As Canada Post workers remain on the picket line, a key point of contention in their demands is their job’s growing physical and mental toll — and they say that’s exacerbated by climate change. From delivering parcels through scorching heatwaves to battling blizzards, Canadian postal workers increasingly face extreme weather conditions that strain their bodies
For years, patients in the U.S. health care system have grown frustrated with a bureaucracy they don’t understand. Doctors are included in an insurer’s network one year but not the next. Getting someone on the phone to help can be next to impossible. Coverage of care and prescriptions is often unceremoniously denied.This week’s fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A recall has been issued for Taylor Farms’ Sweet Kale Chopped Kit due to potential salmonella contamination, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) warned. The CFIA issued the recall Monday, warning that the salad bags, sold across Canada, may be contaminated with salmonella. Consumers are advised not
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recalled E. coli-tainted carrots following a U.S. health warning about the contaminated produce linked to one death and dozens of illnesses. On Monday afternoon, the CFIA issued a warning about several carrot products due to potential contamination with E. coli
One person has died and at least 39 others have fallen ill from E. coli infections linked to organic carrots distributed to retail centers in both Canada and the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The CDC and FDA announced on
Cold and cough medications containing oral phenylephrine, a common ingredient found in many over-the-counter remedies, may soon disappear from U.S. shelves after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently declared it ineffective. Many may now wonder whether Canada could be pressured to do the same.“Health Canada has a mandate to look after what is on
Students across B.C. return to school on Tuesday but the news that a teen is in hospital in Vancouver with a suspected case of H5 bird flu has some people worried. Dr. Anna Wolak, a family physician in Vancouver, said many parents are likely having flashbacks to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite this flu
Many cancer patients in Canada seek emergency help before their diagnosis, with more than half being hospitalized following an ER visit, according to new research. A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) on Monday showed that more than a third of cancer patients in Ontario had visited an emergency department in the
The RCMP is warning parents to stay vigilant this Halloween after a needle was recently found in candy at a Newfoundland trick-or-treat event, and illegal cannabis-laced treats, disguised to look like popular brands, were discovered on Vancouver Island. Newfoundland and Labrador RCMP took to social media on Oct. 26 stating that a needle was found
Tech behemoth OpenAI has touted its artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool Whisper as having near “human level robustness and accuracy.” But Whisper has a major flaw: It is prone to making up chunks of text or even entire sentences, according to interviews with more than a dozen software engineers, developers and academic researchers. Those experts said