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A national survey reveals that Ontario nurse practitioners are facing a concerning workforce crisis while trying to take on more to cover gaps in the health-care system.

Avalanche Canada is warning about dangerous avalanche conditions in the Rocky Mountains of southern Alberta and British Columbia.

The B.C. government is allowing the height of the Mount Polley tailings dam to be raised, a decade after a similar storage site burst.

New Brunswick's chief medical officer says the government will begin analyzing data into a mystery brain disease that has affected hundreds of people in the last several years.

A Michigan patient died of rabies earlier this year after contracting the virus through an organ transplant, health officials said.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will cut about 10,000 full-time jobs and close half of its regional offices, it said on Thursday.

A fungal superbug is spreading through hospitals and nursing homes at an 'alarming rate,' with the CDC recently calling it an urgent antimicrobial resistance threat.

The Northeast River Valley Park was closed for a prescribed burn, meant to clear grass and weeds in the park. Preventative fire is a recent add to the city's fire protection plan.

Two of the three men who were swept away in an avalanche in southeastern B.C. on Monday afternoon have now been identified. One man remains in critical condition.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved GSK's drug for a common type of urinary tract infection (UTI) in women and adolescent girls.

Avalanche experts are warning backcountry enthusiasts of very dangerous snow conditions in the mountains of southwestern Alberta and southeastern British Columbia.

Baby high chairs and loungers have been recalled in Canada because of entrapment, suffocation and fall hazards, Health Canada said in a recall statement.

Bird flu has been detected in a sheep in northern England, the first known case of its kind in the world, Britain's government said.

23andMe on Sunday filed for bankruptcy in the United States after struggling with the fallout of a data breach and weak demand for its ancestry testing kits.

A new study suggests AI can predict premature death among people who have inflammatory bowel disease, also known as Crohn's and colitis.

Spring is about transformation, a season often marked by its dynamic sights, smells, sounds and tastes. As humans change the climate, our experience of the season is changing, too.

The report from Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto said researchers traced the IP address of a Paragon Solutions client to the OPP's general headquarters.

As bird flu continues to sweep through poultry farms, United States Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is proposing a different approach: let the virus spread.

A New Brunswick woman says she has no choice but to turn to the private sector to get refills for her medication -- and it's a costly process.

Avalanche Canada issued the warning late Thursday, which covers Banff, Yoho, Kootenay, and Jasper National Parks, and Kananaskis Country.

Google will buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for US$32 billion to boost the tech giant’s in-house cloud computing amid burgeoning artificial intelligence growth.

The Liberals introduced draft regulations back in November that require producers to cut emissions by about one-third over the next eight years.

An advocate for patients of New Brunswick's alleged mystery neurological disease says the province's health minister has not been honest with her. 

As the avian flu continues to spread, some people may be wondering if it is still safe to use their bird feeder. Here's what the experts say.

Students at Dinsmore Composite School, an hour and a half southwest of Saskatoon, have built their own hydroponic garden tower to grow produce year-round.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday he was ending the consumer carbon price, touting the move as helping “hard-pressed Canadians.”

The Food and Drug Administration said several lots of six products containing benzoyl peroxide are being recalled, though it stressed consumers faced little risk.

Social media users from around the world, including Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia, reported the platform either being slow to load or entirely inaccessible.

Golden Ears Provincial Park is set to reopen after it was badly damaged by an October 2024 storm.

The BC River Forecast Centre's latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin says the provincial snowpack was at just 73 per cent of normal for March 1.

Endangered salamanders threatened by sprawling suburbs will get car-free access to small stretches of the Greater Toronto Area this month.

The warning applies to people who were at the Canadiens-Sabres game on March 3.

RCMP are warning about the dangers of thin ice after an ice fishing shack broke through the ice around Chain Lakes on Sunday, Mar. 9, 2025.

The government of Alberta is stepping up enforcement efforts to keep the province free of zebra mussels and other invasive species.

Tax season is here, and while you're filling out your return for the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA), keep in mind that medical expenses may be deductible.

A common bacterial infection of the vagina is actually a sexually transmitted disease that can be helped by also treating male sexual partners, researchers have discovered.

An adult who was infected with measles has died in New Mexico, state health officials announced Thursday, though the virus has not been confirmed as the cause.

A clear-cut in the Ocen Park area of South Surrey has nieghbours up in arms

After experiencing seizures every other week, Christine Kauzen has been seizure-free for months since receiving a rare epilepsy treatment.

"Through this historic agreement, BC residents will receive public coverage for a range of contraceptives and diabetes medications at little to no cost."

Tiny lab mice just got a mammoth-sized upgrade — genetic tweaks have given them thick, woolly fur, bringing science one step closer to reviving traits of extinct species.

Ottawa says it's moving ahead with a plan to label so-called forever chemicals as toxic and expects to begin consultations in two years on further regulating their us.

Oscar Sort has tackled waste diversion by improving recycling rates and reducing operational costs at over 30 universities in North America.

The Alberta Energy Regulator is expected to make a decision on a proposal to explore for coal in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains by early June.

Toronto Raptors guard-forward Gradey Dick will be out for at least two weeks with bone bruises, the team announced Tuesday.

As measles cases continue to rise in Texas amid an ongoing outbreak, health officials are warning against so-called "measles parties," calling the practice dangerous.

As measles cases continue to rise in Texas amid an ongoing outbreak, health officials are warning against so-called "measles parties," calling the practice dangerous.

As measles cases continue to rise in Texas amid an ongoing outbreak, health officials are warning against so-called "measles parties," calling the practice dangerous.

Earthquakes Canada said the 4.1 magnitude quake on Monday morning was centred around 17 kilometres from Friday Harbour in Washington State.

Hot, dry weather and lack of snow has prompted the city of Lethbridge to issue a fire ban for the Old Man River valley.