The trauma of residential school is most commonly seen as psychological in nature but a researcher in Halifax is wondering if the experiences of survivors had lasting effects on their genes.

Almost exactly 12 years after her daughter was killed following months of abuse by her boyfriend, Dawn Novak stood in front of a packed room at the Toronto Police College to deliver a powerful message. Novak believes her daughter could still be alive today if not for mistakes made by authorities involved in her case.

A recent study found every Canadian lost or wasted almost 400 kilograms of food a year. A lot of that waste — 47 per cent — happens at home.

The federal health minister says she'd like to get the percentage of Canadians using tobacco down to less than five per cent by 2035, compared with 15 per cent today.

Adam Campbell has thrived as an elite mountain runner for years. But after an accident, he's had to learn to compete against himself and his body's pain.

The device will provide a better understanding of how bone and muscle loss happens in astronauts.

American comedian Roseanne Barr says she's tired of "being attacked and belittled," and blames sleep aid Ambien for her tweet that compared a black former Obama administration official to an ape, a racist remark that sparked outrage and the cancellation of her TV show.

Andre Iguodala's status for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night is a question as one of Golden State's top defenders recovers from a bone bruise in his left knee that caused him to miss the final four games of the Western final.

Philadelphia 76ers team president and former Toronto Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo is denying a report connecting the executive to Twitter accounts that criticized Sixers players Joel Embiid and Markelle Fultz, among other NBA figures.

A new estimate suggests that 4,645 people died between Sept. 20 and Dec. 31, 2017 as a direct or indirect result of the Category 4 storm in Puerto Rico.

The World Health Organization assumes 100-300 cases of Ebola in Congo between May and July, up from 80-100 cases based on earlier information.

The proposition from Timothy Caulfield follows a series of public complaints and media reports about naturopaths and chiropractors in B.C.

The B.C. government, with some partners, has launched a new mental health program aimed specifically at those who were affected by the 2017 wildfires.

Toronto's Josh Donaldson came out of the game in the fifth inning Monday against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The Blue Jays third baseman, who had walked with one out, made it to third on a Justin Smoak double but covered the distance gingerly.

Canada has invited eight NBA players to its training camp ahead of its upcoming regional FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifying games. A pair of veteran centres — Tristan Thompson of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Kelly Olynyk of the Miami Heat — highlight a list that includes Indian Pacers guard Cory Joseph and Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray.

Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala is out for Monday's decisive Game 7 of the NBA Western Conference finals due to a bone bruise in his left knee. The Rockets are also expecting to be minus injured point guard Chris Paul.

More than two years into the public health emergency, officials in B.C. are still struggling to slow the number of deaths from illicit drugs, and with no end in sight to the overdose crisis, the provincial health officer is finding hope in the gains that have been made.

India began a fresh round of tests to trace the animal origin of the rare Nipah virus that has killed 13 people.

Sarah Frey says the health-care system often silences women, and doctors don't always believe their pain.

The pouches are sold under the PC Organics and Love Child Organics brands.

Unlike traditional hip replacements, with incisions through either a patient's side or back, Toronto-based orthopedic surgeon Dr. Amir Khoshbin is performing the operation through the front and using a special surgical table to aid that approach. The result, he says, is a speedier recovery.

Ebola is far from new in Congo, but each appearance is still considered a crisis — one that needs to be quickly contained.

Cleveland Cavaliers all-star forward Kevin Love will miss Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals at Boston on Sunday (8:30 p.m. ET) with a concussion.

Canada is using a lot of human plasma, more than almost every other country in the world, and a federal panel can’t explain exactly why.

Research has revealed that music therapy can improve motor skills in patients with neurological disorder.

Health officials say they are working hard to get out accurate information about the deadly hemorrhagic fever but are facing significant mistrust.

B.C.’s top doctor says there are “huge potential harms” connected to a homeopathic treatment based on the unfounded claim that vaccines cause most cases of autism.

Virtually everyone has experienced first-hand the long waits in emergency rooms, or knows someone who has. And it's why, in the run-up to the June 7 provincial election, all the parties are vowing to end hallway medicine. Here are some of the major promises on combatting hospital overcrowding.

Dr. Dena Churchill owns and operates Oxford Chiropractic Inc. She also markets herself as an author and public speaker, writes a blog called DrSexyMom, and runs a Facebook page billing herself as "Innovator in Women's Health and Wellness."

An outbreak in southern India demonstrates unique features of a mysterious virus.

Chicago White Sox catcher Welington Castillo has been suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball following a positive test for a performance-enhancing substance.

Los Angeles Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani received plenty of hype leading up to the 2018 season. But after starring as both a pitcher and hitter in the team's first 49 games, the Japanese phenom is more than living up to the lofty expectations.

Congo's Ministry of Health says the number of confirmed Ebola cases has reached 30, including eight deaths.

A coroner's report into the deaths of a 32-year-old woman and her baby at Hull Hospital has found that a lack of training and emergency caesarian kits may have contributed to the deaths.

While the federal government's new Tobacco and Vaping Products Act forces tobacco companies to use plain packaging, it also opens up a world of advertising possibilities for vaping liquids and e-cigarettes.

A procedure called CEASE therapy is based on the scientifically unsupported claim that most autism spectrum disorder is caused by vaccines.

The Department of National Defence may have dug up and disposed of barrels containing chemicals at a New Brunswick military base decades ago — but they're not the ones at the centre of a renewed controversy over Agent Orange use at CFB Gagetown, said a former civilian employee of the department.

After a series of high-profile drug failures, researchers are being forced to question their primary hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease.

Health officials checking if a rare, brain-damaging virus had spread to a second state after two suspected cases reported in southern Karnataka.

Two of three Ebola patients who escaped quarantine in the Congo River port city of Mbandaka have died, the head of medical charity Doctors Without Borders's (Médecins Sans Frontières) mission in the city said Wednesday.

Chimpanzees appear to keep tidier sleeping arrangements than humans do. That’s one finding of a recent study that evaluated the microbes and arthropods found in the treetop beds that chimpanzees make each night.

The Toronto Blue Jays have recalled second baseman Devon Travis from triple-A Buffalo. Travis was demoted to Buffalo after a slow start with Toronto this year, batting just .148 in 18 games.

The made-in-Canada Ebola vaccine was used for the first time to control an outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever.

Congo's health ministry said there are now 28 confirmed Ebola cases, 21 probable ones and two suspected.

Elizabeth Holmes was heralded as the next Steve Jobs — and then she was revealed by the Wall Street Journal to have overseen one of the biggest corporate frauds since Enron.

Their groundbreaking genetic research has added decades to the lives of people at risk of sudden heart attacks — now members of the team responsible have won the Governor General's Innovation Award.

Creating a situation in which women are paid for services is unlikely to establish more desirable outcomes, especially given that women might be more likely to consent to riskier interventions when high payments are involved.

A rare virus spread by fruit bats, which can cause flu-like symptoms and brain damage, has killed 10 people in southern India, health officials said on Tuesday, with at least two more cases being monitored.

Major League Baseball has extended the administrative leave of Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna for a third seven-day period through May 28 as it investigates an assault charge filed against the all-star

A vaccination campaign aimed at beating an outbreak of Ebola in Congo began on Monday in the port city of Mbandaka, where four cases of the deadly disease have been confirmed.