public health

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it's going to fight for citizens nabbed for municipal recreational infractions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases continues to grow in Canada, different provinces and cities have set up different rules meant to slow the spread of COVID-19. 

Patty Hajdu "fell in love" with cultural anthropology at university.

The federal government signalled on Sunday, March 29, 2020, it is shifting the focus of its COVID-19 aid towards Canada's most vulnerable as public health experts expressed cautious optimism the nation's physical distancing experiment could be working.

Canada needs a more unified approach in the fight against COVID-19 and the feds "will not hesitate" to step in with stronger measures if provinces can't make it happen, the health minister said on Sunday, March 22, 2020.

As governments and medical officials across Canada ramp up their public communication regarding COVID-19, many of their messages are not getting through to those who rely on sign language interpreters.

Many of the hundreds of people descending on one of Canada's first dedicated COVID-19 assessment centre went home without being tested on Saturday, March 14, 2020, as they fell short of the criteria requiring them to be screened for the virus.

“If you don’t think of both public health and your CO2 budget at the same time, you’re not going to make very optimal decisions.”

And that’s just the start of country’s policy-driven emissions disaster.

Public health concerns over vaping have cast a haze over expansion excitement in the cannabis market.

Four federal leaders will take the stage in Montreal on Wednesday, October 2, 2019, for the first debate to feature Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.

Ontario leaders — old and current — were pinned in the crossfire of Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer's battle on Monday, September 23, 2019, for the vote-rich province that's the gateway to federal victory.

Emergency room doctor Edward Xie writes about the 'Nourish initiative' to engage a national network of food service directors and innovators who are passionate about taking local action to bring nutritious, sustainable meals into health institutions.

Doctor Melissa Genereux, head of public health in Quebec's Eastern Townships region, thought she had persuaded local officials not to introduce a strict cannabis bylaw in the area's largest city, Sherbrooke.

In the past, public health campaigns warning of the harmful effects of drugs delivered one resounding message: Don't do it.