Obesity Canada’s updated medication guidelines say weight-loss drugs are safe and effective, lead author says

Open this photo in gallery: Obesity Canada’s new medication guidelines include 13 recommendations for when and how doctors can offer weight-loss drugs to patients.Hollie Adams/Reuters When Obesity Canada first released its treatment... Read more »

Rainbow flags, cheering crowds and politics on display at Montreal’s Pride parade

Open this photo in gallery: Jewish LGBTQ groups take part in the Pride parade in Montreal, on Sunday.Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press Downtown Montreal was awash with rainbow flags on Sunday as thousands... Read more »

CDC shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression; union demands statement against misinformation

A Georgia man who had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the shooter who opened fire late Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease... Read more »

In Canada, heat increases domestic violence

When temperatures climb, the staff at Regina’s SOFIA House are even busier than usual. The organization, whose name stands for Support Of Families In Affliction, provides transition housing for people escaping intimate... Read more »

The extreme cost of drought for Manitoba Hydro

This story has been co-published with the Winnipeg Free Press. Manitoba is the last stop for a tangle of waterways that pour from the Rocky Mountains and out across the North American... Read more »

Newfoundland firefighting efforts push on as New Brunswick bans woods activities

Open this photo in gallery: Forest fires have closed roads and caused mandatory evacuations from several Avalon Peninsula communities along Conception Bay in north Newfoundland.Paul Daly/The Canadian Press Firefighters battling out-of-control wildfires... Read more »

Israel faces growing global condemnation over military expansion in Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — International condemnation grew Saturday over Israel’s decision for a military takeover of Gaza City, while little appeared to change immediately on the ground in the territory... Read more »

Pay hike for military members ‘long overdue,’ says expert

OTTAWA — The federal government’s decision to boost entry-level pay for Canadian Armed Forces members is being praised by expert observers as long overdue. On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney said his... Read more »

Here are laws, resources and other information to keep in mind

As Ontario continues to see a jump in drownings on our lakes and rivers, OPP officers and other experts are reinforcing the need to take precautions before heading out. “It’s very sad.... Read more »

Alberta government appeals temporary injunction of transgender health care law

Open this photo in gallery: The law bans doctors from providing treatment such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy to those under 16.JASON FRANSON/The Canadian Press Alberta is appealing a temporary injunction... Read more »