Cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta could change lives – if Health Canada approves it
This column is an opinion by Jeremie Saunders, who lives with a genetic lung disease called cystic fibrosis. He is an award-winning actor, producer, and host involved…
Case challenges ‘horrific’ prison surveillance some consider harsher than solitary confinement
Advocates for women in prison are heading to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Truro, N.S., on Monday, aiming to end a practice they say "amounts to…
Canada’s opioid crisis killed 13 people a day in 2018, prevention report shows
About 13 people a day in Canada died as a result of opioids in 2018, according to a new report that shines a spotlight on preventable poisonings.Released…
This man died in RCMP custody while a report that might have saved his life sat on a desk
The sisters of a man who died in RCMP custody say they want to remember their younger brother as a gentle guy who loved to joke around;…
Canadian ICUs brace for COVID-19 resurgence on top of the flu
Intensive care physicians and nurses share their concerns as they brace for an influx of patients that threatens to overwhelm hospitals due to the resurgence of the…
Steroids, inhalers and ventilators: What Quebec doctors are learning about COVID-19
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic's first wave, Dr. Joseph Dahine and his colleagues could spend over an hour huddled around the bedside of a patient…
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Friday
The latest:Health officials across the country are asking Canadians to continue following COVID-19 safety measures and protocols as the number of confirmed cases continue to rise in…
Patients launch lawsuit over pending closure of Alberta opioid treatment program
Shane Monette describes his addiction to opioids as an obsession, a fatal attraction.A survivor of childhood abuse, he began using drugs and alcohol as a teenager to…
Trudeau says any approved COVID-19 vaccine will be free for all Canadians
The latest:Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday any COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada will be free for all Canadians through the health-care system. Trudeau made the…
A B.C. research project gave homeless people $7,500 each — the results were ‘beautifully surprising’
The results of a B.C. research project that gave thousands of dollars to homeless people are in and, according to one researcher, could challenge stereotypes about people…
A Nova Scotian is saved from an opioid overdose by paramedics almost every other day
Eight years ago, Matthew Bonn watched his friend turn blue and become deathly quiet as fentanyl flooded his body. Bonn jumped in, performing rescue breathing until paramedics…