The B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is reporting another influenza-related death of a child under 10. In its latest weekly update, the centre says the death was reported during the …
The B.C. Coroners Service says there were more than 2,500 suspected illicit drug deaths in the province last year, the highest annual number recorded. In announcing the grim number, B.C.’s chief coroner Lisa Lapointe …
Canada is seeing a record number of cases of invasive Group A strep, a bacterial infection that kills roughly one in 10 people who contract it, according to data obtained by …
A study conducted by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control has found that prescribing medical-grade opioids dramatically reduced the rates of deaths and overdoses for drug users living in B.C. …
COVID-19 has killed 17 more New Brunswickers, including six over the holidays, while influenza has claimed nine lives. These are the first flu deaths of the season and they include a child under four, the latest …
An Ontario woman who became ill after eating cantaloupe is the lead plaintiff in a second proposed class-action lawsuit filed over cantaloupe-linked salmonella infections across the country. A statement of …
A narrow, winding corridor at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital leads to a clinic offering quick access to addiction treatment for people seeking help on their own or after a referral …
A smelting furnace exploded Sunday at a Chinese-owned nickel plant in Palu on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 13 workers and injuring dozens of others, police and a company official …
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) announced a widespread salmonella outbreak linked to contaminated cantaloupes on Nov. 1. Since then, it’s been investigating infections in eight provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, …
WARNING: This story contains disturbing images of death and violence. Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 18,600 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 50,600 injured since Israel responded with a punishing bombing …