Health

MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner has concluded the 2018 death of a teenager shot by provincial police could have been avoided if health-care workers had communicated better and followed up with the teen regarding his mental health issues.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith consulting a medical adviser of former U.S. president Donald Trump on COVID-19 who calls vaccines “bioweapons” exacerbates worries she runs a government not guided by science. “(Dr.

COLUMBIA, S.C.

The head of Canopy Growth Corp. has high hopes for the U.S. Senate and potential cannabis legislation after Tuesday's midterm elections.

TORONTO — Ontarians are being advised to keep up with vaccinations and wear masks indoors as doctors warn of a worsening respiratory illness season that's hitting children – and the pediatric health system – particularly hard.

TORONTO — As the busy winter travel season approaches, researchers are looking to use artificial intelligence and surveillance technologies at Canada's airports to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

OTTAWA — An Ontario children's hospital has opened a second intensive care unit to treat what it says is an unprecedented number of critically ill babies and young children.

Quebec's decision to give most residents a second cash payment to help them deal with inflation isn't a reason for Ottawa to deny the province additional health-care funding, Finance Minister Eric Girard argued Wednesday.

HALIFAX — Public health officials in Nova Scotia are investigating a suspected case of meningococcal meningitis after the death of a university student in hospital on the weekend.

Mindfulness meditation worked as well as a standard drug for treating anxiety in the first head-to-head comparison.