Health

Ontario and the federal government have reached a 10-year deal in principle on health care, paving the way for both sides to iron out the details of how the new money will be spent.

VICTORIA — Nurse practitioners in British Columbia now have expanded authority to assess people in crisis for involuntary admission to a treatment facility under the Mental Health Act.

Nearly 30 million Americans who got extra government help with grocery bills during the pandemic will soon see that aid shrink — and there’s a big push to make sure they’re not surprised.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — An 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has died from bird flu in the country's first known human H5N1 infection since 2014, health officials said.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republican lawmakers voted Wednesday to prohibit Indiana University from using any state money to support its sexual research institution after a far-right legislator unleashed disputed allegations of child exploitation by

TORONTO — Ontario hospitals are optimistic the province's new health-care reform legislation will protect against the drain of workers to expanding private surgical clinics.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is increasing funding for some programs that provide health and social support for seniors. The province is adding $12.6 million a year to a program that helps people co-ordinate and manage their home-care services.

HALIFAX — The family of a 37-year-old Nova Scotia woman who died in hospital on New Year's Eve after a seven-hour wait to see a doctor is suing the province's health authority, alleging that negligence is to blame.

NEW YORK (AP) — Early estimates suggest the flu vaccine performed well in a U.S. winter flu season that has already dissipated.

Soy, oat, almond and other drinks that bill themselves as “milk” can keep using the name, according to draft federal rules released Wednesday.