Ottawa looking at Criminal Code reforms to deter ‘shameful’ conversion therapy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a Pride flag-raising ceremony alongside MP Randy Boissonnault on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 20, 2018. The federal […]
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Patient who uses 100 grams of pot per day granted right to possess a kilogram at a time
The Federal Court has ruled that a 150-gram limit on possession of medical pot violated the constitutional rights of a man who is allowed to […]
RCMP seeks names of potential victims of coerced sterilization
In testimony before the House of Commons health committee, Commissioner Lucki said the RCMP is willing to meet with victims, adding it would be helpful […]
The war that won’t end: Civilian who served in Afghanistan still fighting for PTSD benefits
Mohammad Amin with the Canadian mission in Afghanistan in 2006. ‘If you want to use civilians in a war zone, you’ve got to be able […]
NDP willing to withhold health funding to provinces with abortion barriers
People take part in the March For Life rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 9, 2019. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) The NDP says […]
NDP’s 2019 election platform promises mental, dental, hearing coverage for all
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh joins hands with deputy leader Alexandre Boulerice, left, and other candidates during a presentation of the party’s plan for climate change […]
Cannabis edibles to be legally for sale by mid-December
Medicated High Chew edibles are shown on display and offered for sale at the cannabis-themed Kushstock Festival at Adelanto, Calif. on Oct. 20, 2018. (Richard […]
Cannabis edibles available for sale legally in mid-December
Medicated High Chew edibles on display for sale at the cannabis-themed Kushstock Festival at Adelanto, Calif., on Oct. 20. In Canada, regulations for cannabis products […]
Advisory council to release final report on Canadian pharmacare plan
Eric Hoskins, chair of the Liberal government’s advisory council on national pharmacare and Ontario’s former health minister, will release recommendations Wednesday for a national pharmacare […]
Advisory council calls for universal, single-payer pharmacare plan
Eric Hoskins, chair of the Liberal government’s advisory council on national pharmacare and Ontario’s former health minister, will release recommendations Wednesday for a national pharmacare […]