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…
Flu cases in Canada ‘exceptionally low’ so far, public health says
At this point in last year's flu season, Canada had already recorded 711 positive cases of influenza.So far this year, there have been just 17. "Influenza is…
Nunavut woman calls 911 from Ottawa hospital after being denied water, she says
An Inuk woman from Pangnirtung, Nunavut, says she was mistreated by nurses at a hospital in Ottawa, who refused to give her water and change her diaper.Leesee…
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…
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…
Spouse witnessed N.S. gunman torching their cottage, court documents say
The man responsible for April's mass shootings in Nova Scotia took a leisurely drive around a community close to his rural cottage, stopped to chat with a…
Runner thankful to be alive after being swatted by bear in Riding Mountain National Park
A Dauphin woman is warning other outdoorsy Manitobans to be careful after she was hit in the face by a startled black bear while running in Riding…
It’s time to let family caregivers back into Ontario nursing homes, medical officer says
Dr. Jobin Varughese knows all too well the heartbreaking toll wrought by COVID-19 at Ontario's long-term care homes. He's chief medical officer at Holland Christian Homes' Grace…
‘He was a good and caring person,’ says wife of migrant worker who died of COVID-19 on Ontario farm
The wife of 31-year-old Bonifacio Eugenio-Romero, a Mexican migrant worker who died of COVID-19 while labouring on a southwestern Ontario farm last month, said her husband was…
Families of seniors who died in nursing home coronavirus outbreak demand accountability
It was a haunting scene. A small group of mourners gathered at the Elgin Mills cemetery in Richmond Hill, Ont. They had come to say goodbye to…
Long-term care home resident first New Brunswicker to die of COVID-19, says family
A resident of a long-term care home in northern New Brunswick who tested positive for COVID-19 has died of the virus, according to family.Daniel Ouellette was a…