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Ont. drug and alcohol overdose deaths almost doubled during pandemic, researchers say

The number of accidental drug and alcohol deaths almost doubled in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic, a report released Thursday said.
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Johnson & Johnson is getting rid of its script logo after more than 130 years

Johnson & Johnson is getting rid of its script logo after more than 130 years

Johnson & Johnson is signing off on a new logo.
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Ontario rolling out flu, COVID-19 shots, first to high-priority groups

Ontario rolling out flu, COVID-19 shots, first to high-priority groups

TORONTO — Ontario's chief medical officer of health is urging residents to get flu and COVID-19 vaccines this fall ahead of the respiratory virus season, starting with the people most at risk of severe illness and complications.
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Opponents of COVID restrictions took over a Michigan county. They want deep cuts to health funding

Opponents of COVID restrictions took over a Michigan county. They want deep cuts to health funding

HOLLAND, Mich.
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Trudeau in New York next week to talk climate, development at UN General Assembly

Trudeau in New York next week to talk climate, development at UN General Assembly

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to New York next week to take part in the 78th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. The Prime Minister's Office confirmed today that Trudeau will be at the UN Sept.
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Communities across Appalachia band together for first-ever 13-state Narcan distribution event

Communities across Appalachia band together for first-ever 13-state Narcan distribution event

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An effort to destigmatize the use of overdose reversal drugs that started as a pilot in two West Virginia counties has expanded to all thirteen states in Appalachia this year.
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'Extreme' rodent problem at Newfoundland jail poses health risks, says ex-inspector

'Extreme' rodent problem at Newfoundland jail poses health risks, says ex-inspector

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A retired Ontario health inspector says reports from inmates and judges about rodents at Newfoundland's largest jail suggest an "extreme" and long-standing infestation.
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'Stubbornly high' Nova Scotia suicide rate prompts calls for prevention strategy

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's suicide rate has remained "stubbornly high" since 2012, and the province needs a comprehensive strategy to tackle the problem, says a Halifax-based clinical psychologist.
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The iPhone 12 emits too much radiation and Apple must take it off the market, French agency says

The iPhone 12 emits too much radiation and Apple must take it off the market, French agency says

PARIS (AP) — French regulators ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12, saying it emits electromagnetic radiation levels that are above European Union standards for exposure.
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'Needle in a haystack': Experts say finding daycare E. coli outbreak source complex

'Needle in a haystack': Experts say finding daycare E. coli outbreak source complex

CALGARY — Public health investigators and scientists in Alberta are working like detectives — interviewing people, gathering evidence and waiting for lab test results — to find out what caused a massive E. coli outbreak at several daycares.
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