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Stop paid blood donor clinics in Toronto, victims say Victims of the tainted blood scandal and their families are urging the Ontario and federal... 17 May
Harper Government supports innovation in the fight against tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS Ottawa, Ontario — Canada will continue to be a leader in the fight against three of the... 15 May
Too many women behind bars Ailsa Watkinson is a board member with the Elizabeth Fry Society of Saskatchewan and professor,... 14 May
Netty Mesanhu Stopping sexual violence key to help slow AIDS epidemic: Activist Protecting African women from sexual violence would help ease the spread of HIV/AIDS there, a... 14 May
Retiring judge takes HIV trial secret with him The only person who holds the answer to one of Canada's best-kept legal secrets is going to keep it... 9 May
HIV/AIDS awareness tour lands in Winnipeg The Stephen Lewis Foundation hopes to raise public awareness of the HIV and AIDS pandemic in Africa... 5 May
Let’s get AIDS pandemic back on agenda "When one part of the human family is under siege, the privileged part must respond." This was... 3 May
Experts from Africa to speak on fight against AIDS Three African experts on HIV will speak in Hamilton later this month, as part of a tour by the... 2 May
HIV test HIV screening for all adults urged A U.S. medical group recommends universal HIV screening for teens and adults. On Monday, the U.S.... 30 April
Safe needle disposal needed in Paradise, says AIDS committee The executive director of the AIDS Committee of Newfoundland and Labrador says Paradise should... 25 April
'It's a bit like a never-ending tsunami,' prof says of HIV Low body image is driving down the happiness of gay men, according to results of the 2011 Sex Now... 21 April
Legal Network's Director Richard Elliott After decades of HIV/AIDS, political barriers still restrict treatment Despite decades of effort, barriers to HIV treatment still exist — and could be getting worse.... 21 April
Scientists link ethnicity and immunity VANCOUVER – A team of North American scientists has cracked a particularly-complex genetic code... 19 April
Canada's most extensive survey of men who have sex with men to inform HIV policies, programs In efforts to stem the rising tide of HIV infection among Canada’s most affected group – men who... 17 April
rainbow flag HIV-AIDS non-disclosure should be a crime, study of gay and bisexual men finds Two-thirds of men who have sex with men believe that people with HIV-AIDS should face criminal... 12 April
HIV law unjust, says lawyer A Toronto lawyer believes a new law for HIV patients isn’t fair for Canadians, and leads to more... 11 April
LaFerla HIV on the rise among women (Ontario) The face of HIV/AIDS is changing in Hamilton as the number of women contracting the virus is on the... 10 April
People living with HIV/AIDS taking control of own health care through summit   For 23 years, Trevor Stratton of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation has been... 5 April
Musician ordered deported to Zimbabwe because he failed to disclose HIV status to sex partners   Charles Kokanai Mzite’s life has been one of shifting fortunes, from international touring... 5 April
HIV self-testing: The key to controlling the global epidemic A new international study has confirmed that self-testing for HIV is effective and could be the... 3 April
Dr New survey sheds light on HIV in Regina REGINA — A new survey piloted in Regina has provided a snapshot of HIV among aboriginal people in... 29 March
Advocate advises against passing judgement after HIV warning in N.B. MONCTON – Monday’s public health warning about possible HIV exposure should serve as a wake-up call... 28 March
HIV home tests: an interview with Dr Nitika Pant Pai, McGill University Please can you give a brief introduction to HIV home tests? 30 years into the HIV epidemic, there... 22 March
montaner HIV centre director says we urgently need a national treatment plan When a U.S. doctor at the University of Mississippi Medical Centre announced she appeared to have... 21 March
HIV Honduras refugee who worked as a prostitute without telling his clients he had HIV can stay in Canada: judge A refugee from Honduras with a lengthy criminal record and history of crack cocaine addiction... 21 March