Emergency department wait times in Canada are continuing to rise, particularly for patients needing a bed in inpatient wards, the Canadian Institute for Health Information says.

New, long-acting drugs may hold hope for millions of people who often suffer migraines. Studies of two of these medicines, given as shots every month or so, found they cut the frequency of the notoriously painful and disabling headaches.

She's the reigning world champion of women's curling, a three-time national champ and the favourite to represent Canada at the Olympics. But Rachel Homan's rise to the top of her sport didn't come easy.

Kyle Lowry's season-high 36 points led the Toronto Raptors to a 126-113 win over the Charlotte Hornets at Air Canada Centre on Wednesday night.

Computer modelling in new study estimates that 57 per cent of U.S. children who were between two and 19 in 2016 would be obese by their 35th birthday.

The Toronto Blue Jays announced on Wednesday that Roy Halladay will be honoured by the club on opening day 2018.

Right-hander Doug Fister spent a lot less time on the free agent market this off-season, finalizing a one-year, $4-million US contract Tuesday with the pitching-needy Texas Rangers that could be worth up to $11.5 million over two seasons.

Fourteen cases of mumps have been confirmed in the Halifax region, the highest number since an outbreak in 2007.

The Ontario government adds a ban on cosmetic eye tattoos to a proposed patient care bill after an Ottawa woman nearly lost her eye.

When it comes to treating Clostridium difficile with a fecal transplant — yes, human poop — swallowing a frozen capsule appears to have far less of an "ick factor" and works as well as delivering the therapy via colonoscopy, researchers say.

Brad Jacobs and his Northern Ontario rink are are brash, built and really don't care what people think about them.

An alert issued by the public health unit in London, Ont., about an outbreak of invasive group A streptococcus has focused public attention on common bacteria that can cause infections ranging from strep throat to — in rare cases — flesh-eating disease.

Government officials knew back in 2010 they were going to help privatize part of the Canadian blood plasma sector but the public wasn't widely informed until three years later when clinics were poised to open, advocates say.

The World Health Organization says children are dying because they're being given counterfeit medicines for life-threatening conditions like pneumonia and malaria that aren't actually treating them.

2014 Olympic gold medallist Jennifer Jones says her team did a reset after missing the Scotties earlier this year, and it has re-established her rink as one of the favourites to make it to Pyeongchang.

Fentanyl tests strips are being used off label, but legality, liability and fears of creating a false sense of security are preventing them from being widely available to the public.

The Memphis Grizzlies have fired coach David Fizdale, with the team at 7-12 and a day after he benched centre Marc Gasol for the fourth quarter of an eighth straight loss.

Current and former Bell employees have written CBC's Go Public to describe the toll that aggressive sales targets have had on their health at a company well known for its "Let's Talk" campaign — a massive initiative to improve mental health.

Fifty-five of the 130 correctional workers at a multi-level psychiatric hospital in Saskatoon operated by the Correctional Service of Canada are on workers' compensation because of attacks by inmates, CBC has learned.

Three women have come to rely on each other after completing a unique treatment program in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. But they're also grappling with pressures and relapses in a small community.

Canada's Gabrielle Daleman fell out of podium position to finish eighth at Skate America on Sunday.

A so-called anti-cocaine vaccine has just been approved for human trials. The vaccine works by absorbing the drug in the bloodstream and blocks the dopamine-induced high when the user consumes cocaine.

It's not March Madness but things got more than a little crazy between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Norman Powell scored 17 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 16 and the Toronto Raptors blew out the Atlanta Hawks 112-78 on Saturday night. Toronto dominated the game so completely that it needed just 28 minutes from DeMar DeRozan, one of the NBA's most prolific scorers.

Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford secured a spot in next month's Grand Prix Final by taking bronze in the pairs competition at Skate America on Saturday in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Canadians are grabbing their beer, chips, dip and all the goodies that go along with the Grey Cup game, but a two-time champion says the football celebrations can also be a time to talk about keeping healthy.

People who sell e-cigarettes in Ontario are trying to dissuade the Wynne government from imposing new restrictions on how vape shops can market their products.

Also: U.S.-style ads for a shingles vaccine are popping up in Canada — and they're perfectly legal.

Victor Oladipo scored 21 points, Bojan Bogdonavic added 19 and the Indiana Pacers beat the Toronto Raptors 107-104 Friday night.

Canada's men's national team opened their bid to get back to the World Cup with a 93-69 win over the Bahamas on Friday in the opening game of the FIBA Americas qualifier.

Injured point guard Derrick Rose has been excused from the Cavaliers to handle a personal matter. ESPN is reporting that the former league MVP is "re-evaluating his future in the NBA."

Health officials aren't recommending people have their breast implants removed after the Canadian government released its safety review on cases of implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL).

The majestically dumb comments Conservative MP Peter Kent made about marijuana earlier this week suggest that the Tories' re-branding efforts are not going particularly smoothly.

The Toronto Blue Jays say they are conducting an internal investigation after six players in the team's minor-league system were suspended for using performance-enhancing substances over the past week.

The new labels will be unique in Canada, and are being introduced as part of an ongoing Health Canada research project in Yukon. Researchers say the labels 'reflect what consumers said they wanted to know.'

Terry Fox "precision oncology" initiative brings scientists from across Canada together to use genetic sequencing in an effort to provide new treatment for children whose cancer has not responded to other interventions.

Watch coverage from Skate America, the final Grand Prix of Figure Skating event of the season where Canadians Meagan Duhamel, Eric Radford, Kirsten Moore-Towers, Michael Marinaro, Piper Gilles, Paul Poirier, Liam Firus and Kevin Reynolds will be competing.

Canadians Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier hope their seductive gumshoe-meets-siren free dance can put them past the Shibutani siblings this week at the Skate America Grand Prix event.

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a career-high 38 points, including 12 during a 28-0 run in the third quarter that sent the New York Knicks to a 108-100 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.

The sudden screeches, squeals and clangs that are a regular feature of commuting by public transit in Toronto could be contributing to long-term hearing loss and health effects, according to a new study.

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says the government is committed to ditching a policy that rejects immigrants because they're sick or disabled and could be a drag on the health system.

St. Michael's Hospital announced on Wednesday it plans to build a $30 million treatment and research centre for multiple sclerosis.

Doctors have been prescribing more opioids overall, but giving individual patients fewer doses at one time, a new report says.

The way parents react when their children get needles not only affects how much distress and pain they experience at that moment, but also during future vaccinations, researchers say.

Auditor General Michael Ferguson says First Nations and Inuit populations have nearly twice as much dental disease as other Canadians.

Five minor league pitchers,including three in the Blue Jays' system, have been suspended for drug violations.

A person familiar with the agreement tells The Associated Press that Major League Baseball, it's Japanese counterpart and the American players' union agreed Tuesday to a new posting system that could allow Japanese star pitcher-outfielder Shohei Ohtani to be put up for bid next week.

Veteran centre Joel Anthony remembers what it was like the last time Canada earned a spot at the FIBA World Cup. He wants to experience that again, especially with the 2019 tournament also serving as an Olympic qualifier.

Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has hit the Atlanta Braves with heavy sanctions, including the loss of nine players, for rules violations committed by the team in the international player market.

The New York Yankees say slugger Aaron Judge had arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder and is expected to be ready for spring training.