A new study conducted by Michigan State University's Department of Psychology suggests that marriage prevents people from experiencing a decline i...

What is it about the impending summer season that compels so many people to get out and exercise? It could be the continual shedding of clothing layer...

Canadian boys who drink pop and other sweetened beverages are at higher risk for obesity and overall, the sugary drink pattern for kids is heading in ...

On one side, there is joy: up to eight people and their families whose prayers for a life-saving or life-altering transplant have been answered. On th...

Social isolation may be associated with poor health consequences, including heart disease, researchers say. People with athe...

There's something absolutely adorable about seeing a car drive by you on the road with a dog's head hanging out the window, panting eagerly at the sig...

OTTAWA - Smoking rates have dropped dramatically in the last 10 years, with steep declines in the number of teenage smokers, Statistics Canada reporte...

Put away the broccoli, tuck that quinoa in the pantry, and don't even look at those apples -- scientists have come up with the healthiest meal in the ...

ALLISTON, Ont. - Imagine brushing your teeth, jumping into bed to sleep as usual, then waking up the next morning without arms or legs.That's what hap...

Take out the sandals, dig out the swimsuits, and start searching for the nearest swimmable water -- summer has arrived in both date and weather at The...

It's hard to believe that Prince William turns 30 on Thursday (June 21st). For the last three decades, his life has played out in front of million...

A report out of the University of Calgary suggests reducing sodium levels in food will save the health-care system billions of dollars. The report,...

Light alcohol consumption in pregnancy doesn't seem to harm a child's brain development at age five, Danish researchers say, but their stu...

Now, we like to have a cocktail, beer or glass of wine (or three!) as much as the next gal, but like we say time and time again, it's all about modera...

All those Macs you see upon entering any given coffee shop in North America aren't just helping the place look cooler -- they're also potentially gene...

Two sons of an obese Ottawa father who lost supervised visits in a court decision Wednesday will be put up for adoption. The man and his ...

A controversial bird flu study, blocked from full publication for months because of biosecurity concerns, found that as few as five mutations might be...

We know people can go to extremes for charity -- but would you go naked across a zip line to raise funds for a cause you believed in? Eighty-four w...

Pink slime is just the beginning…Reader’s Digest collected six more gross ingredients that might be in your next bite of food. Select gross exampl...

So many survival guides for summer focus on beating the heat, waxing the right regions and figuring out the perfect vacation -- but what about the rea...

TORONTO - Talk about a slugger of a sandwich.Thuy Nguyen Crawford of Burlington, Ont., won ACE Bakery's "Canada's Best Sandwich Contest" Friday with a...

CALGARY - Two of the Calgary Zoo's three tiger cubs born in the spring now have names.A contest was held to come up with monikers that would have a Ru...

What does a community look like when it comes together to sing about its greatness — and break a world record along the way? The Kawartha Lakes-regi...

A homeowner shot this extraordinary footage of a bear cub trapped in their garage. Luckily, Mama Bear -- or maybe it's Daddy Bear? -- comes to ...