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Saskatchewan educational assistants speak out on providing medical careBefore the end of the school year, CUPE conducted a survey of education support workers and found a wide range of medical procedures being done without training.CanadaSep 1
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Danielle Smith takes hands-off approach to First Nation’s trans care safe havenAlberta's premier is taking a hands-off approach to a Saddle Lake Cree Nation defying the government by announcing it will offer a safe haven for gender-affirming medical care.PoliticsSep 10
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Kelowna asks Ottawa to help shut down the downtown’s supervised consumption siteMayor Tom Dyas has written to the federal health minister asking that the facility’s 2027 renewal be denied.CanadaSep 3
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Vancouver drug advocates open pop-up overdose prevention sitesNeighbours of a cancelled overdose prevention site in Vancouver say they’re concerned about ad hoc harm reduction services appearing outside the vacant building.HealthSep 3
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Lethbridge protesters rally as Alberta’s Bill 11 takes effectBill 11 allows physicians to work in both the public and private systems, including providing paid services while continuing to work in the public system.HealthSep 1
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Fire in hospital kills 14 newborns in Pakistan’s capitalThe government has opened an investigation, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered the Health Ministry’s highest civil servant to be removed from office.WorldAug 26
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Rapid endometriosis tests now available in the U.K. What about Canada?The tests will help rapidly reduce the time it takes for women to be told whether they have the condition, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.HealthAug 6
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Surge in overnight calls to Kids Help Phone ‘a canary in the coal mine’: CEORequests via text in the evening and overnight hours are 183 per cent higher than those received during the day, Kids Help Phone said.HealthAug 11
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Married women having problems renewing their Alberta driver’s licencesMarried women in Alberta say they're having problems getting a new licence when their documents don't match, because some contain their maiden name and others their married name.PoliticsAug 16
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Urban planner says B.C. government will lose millions on purchase of notorious Granville SROThe province, through BC Housing, paid well above the assessed value for the 110-room Howard Johnson Hotel at 1176 Granville Street, as part of a long-term plan.PoliticsAug 19
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Iran, U.S. make opposing peace talk claims as cargo ships report strikesA British maritime monitoring agency said a cargo ship reported being hit by a projectile overnight off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz.WorldAug 4
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Months-long strike disrupts disability care, pushing Ontario families to the brinkBut as the strike has dragged on, Nicky Umlauf, who is non-verbal, has become increasingly confused about being stuck at home and obsessed with the particulars of her day.CanadaAug 6
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Some psychiatric patients wait days in the ER for a hospital admission. Why?Disparity in wait time has been the case for decades, experts say, and it’s only getting worse as demand outpaces funding across the spectrum of mental health care.HealthJul 28
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Moe faces criticism from the opposition over taxpayer-funded Lindsey Graham funeral tripSaskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is facing criticism over his trip to Lindsey Graham's funeral, as the Opposition calls for an immediate breakdown of the visit's cost.PoliticsJul 29
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Feds should increase federal health funding, but with strings attached: Friends of MedicareFriends of Medicare is urging the federal government to increase health care funding and impose more conditions on what the provinces can do with that money.HealthJul 22
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Hamas says it agrees to disarm after Trump announces Gaza peace proposalU.S. President Donald Trump's proposal comes nine months after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire to end the fighting between Israel and Hamas was signed.WorldJul 31
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‘It was horrible’: Ontario man warns of tick-borne illness after 10-day hospital stayAn Ontario man is warning others to take tick bites seriously after spending 10 days in hospital with anaplasmosis as health officials report rising cases.HealthJul 17
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Should Canadians avoid American produce amid cyclosporiasis spread?For those who are worried about potentially ingesting the parasite, PHAC says there are some steps that can reduce risk of exposure.CanadaJul 15
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U.S. strikes hit bridges in Iran, collapse tower at key portThe United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by hitting more bridges, energy sites and collapsing a tower at a key Iranian port.WorldJul 17
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Ontario man fighting Stage 4 cancer seeking answers on out-of-country coverage denialShved, 37, has tried various treatments, but the cancer is progressing and his oncologist said he would be a good candidate for tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy.HealthJul 9