Beyond Local

Smartwatches are becoming popular gifts for children and teens

Shared decision-making is a patient-centred approach to health choices that considers a patient’s values as well as clinical evidence.

Some industries, including steel and cement, emit carbon dioxide as part of the manufacturing process, and could benefit from carbon capture technologies

Some pet-care professionals warn that the canine rush has outpaced capacity to meet the distinct needs of these lockdown-raised pups, raising concerns about how they'll adjust when their owners are no longer home to spoil them with affection

Federal ministers, including the prime minister, have said they want to speed up an end to the gay blood ban, and Health Canada is expected to respond to the blood-service recommendation by the spring

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's office said there is no international travel ban in place and the advisory is meant only to help those who are vaccinated make informed decisions about their travel plans

Ottawa said it is sending shipments of COVID-19 booster doses and rapid tests to provinces and territories to combat the virus

While COVID-19 might be with us for many years to come, Tam is optimistic the pandemic could end in the foreseeable future

Police say Marineland used dolphins, whales for entertainment purposes in contradiction to laws passed in 2019 that made it an offence for dolphins and whales to perform

Of particular interest was the recommendation that the government look into developing a portable benefits plan tied directly to workers, not their employers