Parents of 2 1/2-year-old with brain tumour looking to buy time, therapy
“She’s too little right now. You can’t radiate a two-year-old’s brain or she’d be two forever.”
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Jill Barker: Holiday gift ideas for the fitness fanatics on your list
Some will fit in a stocking while others deserve a prime spot under the tree. -
Local News Each senior is a 'star' at Nikkei Home's Japanese-influenced dementia program
The dementia-day initiative Iki Iki is described by one expert as an example of addressing "issues of inequality and inequity" in community-based care for visible minorities, immigrants and their caregivers. -
Canada Companies on hook for toxic waste site in Northern Ontario: Court
By Jim Bronskill OTTAWA — Two forest-product companies are on the hook for maintaining a mercury waste site near Ontario’s Grassy Narrows First Nation, the Supreme Court of Canada has ... -
Brooks: Christmas comes early for kids and families in need
Hundreds of disadvantaged children and their families enjoyed the true meaning of Christmas Nov. 30 by attending Theatre Calgary’s A Christmas Carol. -
GIFFORD-JONES: Popcorn Disease: A new way to injure the lungs
“What’s your secret for good health and longevity?” I have been asked repeatedly on radio, TV, and in interviews. -
Local News New Lacombe Community Health Centre set to open its doors
After over a year of waiting, Lacombe’s health services are finally moving under one roof as the Lacombe Community Health Centre prepares to open its doors. -
Finding her way: Five years after gender-reassignment surgery Tamara Loyer helps other trans women
In 2015, Tamara Loyer was living in social housing, panhandling, and struggling with gender dysphoria. Today, we find out what's changed for Tamara and other trans people in B.C.
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Health Breakthrough or a threat?: Research on genetics of same-sex behaviour ignites ethical debate
'Were we to avoid studying sexual preference or other such topics ... we would be leaving these important aspects of human diversity in the dark' -
Columnists Brownstein: Firefighters warm the stomachs of the homeless
For the last seven years, this group of cooks, headed by veteran firefighter Tom Ireland, has come forward during the holiday season with its Feed the Homeless Initiative -
Local News Town Talk: Crystal Ball raises $3.8 million for B.C. Children's Hospital
Sum will help fund the hospital's Next Generation Technologies program to study youngsters’ entire genetic makeup -
Local News 'We can do better': City's first health team to include community health centres
A new model of health care delivery is set to begin in Ottawa with the announcement of the city’s first health team. -
Local News Sudbury doctor suspended for three months
A Val Caron family doctor will be suspended for three months starting Dec. 16 and have to take an ethics and boundaries program following a discipline hearing in Toronto late ... -
Local News Sudbury board pushes for tobacco and e-cigarette strategy
Turning to vaping to quit tobacco is not the best approach, health officials warn -
Columnists Daphne Bramham: 'Terrible, terrible tragedy' at Surrey recovery home should have been preventable
At the house on 138A Street where the most recent death occurred, there were 11 substantiated complaints. Only one was dealt with, according to the most recent report posted on ... -
'Block the spread of cancer:' Edmonton pharmaceutical snags $109M deal for gene research
An Edmonton-based pharmaceutical company has landed a $109-million deal to develop genetic medicine that could block certain cancers from spreading.
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Local News Moment of silence to honour those lost to overdose
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Local News John P. Larche Charity Golf Classic highlights the 1980s
An annual mixed-golf tournament went back in time celebrating the year of long mullets, neon colours and leg warmers. -
Health How much cannabis could you smoke and stay under the propose...
OTTAWA — Last month, at a city council meeting in Kelowna, B.C., the ranking RCMP officer was giving his quarterly update on policing when a councillor posed a question about ... -
Health Take a walk for health's sake
What better way to start the morning than with a good stroll and good company? “Oh, it was beautiful, it’s perfect,” said Jeannine Harwood, one of about a dozen urban ...
