Ontario is set to prohibit the cultivation of cannabis in residences providing childcare services, concurrently with an expansion in the allowable number of retail stores […]
Category: Health
Canada Unveils 988 Helpline Network to Address Suicide Crisis
Canada’s new 988 hotline, providing access to suicide prevention services through calls or texts, officially launched on Thursday. Available in every province and territory, the […]
Advocacy organizations call for an appeal following the court’s decision against Canada’s ban on single-use plastics.
Advocacy organizations are calling on the federal government to challenge a recent federal court decision that poses a threat to Canada’s ban on single-use plastics. […]
Toronto allocates more than $33,000 to incorporate city branding on complimentary crack pipe and drug use kits.
Over the last three years, Toronto has spent over $33,000 to affix Toronto Public Health branding on drug use kits, including crack pipes, distributed to […]
Winnipeg resident files lawsuit against Tim Hortons, claiming that tea with cream resulted in hospitalization.
A legal action has been initiated by Gabrielle Lien Ho, a 25-year-old resident of Winnipeg, against Tim Hortons. Ho asserts that a staff error, wherein […]
The province has announced that nurses in Ontario will soon have the authority to prescribe birth control.
Ontario’s health minister revealed on Monday that registered nurses in the province will gain the autonomy to prescribe certain medications, including birth control, starting in […]
a mysterious incident claimed the lives of 35 elephants, but the long-standing mystery surrounding their deaths has now been resolved.
A team of scientists dedicated nearly three years to unraveling the mystery behind a mass elephant die-off in Zimbabwe, and they have finally concluded their […]
Tuberculosis cases continue to rise steadily in two Nunavut communities experiencing outbreaks.
The incidence of tuberculosis cases is steadily increasing in two Nunavut communities affected by outbreaks of the disease. The Nunavut Department of Health declared outbreaks […]