Tag Archives: Health

Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration Thursday to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November, a decision that the administration promptly appealed. The ruling b...
Nov 06, 2025

Parliamentary committee revises order to share federal grant applicant data
A parliamentary committee has amended a controversial order that seeks 25 years' worth of data on researchers who applied for health and science grants. The Standing Committee on Health and Research h...
Nov 06, 2025

Gunshots ring out at B.C. ostrich farm as cull moves ahead
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Numerous gunshots rang out in the night at a British Columbia ostrich farm, punctuated by shouts of "Murderers!" and "Stop!" as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency...
Nov 06, 2025

Over 5,000 researchers oppose order to share 25 years of federal grant applicant data
TORONTO - More than 5,000 researchers have signed an open letter pushing back against a parliamentary committee order that they say draws parallels with the U.S. government's crackdown on equity, dive...
Nov 05, 2025

Researchers find microplastics in the tails of lobsters caught off Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The lead researcher of a new study assessing microplastics in lobsters says the research can serve as a warning that plastic pollution is landing on people's dinner plates. The study, publis...
Nov 05, 2025

Canadian para hockey player Raphaëlle Tousignant diagnosed with breast cancer
Para hockey player Raphalle Tousignant, who became the first woman to play for Canada in a major international competition, says she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. "I never thought I would say...
Nov 05, 2025

Expelled CAQ member of Quebec legislature slams government over doctor payment bill
MONTREAL - A day after being expelled from Premier Franois Legault's caucus, a member of the Quebec legislature says she no longer recognizes the party she used to represent. Isabelle Poulet says she ...
Nov 05, 2025

Longest U.S. government shutdown in history could hit Canadians' travel plans: expert
WASHINGTON - As the impasse between Republicans and Democrats pushed into its 36th day on Wednesday, one expert warned that the U.S. government shutdown - now the longest in the nation's history - cou...
Nov 05, 2025

Menopause care is more widely available, but financially out of reach for many
TORONTO - Karine Beauchamp couldn't think straight, felt so exhausted she could barely get out of bed and had unpredictable mood swings ranging from sadness to anger. "It's like my resilience just dis...
Nov 05, 2025

Quebec government wants to restart talks with doctors over payment reform
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is extending an olive branch to the province's doctors amid a fight over a new law that changes how physicians are paid. Legault said Tuesday he wants to restart...
Nov 04, 2025