The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration took part in a World Health Organization meeting to discuss flu vaccine composition, an official at the UN agency said on Friday. President Donald Trump started the 12-month withdrawal process for the U.S. to leave the …

It was 28 long hours that Rex the dog was trapped on the ice of Lake St. Clair in Lakeshore, Ont. But the Bondy family says they’re overwhelmed after a post about their missing dog launched a community-wide search and rescue operation to bring him home safely this week.  Jennifer and …

A gathering of countries in Rome this week agreed on a plan to generate $200 billion US in finance a year by 2030 to halt and begin to reverse the destruction of the natural world. The United Nations’ COP16 talks on biodiversity began last October in Colombia but failed at that time to reach …

While Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservatives’ third majority win was obviously the most significant development of this week’s Ontario election, but Thursday night’s results also brought other political ramifications. That includes vindication of the PC party’s strategy of making the campaign about U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threat, and successfully selling …

Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in relaying a setback in his two-week long battle against double pneumonia. The Pope, 88, remained conscious and alert at all times and co-operated with the manoeuvres to …

White Coat Black Art26:30What if palliative care was about living better? Palliative care has an image problem. Despite what people think, it’s not some kind of “Grim Reaper service,” say two of Canada’s leading experts in this field of medicine. Ideally, it should focus on improving a patient’s quality of …

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said she doesn’t believe the relationship between Canada and the United Kingdom has changed after comments made by the British prime minister during a visit to the White House. At a news conference in Vancouver on Friday, Joly said “no country on Earth will be able …

It is an exciting debate for accountants. Mark Carney, the presumptive favourite in the Liberal leadership race, says a government led by him would introduce a new budget “framework” that would “separate” the federal government’s operating and capital budgets — drawing a distinction between spending that covers ongoing expenses for …

Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds has said some unkind things about Canada. But when the Trump ally welcomed Canadian Ambassador Kirsten Hillman into his Capitol Hill office, it started out all smiles. “I hear that you have just announced that you’re running for governor,” Hillman enthused. “Congratulations!” Donalds — who has …

The latest round of talks on the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has made no progress so far, and it was unclear whether the talks would resume on Saturday, a senior Hamas official said. The first phase of the ceasefire, which paused 15 months of fighting …