13+ hour, 58+ min ago   (529+ words) Promises on transport, public safety and health care filled the air on the Quebec campaign trail on Saturday as leaders prepare to face off in debates next week. The first of three debates between the leaders of the five major…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1128+ words) Most people living near Lake Erie are all-too familiar with warnings about blue-green algae blooms. Don’t swim in it. Keep your pets out of the water. And definitely don’t swallow it. Coming into contact with algae blooms can cause things…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (766+ words) WARNING: This story contains mentions of suicide. Researchers at Laurentian University are calling for changes in the health care system after looking into rates of suicidal thinking among nurses working across Canada. Of 134 nurses interviewed for a recent study by…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (458+ words) Summer is fieldwork time for many scientists. We talk to researchers who have been busy hiking on fresh lava, capturing thousands of ticks, shooing away moose from their study sites, and even spelunking for Neanderthals — all in the ever-important quest…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (170+ words) James Gordon says he may do it again when he turns 100 Media | 'An experience never to be forgotten': 97-year-old Guelph man goes skydiving Caption: Guelph's James Gordon, 97, recently went skydiving for the first time, jumping from about 4,200 metres. He spoke…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (496+ words) For two decades, non-profit air ambulance provider Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service (STARS) has delivered critical care across northeast B.C. and northern Alberta — a milestone a senior member credits largely to sustained regional funding support. STARS Senior liaison Glenda Farnden said…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (117+ words) CBC Yukon’s chief coroner sounds alarm over toxic drugs after multiple deaths The Yukon's chief coroner has linked four recent deaths in Whitehorse to toxic drugs. It comes as organizations in the city are flagging an increase in overdoses....

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (576+ words) Dynacare's chief medical officer says Manitoba hospitals don't even have the capacity to deal with their own testing, after being asked whether the province's public health system could handle the lab company's work. Dr. Jenisa Naidoo said Thursday some of…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (192+ words) An over-the-counter pain reliever is being recalled due to the possible presence of "foreign material" that could harm the digestive system. Teva Canada is recalling a lot of 500-milligram Nov-Gesic Forte acetaminophen "due to the potential presence of phenolic resin…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (630+ words) Tired of waiting for the University of Victoria to take action, a group of health-care workers set up a pop-up drug checking facility this week as students returned to campus for the new school year. The effort flouts current university…...