News/Canada (Page 23)

Canada·First Person Noah Yang’s identity as a transgender man is now a quiet detail in his life. He shares his journey of gradual self-discovery. I came to realize I’m transgender — not through a sudden epiphany, but through gradual self-discovery Noah Yang · for CBC First Person · Posted: SepContinue Reading

Raise your hand if you’ve ever fallen off the monkey bars and hurt more than your pride. It’s practically a childhood rite of passage. You climb, you swing, you push the limit, you miss, you cry. Maybe you dusted yourself off and limped back onto the playground. Or maybe you neededContinue Reading

Canada Health Canada has issued a recall for vitamins and medication sold by a Canadian pharmaceutical brand, according to notices this week. Consumers asked to check if their medication is included in recallCBC News · Posted: Sep 12, 2024 12:28 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago Health Canada’sContinue Reading

Canada·CBC Explains Interest rates in Canada are finally coming down. If you’re wondering what this means after years of high inflation and several cycles of rising interest rates, you’re not alone. What the Bank of Canada’s latest rate cut means for consumers Everyday necessities are not going to get cheaper becauseContinue Reading

Is parenting really harder today?  Last Wednesday, the U.S. surgeon general issued a public health advisory about the impact of modern stresses on parents’ mental health, saying today’s parents face unique challenges, like social media and the youth mental health crisis.  But some parents from older generations say raising childrenContinue Reading

Canada Kids from Jasper are waiting a bit longer to get back to school after this summer’s devastating wildfires. Officials are rushing to ensure their timely return to class, but with the increasing prevalence of extreme weather events, experts say school authorities everywhere must be planning for climate-related emergencies. BetterContinue Reading

Despite castigation from provincial premiers over lagging federal contributions to health spending, an analysis of 20 years of health funding data shows that federal transfers have mostly outpaced increases to provincial health budgets. In 2023, federal health transfers amounted to $47.1 billion, a 212 per cent increase over 2005, whenContinue Reading

Caldwell Lever first tried traditional Chinese medicine years ago “out of desperation,” while struggling with a chronic illness. “My back was to the wall,” he said. “Within 24 hours, I was a different person.” He was won over by an approach he described as more holistic than what he’d experienced before: practitioners “interestedContinue Reading

Canada Stevie Cameron’s journalism career began in the mid-1970s and lasted until the early 2000s, with stops at media organizations including the CBC, the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail. She also wrote several books, whose subjects ranged from serial killer Robert Pickton to the scandals of former primeContinue Reading