New research suggests babies and young children may be exposed to harmful chemicals from their mattresses — even ones sold in Canada.
Month: April 2025
WHO members draft ‘pandemic treaty’ to prepare for next health crisis
The World Health Organization’s member countries agreed on a draft “pandemic treaty” that sets guidelines for how to confront the next global health crisis.
Some acetaminophen, melatonin tablets are being recalled in Canada
Health Canada has issued alerts for one lot of Laboratoire Riva Inc.’s acetaminophen caplet and six lots of Life Brand’s Timed Release Melatonin pills.
How much it REALLY costs to move to the catchment area for a top school
Moving home to gain entry to a sought-after primary school can be a competitive business – not to mention expensive.
Only a third of new cars now offer a much-loved feature that experts warn will vanish by 2037
Of the 278 different new car options available in showrooms today, only 82 have a much-loved feature that has been a key factor in driving enjoyment for decades.
Autism rates rise again with 1 in 31 U.S. kids diagnosed: CDC
Autism diagnoses are on the rise in the United States, with new federal data showing that one in 31 eight-year-olds were identified with autism spectrum disorder in 2022.
Baba Vanga made eerie prediction about the global economy in 2025 – amid Trump's tariff turmoil
As the US president threatens to set the global finance trade ablaze with his controversial tariffs, the Economic Times reports that Baba Vanga was the first to foresee it.
NDP’s Singh pledges to hire 35,000 nurses by 2030
While health-care staffing is a provincial responsibility, the party said it would tie new federal health transfers to hiring and retention strategies.
Plunging used electric car prices costing fleet businesses 'hundreds of millions'
Car leasing firms say they have been the driving force behind EV growth – but are now being being left to ‘shoulder’ massive losses resulting from plummeting residual values.
Ozempic for youth? Childhood obesity care gets an overhaul in Canada
The new approach recommends focusing on quality of life and mental health — and even includes medications like GLP-1s, which include Ozempic for kids 12 and up when needed.