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Years after Insite ruling, drug policy landscape is still being shaped in B.C.

Years after Insite ruling, drug policy landscape is still being shaped in B.C.

VANCOUVER — In 2021, the Vancouver-based Drug User Liberation Front approached Health Canada with a proposal.
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Former head of Manitoba health body got $603,000 the year of his departure

Former head of Manitoba health body got $603,000 the year of his departure

WINNIPEG — The former head of Manitoba's provincial health authority received $603,000 last year — the year in which he left the organization.
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Two deaths in listeriosis outbreak linked to plant-based milk recall

Two deaths in listeriosis outbreak linked to plant-based milk recall

OTTAWA — Two people have died after an outbreak of listeriosis triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milks, the Public Health Agency of Canada said Wednesday.
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Dominican activists protest against a new criminal code that would maintain a total abortion ban

Dominican activists protest against a new criminal code that would maintain a total abortion ban

Activists in the Dominican Republic protested on Wednesday against a bill for a new criminal code that would keep in place the country’s total abortion ban .
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Bedwetting, nightmares and shaking. War in Gaza takes a mental health toll, especially on children

Bedwetting, nightmares and shaking. War in Gaza takes a mental health toll, especially on children

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Nabila Hamada gave birth to twin boys in Gaza early in the war , in a hospital reeking of decaying bodies and full of displaced people.
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What is listeriosis, the illness recently linked to a recall of plant-based milks?

What is listeriosis, the illness recently linked to a recall of plant-based milks?

Two people have died and several others are sick with listeriosis in an outbreak that triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milk. WHAT IS LISTERIA? The Listeria bacterium is found in soil, sewage and untreated water.
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Report reveals low-income Albertans falling through cracks of health benefits program

Report reveals low-income Albertans falling through cracks of health benefits program

EDMONTON — Alberta's ombudsman says thousands of low-income residents seeking benefits to cover off health-care costs face unfair barriers.
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EPA watchdog investigating delays in how the agency used sensor plane after fiery Ohio derailment

EPA watchdog investigating delays in how the agency used sensor plane after fiery Ohio derailment

The EPA's Inspector General is investigating why the agency didn't get its specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors into the air over East Palestine until four days after the disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment last year.
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Montreal network to tackle 'explosion' in infections such as syphilis with new trials

Montreal network to tackle 'explosion' in infections such as syphilis with new trials

MONTREAL — A Montreal-based HIV/AIDS research network is expanding its scope in response to a dramatic rise in rates of some sexually transmitted diseases. Dr.
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Second abandoned sea otter pup rescued in B.C. in less than a month

Second abandoned sea otter pup rescued in B.C. in less than a month

VANCOUVER — There's been a ruckus at the Vancouver Aquarium's animal hospital these days as two orphaned sea otter pups call out from opposite ends of the room. The patients were each abandoned near Tofino, B.C.
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