A person familiar with the situation says that Kevin Durant will sign a two-year contract to remain with the Golden State Warriors, with the caveat that the deal will have an option and allow him to return to free agency next summer.

Smoak led off the bottom of the ninth with a solo home run, lifting the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Detroit Tigers.

Justin Smoak homered in the bottom of the ninth as the Toronto Blue Jays came back from a three-run deficit to beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Saturday.

Children, teens and young adults with private health benefits will no longer be eligible to receive free prescriptions through OHIP+, newly appointed Health Minister Christine Elliott announced on Saturday.

The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-handed reliever Ryan Tepera on the 10-day disabled list before Saturday's home game against the Detroit Tigers.

A career in medicine can be gruelling, says an editorial in The Lancet. But in addition to the long hours and heavy workloads, the medical journal is highlighting a damning 300-page report on sexual harassment of women in in the academic fields of science, engineering and medicine.

Justin Smoak hit a two-run homer and Marcus Stroman earned his first victory of the season as the Toronto Blue Jays edged the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Friday night.

The Baltimore Orioles paid tribute to The Capital Gazette shooting victims by placing five lilies at the press box seat reserved for the newspaper, and holding a moment of silence before their game Friday night against the Los Angeles Angels.

The Toronto Blue Jays plan to use right-hander Roberto Osuna in his usual closer's role when he becomes eligible to return to the team.

Canada's health ministers say they are moving closer to a national pharmacare program, but questions remain over who will pay for it and how broad it will be.

Amazon announces it will buy PillPack, a small online pharmacy based in the United States. This move puts Amazon in direct competition with drugstore chains, drug distributors and pharmacy benefit managers.

Heisman-winning quarterback Tim Tebow hit another milestone in his transition to professional baseball, being named an all-star in the Eastern League on Friday.

Drug-resistant tuberculosis is the world's deadliest superbug. It develops when bacteria that causes tuberculosis, a disease believed to be as old as mankind, stops responding to drugs used to treat it, largely because health-care workers improperly prescribe medicine or patients stop treatment early.

As it wraps up its fourth week of hearings, the Wettlaufer inquiry in St. Thomas is causing many people to question the safety of Ontario's long term care homes. So how can you choose one for your family?

Bryce and Hazel Gibson spent almost every day of their lives together from the time they were kids. Now, at 95 and 93 respectively, they find red tape is making that more difficult.

Two people familiar with the decision say LeBron James has told the Cleveland Cavaliers he is declining his $35.6 million contract option for next season and is a free agent.

Tainted irrigation water appears to be the source of a national food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, U.S. health officials said.

Two families say the wheelchairs are available for their very sick kids, but it takes months to get them customized.

Dr. Robyn MacQuarrie says she wants to reassure the public about how the system handles poor outcomes with patients, following CBC's coverage of the $6 million birth injury settlement for Cullan Chisholm.

As provincial and federal health ministers meet in Winnipeg Thursday and Friday, expect discussion around a national pharmacare plan, more money from Ottawa on mental health and addictions, and a push from Manitoba for cannabis health warnings for kids.

Elizabeth Wettlaufer administered a large amount of insulin to a home care patient she was supposed to be caring for through a PICC line, the Ontario long-term care inquiry heard Wednesday.

Australia won a clear victory in a major trade dispute over its pioneering tobacco packaging law.

Teeth exhibit in London, U.K., explores the history of dentistry and oral hygiene throughout the ages. Experts question how inequalities in oral health can be tackled and access to high quality, evidence-based dental care can be assured for all.

The number of opioids reported missing to Health Canada from pharmacies and hospitals increased significantly between 2012 and late 2017, a CBC investigation found.

Gay seniors say they face a hard choice - hide who they are or deal with inferior health care and discrimination because of homophobia in long-term care facilities.

The public inquiry into long-term care will hear from employees of St. Elizabeth Home Health Care, where serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer worked before confessing to killing eight people in Ontario nursing homes over an almost decade-long career.

