Polio, a highly contagious viral infection that can cause paralysis and death, has been eradicated in Canada for decades thanks to widespread vaccination efforts. There is no cure for polio; it can only be prevented, and doctors warn if vaccine rates continue to decline as they have in recent years, it could open the door to…
As Canada’s children head back to school, a new report says the country’s youth are a “generation at risk” with some of the top threats facing them including bullying, poverty and mental health issues. The Raising Canada report, commissioned by charity organization Children First Canada this year, found 71 per cent of youth between the…
An Okotoks woman is calling her recent vacation a “$100,000 trip” after she suffered a health emergency and was hospitalized over 8,000 km away from home in southern Alberta. Dione Amundson and her son Peyton were in Japan for a two-week trip this past July. However, on day four she said she felt something ‘pop’…
A group of bereaved families who have lost their loved ones to overdose have launched a billboard campaign in Edmonton to honour them and educate the public about what they call a toxic drug supply crisis. Ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31, the group, Moms Stop The Harm, gathered at the site…
Federal public servants were less likely to call in sick to work during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, new government data shows. The figures shared by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat indicate that in 2020-21, when the pandemic had most office employees working entirely remotely, the average number of sick days for the…
Money from a historic tobacco settlement is set to flow to provinces and territories starting Friday, but advocates say the money needs to go towards health programs aimed at smoking cessation and youth prevention. The settlement was approved in March by Ontario Superior Court Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz, with $32.5 billion in compensation to be…
A New York billionaire who is an avid supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump says he is helping fund the legal battle by a British Columbia ostrich farm against an order to cull their flock of about 400 birds after an avian flu outbreak. John Catsimatidis says he and a friend have contributed about US$35,000…
New guidance in Canada is recommending that vaping be the last resort for Canadians trying to quit smoking. The recommendations, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, lay out new methods to help people reduce and stop smoking altogether. Doctors are advised to ask their patients…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A line of dining furniture sold at The Brick is being recalled by Health Canada for unsafe levels of lead. The brand of dining furniture — known as Lars — includes a counter wood top table and chairs with black coatings applied to the legs and metal…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Health Canada has approved Moderna’s newly updated COVID-19 vaccine — and for the first time, the vaccines will be “made in Canada.” The company says having the vaccine available from domestic manufacturers and suppliers creates a critical piece of health resilience to “ensure Canada is ready, not…
