5+ hour, 37+ min ago   (1030+ words) Warning: This story contains mentions of suicide. Families, supporters and advocates gathered in downtown Edmonton on Saturday for a vigil and rally to honour those facing cuts to disability funding. “One is too many,” was a statement echoed repeatedly by…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (794+ words) Over four days in Ottawa this week, Conservative MP Dean Allison held independent hearings into COVID-19 vaccine injuries. The Allison Inquiry heard from 50 witnesses drawn from more than 1,400 applicants, according to a news release. Most were Canadians who came to…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (117+ words) CBC Yukon’s chief coroner sounds alarm over toxic drugs after multiple deaths The Yukon's chief coroner has linked four recent deaths in Whitehorse to toxic drugs. It comes as organizations in the city are flagging an increase in overdoses....

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (403+ words) Prince Edward Island's chief public health officer is recommending schools in the Summerside area open as the fight against a battery fire at a solar farm in the city continues. Dr. Heather Morrison said she has looked at the air-quality…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (639+ words) Bill Pringle, 68, has lived with mental illness since the 1970s. Since he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, he has been hospitalized more times than he can count, he says. "Thankfully, I have good friends, and Saskatoon has great paramedics." Pringle has…...

3+ day, 9+ min ago   (533+ words) An Alberta First Nation says it aims to defy Premier Danielle Smith's government by establishing a safe haven for gender-affirming medical care. Saddle Lake Cree Nation says access to health care is a treaty right and falls under its inherent…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (907+ words) After repeated pleas from community members over more than two decades, a federally funded study will begin examining the health impacts of the oilsands on residents in Fort Chipewyan, an Indigenous community in northern Alberta. Many people in the community,…...