Health

EDMONTON — New numbers show the death toll from fentanyl in Alberta continues to rise. Alberta Health reports that 400 people have died from apparent fentanyl-related overdoses in the first nine months of this year.

WASHINGTON — Breast cancer treatment left Susan Wolfe-Tank with an arm too painfully swollen to lift anything heavy or even fit into her usual clothing — a debilitating condition that gets little attention and has no cure.

WINNIPEG — Police are investigating after drugs that could lead to a fatal overdose were stolen from an ambulance in Winnipeg.

LONDON, Ont. — Health officials have issued an alert, saying nine people have died in an ongoing invasive group A streptococcus outbreak in the London, Ont., area.

MONTREAL — The last of three major Montreal hospital transfers was successfully completed this morning as 110 patients made the switch to a new French-language superhospital.

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver cannabis company is scrambling to keep up with a flood of orders for marijuana-filled advent calendars, but the novel take on a popular Christmas tradition has some health experts ringing alarm bells.

CALGARY — Lawyers say just because parents convicted in the meningitis death of their toddler are taking their case to the Supreme Court that doesn't mean they will get the privilege of a long deliberation.

VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia has good news for anyone who's been a little nervous about sinking their teeth into a juicy hamburger ever since horse meat was found in European beef a few years ago.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Peel regional police say a Mississauga, Ont., doctor is charged in a voyeurism investigation. Police say two women allege a camera was placed in the employee washroom of the Lakeshore Cawthra Medical Centre.

OTTAWA — The CFL may have a new commissioner but the league's position on whether football head injuries are linked to brain disease hasn't changed: there isn't enough evidence to confirm the connection.