Kelly Grant

The previously healthy teenager from the Fraser Valley is the first Canadian known to have acquired bird flu inside Canada

After hundreds of U.S. dairy cattle herds were infected this year, B.C. announced on Nov. 9 the first human case of the potentially deadly viral illness to be acquired in Canada

Risk to people who don’t work on farms or interact regularly with wild birds is low say officials, but when humans have caught bird flu in the past, it has been deadly

Two new reports highlight the challenges of determining MAID eligibility for people with serious illnesses and disabilities

University of Toronto researchers say the rising burden of illness is mostly due to the long-predicted aging of the population, but Ontarians are getting sicker regardless

At Humber River Health in northwest Toronto, emergency patients requiring admission have waited notably less time for a bed compared to the provincial average since the start of 2023

Ontario will now allow women to refer themselves for mammograms starting at age 40, joining five other provinces

Novavax’s decision has left managers of the Biologics Manufacturing Centre, which was built with nearly $130-million in federal funds, working to drum up other business for the 55,000-square-foot plant

Of course young kids have limited patience for Italian art and history. But when they got swords in their hands, things started looking up

University Health Network opens Dunn House on Thursday, a social housing project designed to improve the lives of people experiencing homelessness while reducing their use of the strained public health care system