Sue Jones

–  OPINION – The U.S. Senate on Feb. 15 voted to return Dr. Robert Califf to the role of FDA commissioner, bringing needed leadership to an agency that plays a vital role in protecting public health. While Califf faces historic challenges in the form of the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid epidemic, he also has…

If you’re concerned, you can ask about any tests you might need, which can include an A1C test to measure average blood sugar over three months and a fasting plasma glucose test to look at your blood sugar at a single point in time, per the U.S. National Library of Medicine. This will also alert…

If you’re like us, there are all sorts of relatable scenarios for why you might need to shop for the best Amazon gifts you can find. Maybe you’re last-minute shopping mere days away from your friend or family member’s birthday or anniversary; maybe Christmas or Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and you need…

On a day when Heather Stefanson sought to turn the page on the deadliest COVID-19 outbreak at a Manitoba personal care home, a new COVID-19 outbreak at a different personal care home forced the premier to scramble.If there’s a COVID-19 outbreak at a personal care home in Manitoba, the province is no longer saying how many people have been infected.…

The defendants in lawsuits filed by families who lost loved ones in a B.C. derailment are denying any wrongdoing in the deaths of three Canadian Pacific Railway employees.A train derailment is shown near Field, B.C., on Feb. 4, 2019, when 99 grain cars and two locomotives plummeted off a bridge. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)Defendants in…

Two Nova Scotia RCMP officers who spotted the gunman responsible for killing 22 people in April 2020 describe how they stumbled upon him at a gas station, quickly identified him, and ended his life.The gunman was shot and killed by police at a gas station in Enfield, N.S., around 11:25 a.m. on April 19, 2020.…

For days, the Katuarpalaaq drum dancing festival brought performers from Alaska, Canada and Greenland together in Nuuk to share their own ways of dancing and singing.Sylvia Cloutier, who now lives in Montreal, takes part in the Katuarpalaaq drum dancing festival in Nuuk, Greenland. “Sometimes we feel like there’s very few of us cultural performers, but when we…

A number of European countries have again expressed concerns about how the ethylene oxide contamination incidents are being handled. Several nations highlighted the high burden of required action as more products are found to be contaminated at low levels from different origins and described it as “no longer manageable.” A European Union harmonized approach was…

Renowned conductor Boris Brott, the artistic director of the Orchestre classique de Montréal and a motivational speaker, died Tuesday after a hit and run in Hamilton that led to the driver’s arrest a short time later and three officers being injured.Celebrated conductor Boris Brott, artistic director of the Orchestre classique de Montréal, died Tuesday following…

An Ontario mother says she’s getting conflicting answers to questions about the death of a 22-year-old housing activist who had been living in Hamilton, including why Vanessa Amos was reportedly discharged from hospital the same day they died.Vanessa Amos, also known as Ezra, is pictured in late November 2021 during a news conference by the…