JAMP Pharma Corp., a Quebec pharmaceutical maker, is recalling one lot of JAMP-Pregabalin pain medicine because bottles labelled to contain 50-milligram capsules may contain 150-milligram capsules instead. Health Canada announced the recall in an unusual Saturday evening statement. The announcement said the company’s mix-up could lead to patients taking a much larger dose of the…
As a former Spitfire pilot who flew 60 missions over Nazi-occupied Europe during the Second World War, George Brewster is not one to be rattled easily. But he says experiencing the warmth and gratitude of the Dutch people who have come out to cheer him and other Canadian Second World War veterans this weekend has…
Scott Arniel of the Winnipeg Jets, Martin St. Louis of the Montreal Canadiens and Spencer Carbery of the Washington Capitals are the finalists for the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s top head coach. The league announced the finalists Friday, following a vote conducted by the NHL Broadcasters’ Association. Arniel, 62, led Winnipeg (56-22-4, 116…
Free parking at Edworthy Park may soon to be coming to an end, as the City of Calgary plans to pave the lot and recoup the cost. According to city officials, the gravel parking lot is busy and in poor condition, riddled with potholes and dust, with disorganized parking and seasonal flooding. The planned upgrades…
Elections Canada promises that anyone, anywhere, could vote during advance polls. However, voters in Northern Quebec Cree communities found that polling stations were closed. It’s the latest in a list of stories from community members in northern Quebec who say they had trouble voting or couldn’t do so at all. On election day, some Nunavik communities…
Several years ago, Molly Carlson enjoyed posting “perfectly captured and edited pictures” to her Instagram account. Faking, she says, almost a perfect life. But Carlson developed a binge-eating disorder before Canada’s 2016 Olympic diving trials while struggling with anxiety and body dysmorphia disorder, a condition that constantly had her thinking about one or more perceived…
FortisBC will be implementing a new initiative for the 2025 wildfire season in an effort to reduce wildfire risk. But as the “Public Safety Power Shutoff” initiative aims to decrease the chance of wildfires, it’s raising other safety concerns. “It sounds like a good idea, you know, I still have a few questions,” said Princeton…
One hundred and seventy-seven thousand people. That’s roughly 3.5 per cent of Alberta’s population. It’s also the amount of signatures that will be needed to force a separation referendum designed to take those five million people and their land out of Canada. Alberta independence groups had already been gathering online registrants who were keen to…
Former Canada captain Christine Sinclair and Northern Super League co-founder Diana Matheson lead the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025. The two, who won a combined 537 caps for Canada, are joined by former goalkeeper Lars Hirschfeld and former FIFA referee Michelle Pye in the induction class. “Canada Soccer is honoured to celebrate…
Calgary city council has approved a multi-million dollar funding boost for maintenance and upgrades at several city facilities, but the timing of the move has drawn the ire of some on council. The motion, from Mayor Jyoti Gondek, proposed to use $20 million from the 2024 Enmax dividend surplus to support maintenance and upgrades of…
