A Calgary MP’s private member’s bill that would make it easier for people to sign up to be organ donors will face a critical test in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
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Deaf Canadians ‘at risk’ in times of national emergency
When the next ice storm, wildfire or terror attack happens, Canadians who are deaf or hard of hearing will be in greater peril than others because most public notification systems are not accessible to them.
Many Canadians are driving high, according to new StatCan cannabis data
A new Statistics Canada survey has found about 1.4 million Canadians reported they had been a passenger in a vehicle driven by someone who had consumed cannabis in the previous two hours.
Falls may be sending more Canadians to hospital, study suggests
Unintentional falls are the most common form of injury across the country: every day last year, falls resulted in almost 1,800 reported emergency department visits and 417 hospital admissions, says a new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
Why Cautious Canadians Are Piling on Massive Household Debt
The property at 1005 East 22nd Ave. in Vancouver, British Columbia, looks like a nice little starter home — a one-story, two-bedroom, one-bath, 878-square-foot bungalow painted subtle pastel colors. In the yard is a garden with raised beds; downtown is a 10-minute drive. The listing describes the house as move-in ready but perfect for someone […]
Disabled Canadians could be waiting months for money owed by Canada Revenue Agency
More than half of Canadians with diabetes who were rejected for the disability tax credit (DTC) between May and December last year have now been approved — a clear indication, critics say, that the Canada Revenue Agency was applying the eligibility rules improperly.
Many Canadians diagnosed with colorectal cancer too late, despite availability of screening
Colorectal cancer is the second-most deadly type in Canada, after lung cancer, but many of those lives could be saved through screening, new statistics suggest.
Door will open to genetic discrimination if act protecting Canadians is overturned, genomics expert says
A genomics and policy researcher with the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto says the health and personal freedom of patients will be at risk if a challenge by the government of Quebec to Canada’s year-old Genetic Non-Discrimination Act (GNA) is successful.
6 Canadians sickened by E. coli linked to romaine lettuce
Six Canadians have been stricken by a strain of E. coli that has a similar genetic fingerprint to romaine lettuce from the U.S. southwest that has already sickened 149 people, federal health officials say.
1.3M Canadians could benefit if doctors lowered blood pressure targets: study
A study out of the University of Calgary found 1.3 million Canadians could benefit if physicians switch to a lower blood pressure target when treating patients.
