A new Health Canada report says the number of medically assisted deaths in 2022 was more than 30 per cent higher than the year prior. Medically assisted deaths constituted 4.1 per …
Ron Rosenes was an outspoken LGBTQ+ activist who challenged stigma around HIV/AIDS and advocated in support of marginalized communities. He even declared his own HIV status openly at a time …
Outside calls continued Thursday for the urgent provision of needed aid within the Gaza Strip, as Israel acknowledged sending tanks and troops across the border for a brief period to “prepare the battlefield” before an expected ground offensive …
A retired Windsor, Ont., nurse is pushing to have the new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine be made available at no cost for seniors. Currently, Ontario covers the shot for people …
WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS A GRAPHIC IMAGE. A prominent journalist in the Gaza Strip attended a funeral for multiple members of his immediate family on Thursday and returned to air, just …
A 35-year-old Regina woman has been waiting months to find out if she has breast cancer. As recently as last week she was told her breast biopsy was delayed yet …
A leading researcher on sport, gender, and menstrual health says that youth sports coaches have to educate themselves about periods. Studies show that girls drop out of organized sport at …
Canadian dentists are demanding details of Ottawa’s soon-to-be announced federal dental insurance plan and how the federal government plans to preserve existing provincial and private coverage. Eleven provincial and territorial …
The Current18:56Why Tiff Macklem won’t rule out more rate hikes Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says he knows aggressive rate hikes have caused financial hardship for many Canadians, but …
Like breathing through a straw. That’s how Janice Namiesniowski describes her daily struggle for air since developing asthma in her early 30s. Now 63, Namiesniowski, a retiree living in Ottawa’s Orléans …