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Police say two people airlifted to hospital after 'serious' crash in Abbotsford, B.C.

Police say two people airlifted to hospital after 'serious' crash in Abbotsford, B.C.

ABBOTSFORD — Police in British Columbia's Lower Mainland say two people were airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries Sunday after a crash involving two vehicles.
More pharmacies offer to speed prescription deliveries to customers

More pharmacies offer to speed prescription deliveries to customers

America’s two largest retailers want to deliver prescriptions to your doorstep in as little as a few hours. Amazon and Walmart are undergoing national expansions in same-day prescription deliveries.
Frozen pastries recalled in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba and N.S.: CFIA

Frozen pastries recalled in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba and N.S.: CFIA

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning consumers across multiple provinces that two brands of frozen pastries have been recalled due to salmonella concerns. The federal authority says Sweet Cream brand and D. Effe T.
Quebec says no special recruitment measures to attract U.S. doctors, researchers

Quebec says no special recruitment measures to attract U.S. doctors, researchers

MONTREAL — Quebec doesn't plan to create any special measures to attract United States-based physicians and researchers — even as other provinces are moving to capitalize on those professionals seeking to flee over mass government layoffs and deeps c
First Nations Health Authority backs harm reduction on B.C. overdose anniversary

First Nations Health Authority backs harm reduction on B.C. overdose anniversary

WEST VANCOUVER — Deaths from toxic drugs may have dipped, but now is not the time to pull back on life-saving measures, especially given "misinformation" in the public discourse, the top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority sai
Spring allergies are back. Here's how to check pollen levels and keep from sneezing

Spring allergies are back. Here's how to check pollen levels and keep from sneezing

ATLANTA (AP) — Allergy season can be miserable for tens of millions of Americans when trees, grass, and other pollens cause runny noses, itchy eyes, coughing and sneezing.
Health Canada recalls Life Brand Melatonin, Riva Acetaminophen for dosage concerns

Health Canada recalls Life Brand Melatonin, Riva Acetaminophen for dosage concerns

Canada’s federal health authority has issued a recall warning for two medications over incorrect dosing concerns.
After early end to season, Canucks enter off-season with looming questions

After early end to season, Canucks enter off-season with looming questions

VANCOUVER — One year after reaching Game 7 of the second round of the playoffs, the Vancouver Canucks begin their summer a month earlier.
Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr later praised him as an ‘extraordinary’ healer

Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr later praised him as an ‘extraordinary’ healer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Texas doctor who has been treating children in a measles outbreak was shown on video with a measles rash on his face in a clinic a week before Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Trump turns a COVID information website into a promotion page for the lab leak theory

Trump turns a COVID information website into a promotion page for the lab leak theory

A federal website that used to feature information on vaccines, testing and treatment for COVID-19 has been transformed into a page supporting the theory that the pandemic originated with a lab leak. The covid.
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