For women living in the 21st century, toxic shock syndrome can feel like a bit of a bogeyman — an ominous warning on your tampon package about a threat that almost never materializes.

By Friday, LeBron James is expected to decline a $35.6 million US contract option for next season with the Cavaliers, who are hoping their past loyalties to the 33-year-old and his own sentimental attachments — family, legacy — will keep him in Cleveland.

More than half a million prescriptions drugs are stolen from pharmacies each year, with the majority being highly addictive opioid painkillers that end up on the street, according to an analysis of Health Canada data done by CBC News.

Patient care suffers when nursing homes use temp agency nurses to cover sick days, a former colleague of serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer told a public inquiry in St. Thomas, Ont., yesterday. So-called agency nurses aren't as invested in the residents as staff who work in nursing homes, Tracey Raney testified.

In a potentially precedent-setting decision, an Ontario court has rejected a Toronto area family's plea to keep their 27-year-old daughter, who has been declared brain dead, on life-support.

British Columbia is facing an emerging crisis in staffing shortages for seniors in assisted living and home healthcare, according to a new report

Rates of C. difficile, the most common infectious cause of diarrhea in hospitalized patients in Canada, have decreased 36 per cent. Researchers say improvements in infection-control measures may have contributed to the decrease.

Dr. Allison Ball, an obstetrician, and the former Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health Authority have agreed to pay $6 million to Cullan Chisholm due to severe brain injuries he suffered during his delivery.

Steve Pearce hit a three-run home run in the 9th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1.

Study followed 422 children over an eight-year span, assessing the kids at ages two, five and 10. Researchers also tracked their social and emotional development. The findings underscored the importance of educating 'helicopter' parents about supporting children's autonomy with handling emotional challenges.

Los Angeles scored twice in the first inning to beat Toronto 2-1.

Myriam Steinberg was 40 and fresh off a breakup when she realized that if she wanted a baby, she’d have to go it alone. It's an issue some say is becoming more pervasive.

Teenager R. J. Barrett scored 16 points and had a pair of assists in his first game with the national men's basketball team as Canada defeated a team from China 97-62 Friday night in the opening game of the Pacific Rim Basketball Classic.

Within hours of finding out Elizabeth Wettlaufer was suspended for making a medication error, the Ontario Nurses' Association filed a grievance on her behalf, a public inquiry hears.

Chats with CBC's Heather Hiscox about new initiative by Canadian Olympic Committee called Be You

Growing up in a small northern Ontario town, Eric Radford struggled with his sexuality and was tormented by people who told him figure skating wasn't a sport for boys. But he stayed true to himself, becoming an Olympic champion and a hero back home — with the street named after him to prove it.

"Sometimes, one addict has to die in order to save another addict's life." Addicts say this. To other addicts. And somehow, this is okay.

On the heels of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement Wednesday that adults will be able to legally buy and consume recreational marijuana on Oct. 17, some doctors are reminding Canadians of potential risks from cannabis and countering some of the misperceptions about the drug that still prevail.

Transport Canada has been ordered to give a Victoria man a job with top-secret security clearance — and compensation as high as $500,000 — because he faced discrimination due to depression.

The Department of Health ordered all long-term care homes to report pressure ulcers. The data comes as police investigate the case of Chrissy Dunnington, who died with a severe bedsore.

There were 1,523 medically assisted deaths in Canada in the last six-month reporting period - a nearly 30 per cent increase over the previous six months.

No new cases of Ebola virus disease have been confirmed in Congo since the last known sufferer died on June 9, World Health Organization says.

Canadian ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje will not compete on the ISU Grand Prix circuit this season. The three-time world medallists announced their decision on Thursday.

The Ontario Nurses' Association wanted a nurse fired for making multiple medication errors to get $10,000 and a "positive" letter of reference about her skills, the Wettlaufer inquiry heard yesterday. The ONA was negotiating on behalf of Elizabeth Wettlaufer, who was fired from the Caressant Care nursing home in Woodstock in 2014.