Canada’s pharmacare bill has officially become a reality after it officially passed through the Senate Thursday and received royal assent. That means many will soon have access to more medications, including those for diabetes and contraception, which are deemed essential and can cost hundreds or thousands out of pocket each year, though specific provincial agreements…
By Laura Osman The Canadian Press Posted October 10, 2024 6:25 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The pharmacare bill that was central to a political pact between the Liberals and NDP is now set to become law after the Senate passed the bill without making any changes. The…
At 39 years old, April Hubbard is trying to change conversations around death, even as she approaches her own. “I always kind of thought that I would have to end my own life at some point in some way, even before MAID (medical assistance in dying) was legalized in Canada,” she says. “But I don’t…
By Nicole Ireland The Canadian Press Posted October 8, 2024 5:41 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ontario Ministry of Health says four people have been sickened after consuming beef tongue believed to be contaminated with listeria. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling many brands of jellied…
If you enjoy a glass of fruit juice with your breakfast or a fizzy drink after dinner, it might be time to consider pumping the brakes. A new study suggests such drinks may be linked to a higher likelihood of strokes. Frequent drinking of fizzy drinks or fruit juice was associated with an increased risk…
An Ontario child has died of rabies after being exposed to a bat, a health official says. According to Dr. Malcolm Lock, acting medical officer of health for the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit, the child woke up with a bat in their room but the parents did not seek a rabies vaccination. “Rabies is still an…
Convenience store firms that operate thousands of outlets across Canada are taking the federal government to court to overturn regulations that restrict the sale of nicotine pouches to pharmacies. Mac’s Convenience Stores Inc. and Couche-Tard Inc., both subsidiaries of Quebec-based Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., claim in an application in Federal Court that Health Canada’s rules restricting…
Updated COVID-19 vaccines are starting to roll out to some high-risk Canadians, but others will have to wait a little while longer before these new shots are offered to them. Last month, Health Canada approved Pfizer and Moderna’s latest COVID-19 vaccines targeting the most recent variants of the virus. Both shots are approved for everyone…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The World Health Organization approved on Thursday the first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use to expand access to medical testing urgently. The agency granted approval for emergency use of Abbott Laboratories unit’s PCR test, Alinity m MPXV assay. The test enables detection of mpox virus DNA…
How many alcoholic drinks do you have in a week? That question was posed to Canadians in a survey and most of them said they had no drinks at all, a new Statistics Canada report shows. In 2023, more than three-quarters (77 per cent) of adults living in Canada’s provinces reported drinking at least one…
