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Approving Authority on COVID-19 Vaccines Says Underreporting of Adverse Events a ‘Common Problem’

The senior Health Canada official who had final authority for the approval of the COVID-19 vaccines says the surveillance system to monitor its adverse events falls far short on providing an accurate picture of the situation. “We do expect there to be a lot of underreporting,” said Dr. Celia Lourenco, acting associate assistant deputy minister…


Health Canada Exec Debates Ivermectin’s Effectiveness for COVID-19 Before Labour Board

During a recent Labour Board hearing, a senior Health Canada official defended her department’s decision to recommend against using ivermectin to treat COVID-19, while public service employees fighting the vaccination mandate said its use could have saved lives and billions of dollars. A key argument among those who opposed mandatory COVID vaccination was that alternative…


Scientific Adviser Resigns From Health Canada, Calls for Overhaul of Pesticide Rules

An independent scientific adviser has resigned from a Health Canada committee on pesticide management over concerns about a lack of transparency and scientific oversight. Dr. Bruce Lanphear, a health sciences professor at Simon Fraser University, stepped down as the co-chair of the Health Canada scientific advisory committee on pest control products on June 27. In…


Prime Energy Drinks Recalled in Canada

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced it will be recalling six brands of energy drinks for non-compliance related to caffeine content and labelling requirements. The recall includes the brand Prime Energy, which the United States Food and Drug Agency has been encouraged to investigate. “In Canada, Prime Energy is considered to be a supplemented…


Canada’s Vaccine Injury Support Program Has Paid Out Nearly $7 Million in Claims Since December 2020

Canada’s Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP) has paid out nearly $7 million in claims since it first launched, according to updated bi-annual records. According to the VISP, a total of 1,859 claims have been received thus far from Canadians who suffered death or injury as a result of vaccines administered in Canada on or after Dec….


COVID Amplified Societal Issues That Need to Be Addressed, Says Group That Fought Against Restrictions

With COVID-19 now mostly being discussed in historical terms, a Quebec group that was at the forefront of challenging public health restrictions is redesigning itself to tackle broader issues in society. “After COVID, we noticed a number of other problems that COVID amplified,” says André Fortier, an osteopath and co-founder of Réinfo COVID Québec, now…


‘Death Knell’: New Regulations Could Spell End of Natural Health Products Industry, Advocate Says

A non-profit that works to protect access to natural health products (NHPs) is warning that provisions in the 2023 federal budget affecting these products will be the “death knell” of the industry unless some portions are repealed. Bill C-47, the Budget Implementation Act, which received royal assent June 22, “amends the Food and Drugs Act…


Canada to Become First Country to Mandate Warning Labels on Individual Cigarettes

Canada is set to become the first country in the world to require tobacco companies to print health-warning labels directly on individual cigarettes in a bid to make more Canadians quit smoking. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett announced on May 31 that the new health-warning requirements will come into effect on Aug. 1….


Cannabis Legalization Has Contributed to 13-Year-Olds’ Consumption, Federal Research Finds

While the federal government’s legalization of recreational cannabis use in 2018 aimed to keep the substance “out of the hands of youth” as one of three main goals, federal research finds that making it legal has contributed to youth as young as 13 being introduced to the substance. “By normalizing cannabis use and making it…


2020 Was Deadliest Year for Motorcycle Riders in 2 Decades, Statistics Canada Finds

A total of 242 motorcycle and moped riders died in 2020 in Canada, making it the deadliest year for bikers in over two decades, according to newly released data from Statistics Canada. “This is the highest number of deaths recorded in over 20 years and a 24% increase from 195 deaths in 2019. Previously, the number of motorcycle-related deaths fluctuated by less than 17% year…