A major Canadian tobacco company has come under fire for a national ad campaign that appears to downplay the risks of vaping and accuse the media and anti-tobacco groups of intentionally spreading false information.
U.S. regulator identifies its first drug shortage due to coronavirus outbreak disrupting production in China.
New data from China's COVID-19 epidemic reveals important clues about how the outbreak unfolded — and how it's slowing sooner than expected.
Members of L'Arche, an international organization that supports people with intellectual disabilities, are shaken by reports that Jean Vanier, the organization's venerated founder, sexually abused multiple women between 1970 and 2005.
A common and highly resilient bacterial strain can be eliminated by an element produced by cannabis plants, discover researchers.
Canadian hospitals are preparing for the next phase of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Life in Milan is as a standstill under tight restrictions to deal with Italy's coronavirus outbreak, which looms just outside the city's borders. But residents talk more about their concerns for the economy than their health.
In the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic in China, the conditions for an unprecedented climate experiment have emerged. Researchers can measure in real time what happens to carbon emissions when one of the world's largest economies is suddenly stalled. The results are "absolutely unprecedented."
While U.S. President Donald Trump says that the risk the coronavirus poses to Americans is "very low", an epidemiologist who has been watching the virus closely says it's likely there is already a major outbreak in the country.
Countries with their first confirmed cases of coronavirus should "move swiftly" to contain the virus, WHO's director-general said Thursday, noting that the concern over cases outside of China is growing as the number of people infected mounts.
People with mental illness in Canada are being denied a voice as MAID legislation is amended, writes John Scully.
A growing number of health experts are warning the COVID-19 virus is on the move and will likely infect a lot more people before it's done, including more Canadians. Here's what the experts are saying about the risk and the severity of the illness.
Karma Leroux’s 19-year-old daughter died of an overdose in a B.C. treatment centre
A Philadelphia nonprofit group has detailed plans to open the country's first medically supervised injection site next week to combat overdose deaths despite outrage from neighbours and opposition from the local U.S. Attorney.
Tawsha Klein-Sparks has ovarian cancer. Her diagnosis has led her to do everything in her power to find a cure and raise awareness for the deadly disease.
A fifth case of coronavirus has been reported in Ontario, provincial health officials said Wednesday.
Asia reported hundreds of new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, including the first U.S. soldier to be infected, as outbreaks in Italy and Iran spread to more countries.
A sitting Alberta provincial court judge is rejecting allegations that the province's Justice Ministry buried key evidence in criminal cases that involved possible wrongful convictions.
The novel coronavirus has infected more than 80,000 people globally, causing around 2,700 deaths. Watch live at 10 a.m. ET as World Health Organization give an update on its spread.
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread outside of China, experts say the situation is rapidly moving toward a pandemic. Adam Miller looks at why the World Health Organization isn't calling it one just yet.
Patrick Kunkel suffered a stroke at the age of 27 and has been living in health care facilities for eight months straight. Finally, he's well enough to continue recovering at home, but his family is now facing another unexpected challenge: finding an accessible place to live in a city that's facing a major housing crunch.
A hearing examining the alleged misconduct of a Cape Breton doctor became tense in its first day as one of the complainants said repeatedly she had nothing to gain by coming forward.
More than 5,000 people have died in B.C. since a public health emergency was declared in 2016.
The Liberal government tabled legislation Monday to amend the rules on medical assistance in dying (MAID).
The doctor who signed off on the firearms licence review for Lionel Desmond in 2016 is testifying at the fatality inquiry Monday about why he felt the Afghanistan veteran seemed stable enough to own a gun 10 months before he killed his family and himself.
Canada is preparing to respond to a possible pandemic as the number of coronavirus cases continues to climb around the globe.
Chief medical officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the new case is a man in the Fraser Health region who is related to a young woman who was diagnosed last week after she travelled back to Vancouver from Iran.
Ontario health officials have confirmed a new case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, the fourth in the province since the global outbreak began late last year.
