AIDS

• ‘The Ring’ actor Daveigh Chase died of AIDS, medical examiner says

  Daveigh Chase's father, John David Schwallier, previously said that she died in a Los Angeles hospital from complications of bacterial meningitis and a blood infection.

  Entertainment

  Jun 30
  
• Touting better HIV treatment, Toronto service organization closing after 42 years

  An organization that bills itself as Canada’s oldest HIV service agency says it will close next year, in part due to groundbreaking medical advances that have reduced its need.

  Health

  Sep 12, 2025
  
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• Canada must renew support to fight AIDS, TB abroad, advocates urge

  Several Canadian civil society organizations are calling on Ottawa to invest $1.37 billion over three years for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

  Health

  Jul 21, 2025
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• HIV programs’ U.S. funding must be replaced to avoid millions of deaths: UN

  United Nations officials warn that if the funding isn’t replaced, it could lead to more than four million AIDS-related deaths and six million more HIV infections by 2029.

  Health

  Jul 10, 2025
• Saskatchewan continues to see highest rate of HIV infection in Canada

  As Saskatchewan battles high rates of HIV and AIDS, advocates are urging health officials to do more to offer support to people living with the conditions.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2024
• How one U of R researcher developed new therapy to help Indigenous people living with HIV

  AIDS Programs South Saskatchewan said more than 2,500 people are living with HIV in the province and that number increasing at a rate four times the national average.

  Health

  Aug 27, 2024
• Possible HIV cure 1 step closer to human trials: Ontario researchers

  One of the takeaways from the research is the ability to reawaken the latent HIV that hides in the immune cells of people who have been adhering to other treatment for many years.

  Health

  Mar 27, 2024
• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Friday, Dec. 1

  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Friday, Dec. 1.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2023
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• Do you know your HIV status? You can now test yourself at home

  Knowing your HIV status just got easier, with the launch of the free HIV self-test kit. The kit is distributed through CATIE- Canada’s source for HIV and hepatitis C information.

  Health

  Sep 15, 2023
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• Gene discovery by Canadian researchers ‘major breakthrough’ in HIV research: PHAC

  PHAC researchers and partners found the genetic variants that impact a human gene called CHD1L, which restricts HIV replication. It's a major breakthrough in HIV research.

  Health

  Aug 2, 2023