Health

Alberta UCP not declaring health-care emergency, nor recalling legislature

Despite calls from some Alberta doctors, the provincial NDP and now one of the province’s largest unions, the Government of Alberta says it will not declare a health-care emergency nor reopen the legislature...

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Will Canada's health-care system survive the World Cup?

Toronto and Vancouver are set to see one of their busiest summers yet with the arrival of the World Cup. And as hundreds of thousands prepare to make memories and have fun, city and provincial officials...

January 20, 2026 5:53 am MST MST

Health Canada recalls baby stroller over possible choking hazard

Health Canada is recalling a baby stroller sold over the last year in Canada due to a choking hazard. The federal agency says the grab bar of the 3-in-1 INFANS Baby Stroller, which has an adjustable...

January 18, 2026 3:30 pm MST MST

Patients from poorer neighborhoods at greater risk of post-surgery death

Patients from disadvantaged neighborhoods are at greater risk of dying within 30 days of elective surgery than those from wealthier neighborhoods, according to a cohort study of more than one million patients...

January 20, 2026 9:01 am MST MST

Pneumonia, influenza among leading causes of death in Canada in 2024

A new report shows pneumonia and influenza were among the leading causes of death in Canada in 2024.  Statistics Canada reports that while respiratory illnesses rank sixth on the list of top 10...

January 18, 2026 8:24 am MST MST

Respiratory hospitalizations on the decline in Canada as flu spread slows

Health Canada says respiratory hospitalizations fell from more than 4,300 to about 2,500 in the second week of January, after the flu season hit a three-year high last month. The latest national influenza...

January 16, 2026 4:12 pm MST MST

3 charged after large amounts of cocaine, meth seized from southwest Edmonton home: RCMP

Three people have been charged in connection with a drug investigation in Edmonton and Sherwood Park that led to Mounties allegedly seizing large amounts of several drugs from a home in Alberta’s capital...

January 15, 2026 6:38 pm MST MST

Alberta orders judge-led fatality inquiry into death of father awaiting care at Edmonton hospital ER

The Alberta government has announced a public fatality inquiry into the death of a father in an Edmonton hospital emergency room last month after he waited eight hours to see a doctor. Prashant Sreekumar,...

January 15, 2026 6:28 pm MST MST

Rumoured cuts to health care home collection service makes Edmonton patients nervous

Being a stay-at-home mom to four kids is what Melissa Draganiuk thrives to do. While her husband works, she feeds them, homeschools them, and takes all of them wherever she goes. Lately, there’s been...

January 15, 2026 9:40 am MST MST

B.C. ending its 3-year drug decriminalization pilot project

B.C.’s Health Minister Josie Osborne says the province will not be renewing its drug decriminalization project.

January 14, 2026 3:18 pm MST MST