Health

WINNIPEG — An English proficiency test for prospective registered nurses in Manitoba, even those who receive all their education in English, is a racial barrier that disproportionately affects Indigenous people, a health official in northern Manitoba

CALGARY — A new study from the University of Calgary says getting the annual flu shot may have a major health bonus other than fending off the latest strain of influenza — it may also lower the risk of having a stroke.

WINNIPEG — Chiefs of four remote First Nations in northeastern Manitoba are calling for the provincial and federal governments to build a health facility that can treat ongoing mental health andaddictioncrises for their growing populations.

The psychedelic chemical in “magic mushrooms” may ease depression in some hard-to-treat patients, a preliminary study found.

TORONTO — The "triple threat" of a bad flu season, COVID-19 and the resurgence of a childhood viral illness is putting a strain on the health system, Ontario's top doctor said Wednesday,with a decision on masking recommendations possibly coming in a

HALIFAX — Lesley McGill says being the main caregiver to her son and to her mother was a massive task, made harder by struggles to find financial aid and moments to rest.

The two largest U.S. pharmacy chains, CVS Health and Walgreen Co.

WINNIPEG — Two people are facing charges for allegedly giving out Halloween candy in Winnipeg that included THC, the psychoactive compound in cannabis.

KASSANDA, Uganda (AP) — The recent explosion of Ebola virus cases in a Ugandan rural community began when defiant residents exhumed a body at night, undoing the work of a safe burial team in order to give the deceased man a proper Islamic funeral.

Doug Walsh remembers being rushed to the emergency department in his rural Ontario community when he had a stroke a decade ago and credits the urgent care he received with saving his life. But the 79-year-old who lives in Chesley, Ont.