nation taking Ontario to court over Mining Act, lack of consultation on land claims. Posted: 5 days ago. 'These practices have to change,' Chief Rudy Turtle tells news conference at Queen's Park
Indigenous chef creates sweetgrass ice cream in partnership with frozen treats giant Indigenous chef creates sweetgrass ice cream in partnership with frozen treats giant. Posted: 5 days ago. Sweetgrass ice cream has a floral vanilla flavour, says chef
Winnipeg serial killer guilty of murdering 4 women in case underscoring ’grim reality’ … Winnipeg serial killer guilty of murdering 4 women in case underscoring ’grim reality’ of MMIWG. Posted: 5 days ago. Jubilation as Jeremy Skibicki convicted in case that galvanized calls to search landfill for women's remains
’Justice was served today’: Jeremy Skibicki found guilty of 1st-degree murder in … ’Justice was served today’: Jeremy Skibicki found guilty of 1st-degree murder in deaths of 4 women in Winnipeg. Posted: 6 days ago. Judge rejects defence argument he should be found not criminally responsible due to mental disorder
