Skip to content

Health

Saskatchewan government spending $40M to address homeless crisis

Saskatchewan government spending $40M to address homeless crisis

SASKATOON — Saskatchewan is spending $40.2 million over the next two years in a plan intended to help people who are unhoused across the province.
Indonesia denies its fires are causing blankets of haze in neighboring Malaysia

Indonesia denies its fires are causing blankets of haze in neighboring Malaysia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia denied Friday that forest and peat fires on Sumatra and Borneo islands were causing the haze in Malaysia, after the neighboring government sent a letter complaining about the air quality and asking for both countri
Stricter state laws are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools

Stricter state laws are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A dozen state or county agencies have parted ways with tens of thousands of dollars in federal grants meant to help monitor teenagers' sexual behaviors and try to lower rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases
B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 58% in two weeks, as infections, deaths also spike

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 58% in two weeks, as infections, deaths also spike

VANCOUVER — COVID-19 cases are on the rise in British Columbia, with the BC Centre for Disease Control reporting hospitalizations have increased 58 per cent in the past two weeks.
Millions of children are displaced due to extreme weather events. Climate change will make it worse

Millions of children are displaced due to extreme weather events. Climate change will make it worse

Storms, floods, fires and other extreme weather events led to more than 43 million displacements involving children between 2016 and 2021, according to a United Nations report.
B.C. sets out law to restrict use of illicit drugs in many public places

B.C. sets out law to restrict use of illicit drugs in many public places

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it will tighten rules around the use of illicit drugs in public places following criticism that consuming fentanyl in community parks could face fewer restrictions than smoking a cigarette.
Quebec man who killed three people at random 'not psychotic,' says psychiatrist

Quebec man who killed three people at random 'not psychotic,' says psychiatrist

MONTREAL — The psychiatrist whose patient killed three people at random over a 24-hour span in the Montreal area in August 2022 told a coroner's inquest Thursday that what triggered the killing spree will likely never be known. Dr.
Ozempic and similar drugs linked to gastrointestinal conditions: Canadian researchers

Ozempic and similar drugs linked to gastrointestinal conditions: Canadian researchers

People using diabetes drugs such as Ozempic for weight loss are at higher risk of pancreatitis, bowel obstruction and stomach paralysis compared to those who use another medication approved specifically for obesity management, a University of British
Quebec tables bill to sue drug companies for health-care costs linked to opioids

Quebec tables bill to sue drug companies for health-care costs linked to opioids

QUEBEC — The Quebec government has introduced a bill that would allow it to join a proposed class-action lawsuit against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies and retailers accused of downplaying the harmful effects of opioids.
New supervised consumption sites in Ontario on hold until review complete

New supervised consumption sites in Ontario on hold until review complete

TORONTO — Ontario has paused approving new supervised consumption and treatment sites while a review of all sites is underway, the province's associate minister of mental health and addictions said Wednesday.