A scathing complaint filed against top-level staff at an Alberta nursing home alleges administrators locked up diapers to limit their use while incontinent residents sat in urine-soaked pads, suffering from severe bladder and yeast infections, painful skin rashes and open wounds.
There's no denying yoga is a very popular pastime. But jam-packed classes, stressful commutes and an overly touchy instructor can leave any yogi silently screaming "Namaste away from me."
Fears of a potential coronavirus pandemic grew on Monday after sharp rises in new cases reported in Iran, Italy and South Korea, but China relaxed restrictions on movements in several places including Beijing as its rates of new infections eased.
China has taken unprecedented steps to stop COVID-19, locking down 60 million people. But questions remain about whether authorities initially concealed the severity and spread of the outbreak.
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control says the province's 6th presumptive case of COVID-19 flew on an Air Canada flight from Montreal to Vancouver on Valentine's Day, eight days before she tested positive. Officials say they have contacted those sitting close to her and flight staff.
Ontario health officials say there's a new presumptive case of the novel coronavirus in Toronto.
Researchers surveyed roughly 2,3000 sexually active Canadians to peek under the covers and get some insight on intimacy.
The World Health Organization said it would support the efforts of African nations to prepare for a possible outbreak of coronavirus on the continent.
A group of Canadian doctors has written a letter to the federal government calling for it to kill a huge oil sands project in Alberta, just south of the Northwest Territories border. Vancouver-based Teck Resources Ltd. is aiming to build the Frontier mine about 100 kilometres north of Fort McMurray.
Charts showing body mass index have been posted in doctors' offices for decades, but experts caution against using the number to make assumptions about an individual's health.
Making MAID legally accessible for a wider range of patients could have the unintended consequence of diminishing the number of health care professionals willing to provide it, ultimately worsening access.
Fresh Sprout brand fresh bean sprouts has been recalled due to possible salmonella contamination,” the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said.
As new outbreaks of coronavirus continue to appear in countries outside of China, experts are now recalculating the risk of the virus and our ability to contain it worldwide.
Public health researchers in the U.K. say that the spread of misinformation during a disease outbreak may make the outbreak more severe. They hope their findings might help other public health officials dealing with disease outbreaks.
These 'artificial ecosystem' experiments could help develop strategies to mitigate the spread of potentially dangerous viruses
The Dope Experience is a $1-million, arts-based project that was developed by the territory's Health Department in consultation with youth and elders for the N.W.T.
A sixth person in B.C. is believed to be infected with the coronavirus, and the case is raising new questions about how the disease is spreading, health officials announced Thursday.
A charter plane carrying Canadian passengers from the Diamond Princess has landed at CFB Trenton in Ontario.
Iran confirmed 13 new coronavirus cases and two deaths among the group of new cases, Health Ministry spokesperson Kianush Jahanpur said in a tweet on Friday.
Canadian passengers from the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan who have not tested positive for COVID-19 are on a charter flight that is expected to arrive in Trenton, Ont., in the wee hours of Friday morning.
People are sounding the alarm about the state of mental health in black communities across the country and how little is actually known about it, and are urging action, especially in the form of culturally-appropriate services.
A Canadian who contracted coronavirus aboard a quarantined cruise ship before being moved to a Japanese hospital said he's being "well treated but would prefer to be on the plane."
The streets of South Korea's fourth-largest city were abandoned on Thursday, with residents holed up indoors after dozens of people caught the coronavirus in what the authorities described as a "super-spreading event" at a church.
Lily Yung, owner of of Grand Crystal Seafood Restaurant in Burnaby's Crystal Mall, said a rumour involving an employee circulating on WeChat tanked her family's business in less than 24 hours.
Firearms officers who reviewed Lionel Desmond's gun licence after a suicide attempt are testifying this morning about how a veteran with complex mental illness was able to get the licence back.
Dr. Bonnie Henry gave an update on the virus in B.C. on Wednesday.
Over a quarter of the territorial health budget is going towards medical travel, but the MLA for Pangnirtung says that money is being wasted because patients are missing their flights.
Surgeons in London removed a brain tumour from a woman who played the violin during the procedure.
