Tag Archives: Health

Researchers call for supports, coping strategies as youth self-harm rises
TORONTO - A new Canadian study showing a steady increase in youth self-harm highlights the need for more mental health support and proactive teaching of coping strategies to deal with emotional anguis...
Mar 17, 2026

More than 400 U.S. health-care workers have been hired by B.C., Premier Eby says
VICTORIA - A recruitment campaign in the United States has allowed British Columbia to hire more than 400 health-care professionals in less than a year. Premier David Eby and Health Minister Josie Osb...
Mar 17, 2026

Oilers optimistic injured Draisaitl will return soon for playoff pursuit
EDMONTON - It was both a big win and hopefully not too big of a loss for the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. Connor McDavid had three assists as the Edmonton Oilers picked up a pair of valuable points with...
Mar 16, 2026

Unions, MPs warn funding cuts could affect services for veterans
OTTAWA - Unions and MPs say a bureau at Veterans Affairs which provides free legal advice to veterans and RCMP members who have been denied disability benefits is about to see its workforce cut almost...
Mar 13, 2026

Lower colorectal cancer screening age to 45 from 50, Canadian Cancer Society urges
TORONTO - Michael Groves thought he had appendicitis. In January 2021, he went to the emergency department with abdominal pains, but after testing, medical staff ruled it out and he went home. A coupl...
Mar 11, 2026

Canada's Alphonso Davies distraught after injury playing for Bayern in Champions League
Alphonso Davies covered his face with his shirt as he left the field with an injury in Bayern Munich's game against Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday, raising questions about the Canadian st...
Mar 10, 2026

U.S. museum returns remains of 12 Canadian soldiers from the First World War
OTTAWA - After more than 100 years, an American medical museum has returned the partial human remains of 12 Canadian soldiers from the First World War. The Department of National Defence would not say...
Mar 10, 2026

Registration of U.S. nurses in B.C. soars amid recruitment push
This summer, Alex Alvarez will pack her belongings and make the 3,500-kilometre trek with her husband, young son and Boston Terrier from Anchorage, Alaska, to Nanaimo, B.C. - a city she's never visite...
Mar 10, 2026

Man accused of killing B.C. Mountie Shaelyn Yang testifies at fitness hearing
VANCOUVER - The man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park testified Monday at a hearing in Vancouver to determine whether he is fit to stand trial. Jongwon Ham, who appe...
Mar 09, 2026

'Wine tonight?:' Statistics Canada data shows liquor store sales down another year
Having alcohol in the home felt like an eternal struggle for Andrea Pain. "I always (had) that dialogue with myself about, 'Am I going to have a glass of wine tonight?" the Burlington, Ont., resident ...
Mar 08, 2026