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Before NASA astronaut Sally Ride’s historic launch aboard the space shuttle in 1983 as the first American woman in space, she was asked a question: Would 100 tampons be the right number for her week-long mission?

Ashley Stevens has scars inside and out from her time in an Ontario jail.

Winnipeg resident John Ruhland first began taking medication for his depression in 2000 when a period of enormous stress — both at work and in his personal life — landed him in the hospital.

A group of young adults from Cumberland House Cree Nation travelled to British Columbia in November to take part in a program designed help them develop the skills needed to succeed should they decide to move away from their home northeast of Saskatoon.

In just a few short months, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen will make history.

Chiefs from Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta are calling for a pause on the pipeline memorandum of understanding until they are consulted and sign off on the potential project. And they're threatening legal action if that doesn't happen.

When dolphins swam onto the scene during a study on northern resident orcas off the coast of B.C., at least one researcher admitted to being a little annoyed.

Researchers say there's been a dramatic rise in the number of people going on medications to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Ontario, suggesting factors such as more time spent online and the rise of private assessments for the mental condition could be behind the increase.

The company that operates the Trans Mountain pipeline has paid a $196,000 fine for environmental lapses along its B.C. pipeline route in the aftermath of a massive Jan. 2024 storm.

Baby, it’s cold outside — but it’s worth putting on that heavy winter coat, scarf and boots and heading out for one of the best meteor showers of the year: the Geminids.

Health officials are reminding Canadians to maintain healthy habits during the holiday season, as influenza leads to more school absences and hospitalizations.

Alberta's provincial government has announced the creation of three new all-season resort areas that it claims could generate thousands of jobs and billions in economic benefits.

For 40 years, staff at Nova Scotia's Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens thought their ginkgo tree was male.

Health Canada has authorized a new drug to treat postpartum depression.

A website selling moccasins with what looks like Haudenosaunee-style beadwork but with no attribution to an artist or community has sparked conversation online about how to identify authentic Indigenous crafts.

More Canadians have a family doctor or nurse practitioner compared with three years ago, but satisfaction remains low, a comprehensive new survey suggests.

Corb Lund says he's seeking the intervention as new coal mines could threaten land and water on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains and affect the Prairies downstream.

This could be an unusually good year to spot snowy owls in southern Canada. 

Over five dozen items belonging to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis are one step closer to returning home.

After Canada announced Tuesday it wouldn’t list the American eel under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) some First Nations people with cultural and spiritual ties to the species are questioning the decision. 

The B.C. government is issuing new guidance for physicians when it comes to treating youth with overlapping cases of mental health and substance use challenges, clarifying the use of involuntary care in the process.

Officers had recently captured four grizzly bears, but forensic results came back to confirm that none of the bears, an adult female and three young, were linked to the attack.

The research recommends occipital nerve blocks should be offered in emergency rooms to treat acute migraine attacks. 

A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.

Former Assembly of First Nations national chief RoseAnne Archibald says her lawsuit against the national advocacy organization is moving forward, after settlement talks “were stalled and stonewalled” for 18 months.

An early start to Canada’s flu season is hitting children hard, sending a flood of young patients into multiple pediatric hospitals as medical teams warn that emergency visits and admissions could keep climbing in the weeks ahead.

Darlene Hensch, who once struggled with unexplained infertility, is now expecting quadruplets and preparing for a high-risk delivery and life-changing journey.

Energy efficient homes are key to improving some health issues and solving the housing crisis in Indigenous communities, according to a new report on Indigenous housing.

Satellite constellations, networks of multiple satellites that can number from a few dozen to tens of thousands, are interfering with scientific research using ground-based telescopes, but now a new study looks at how they might affect space-bound telescopes like Hubble.

A surge in the rate of incurable prostate cancer cases could be a sign to rethink Canada’s stance on screening for one of the most common diseases for men, according to new research. 

Negotiations that could have led to coverage for weight-loss drug Wegovy under Canadian public health plans are not moving forward.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is limiting the use of its 973 Chinese-made drones to non-sensitive operations, stating the devices present "high security risks, primarily due to their country of origin."

As Katrina Bellavance’s seven-week-old daughter kept coughing non-stop, the Calgary mother unzipped her newborn’s pajamas and saw the skin around her tiny ribs tugging inward with each laboured breath. 

They've been married for 55 years, but for most of that time, something has been missing from Janet and Robert Cockwill's life, until their grandson made a remarkable discovery.

NDP interim leader Don Davies said the government's response to a commissioned report on the program was 'shockingly dismissive,' and the health minister has not committed to act.

The Ford government is routinely making decisions before environmental consultations have concluded and under-resourcing public education about those consultations, the AG found.

From 2016 to 2024, the vacancy rate for health-related occupations nearly tripled, increasing from 2.1 per cent to 5.8 per cent, the report said.

Assembly of First Nations chiefs are gathering this week in Ottawa for their annual December meeting, which will include discussions on the federal government’s major projects office and the urgent need for First Nations infrastructure, the AFN says.

The company behind three major data centres in northern B.C. and the Kootenays is making a big shift. 

Medical professionals say a 2021 report supported by Health Canada could have a major impact on how the medical system can better understand chronic pain and the best ways to diagnose it — something that has been considered a major weakness in health care up to this point.  

In a quiet room in the University of New Brunswick's library, Ramona Nicholas gives a small laugh when asked what it's like to be part of an archeological project involving her ancestors.

A long-delayed project to build the largest telescope in the Northern Hemisphere atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii has been given new life, as Spain has offered new funding and a new location on the island of La Palma.

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The milestone deal with Ottawa signed earlier this week clears regulatory hurdles for a potential pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast. 

Canadian veterinarians are sounding the alarm about their loss of access to about 40 per cent of medications they once were able to use and they are blaming Health Canada.