3 die on Victoria streets little more than an hour apart as Island Health issues drug toxicity warning
Three people died a little over an hour apart in Victoria on Monday, Victoria police and the B.C. Coroners Service have confirmed
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B.C. aims to poach U.S. doctors and nurses by highlighting 'uncertainty and chaos' south of the border
The province says it is also celebrating the recruitment of 1,001 new family doctors in two years under a new payment model.
Quebec measles outbreaks linked to declining vaccination rates
Measles is making a comeback in Quebec. From December to March, at least 31 cases were reported and experts point to one cause — declining vaccination rates.
Hantavirus: What it is, how it spreads, how often it's fatal
Here's what you need to know about hantavirus, the rodent-borne pathogen blamed for the death of Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome has killed at least 34 people in Canada over the past three decades.
Medical researchers working to reverse ‘the Newfoundland curse’
Stem cell researchers are trying to reverse a deadly genetic variant that's plagued families in this province for generations. Those who carry the mutation say the medical research is straight out of science fiction.
2 dead amid invasive strep outbreak at Maplehurst jail, health officials say
Two people have died at the Maplehurst Correctional Complex in Milton, Ont., due to an outbreak of invasive group A streptococcal disease (iGAS), according to Halton Region.
2 new travel-related cases of measles confirmed in Metro Vancouver
Health officials in British Columbia say two new travel-related cases of measles have been confirmed in the Lower Mainland, bringing the number of those recently infected to four.