Karen Pauls

Canada will soon have a second laboratory capable of working with the most dangerous pathogens in the world, home to Canada’s Centre for Pandemic Research. It will be the only non-government Level 4 facility in the country, part of the University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization.

Thea Turcotte believes her life was likely saved by an experimental treatment developed in Winnipeg for a chronic artificial joint infection.

Amidst debate and discussion about what to do with art that reflects an imperialist history, the University of Manitoba is working to decolonize its art collection by replacing problematic paintings and sculptures with contemporary Indigenous art.

Parks Canada is racing against the clock in their fight against zebra mussels in Riding Mountain National Park following the discovery of a live adult specimen.

Newly released access to information documents from the Japanese government show at least 21 horses died during or in the days after being flown from Canada for slaughter in Japan between May 2023 and June 2024. That contradicts information from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

They're not on the same team. Or even the same league. But football players Amélie Beauregard and Maya Turner have a lot in common: they're both breaking down barriers for women in a sport dominated by men.

Opaskwayak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba is concerned about an uptick in miscarriages, so it is working to support pregnant women better. One goal is to hire midwives so women don't have to travel to bigger cities when they are due.

The new head of the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg has some homework to do before taking over in January — starting with a long-awaited parliamentary committee report that recommends ending all government-funded research in sensitive areas with people or entities from within China.

New details have emerged in the murder case of a man accused of killing a Canadian woman in the remote Shetland Islands of Scotland. Aren Pearson, 40, is charged with assault, murder and obstruction in the death of 24-year-old Claire Leveque, of Edmonton. He has pleaded not guilty.

Proponents of the controversial drug ibogaine say it resets the brain to its pre-addictive state and takes away symptoms of detox, withdrawal and cravings. However, it also has serious and well-documented health risks — including death.