OTTAWA — New drug price regulations set to come into effect next month could lower spending on patented drugs by about seven per cent over the long term and save billions of dollars, the parliamentary budget officer reported Tuesday. Health Canada

VICTORIA — The coroners service in British Columbia says more females are dying from illicit drug use. It says that while men have historically accounted for nearly 80 per cent of fatalities, more than 26 per cent of those who died

A former federal health minister who championed decriminalization in Canada says a three-year model approved for British Columbia may not provide ample evidence to ensure the success of a policy that should have been implemented across the country. Jan...

VANCOUVER — British Columbia will soon join a handful of jurisdictions around the world where drug users are not criminalized for possessing small amounts of some illicit drugs for personal use. Critics say that while decriminalization is a positive fi...

VANCOUVER — Drug users in British Columbia won't be arrested or charged for possessing up to 2.5 grams of illicit drugs starting next year as the province serves as a potential model to stem the overdose crisis across the country. The

OTTAWA — If the government wants to solidify reproductive rights in Canada, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh suggests it start by launching pharmacare with a full slate of birth control options.  Reproductive health has been in the spotlight since a leaked U.S...

VANCOUVER — British Columbia has ditched a controversial plan forcing youth to undergo treatment for up to seven days after an overdose and will now develop a new strategy with First Nations groups. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolms...

OTTAWA — With pandemic restrictions easing across Canada, a House of Commons committee was warned today that disruptive new variants of COVID-19 will continue to emerge every few months unless the low vaccination rate in poorer countries rises.  The me...