Seasonale and Seasonique birth control pills recalled

Seasonale and Seasonique birth control pills have been recalled by Health Canada because of missing blister cards in the pill packets for some users.

The recalled lot numbers are 100077864, 100073408 and 1000076607.

Seasonale and Seasonique pills, which are distributed nationally, come in a dispenser that contains a 13-week, or 91-day, supply divided into three blister cards, each on its own tray.

Read more to find out about the recall.

1 in 4 patients leaving Winnipeg ERs without being seen

Recently revealed data shows a significant number of patients in Winnipeg are still leaving emergency departments and urgent care centres without being seen by a physician, pointing to pressures faced across Canadian hospitals.

Figures released by Shared Health indicate that while some facilities have seen modest improvement in recent years, a substantial share of patients continue to leave before receiving a full medical assessment.

Read more to find out about the pressure on ERs.

Police have said the teenage shooter who killed eight people and herself in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., had previously been apprehended under the Mental Health Act.

In a Wednesday press conference, RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald said police had previously visited the home where Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, lived, and that she had been apprehended under the act on multiple occasions.

Each province has a mental health act, which is designed to outline a legal framework of what should happen when a person with a mental illness needs treatment and protection for themselves or others.

Jonathan Morris, chief executive officer of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s B.C. division, says the law permits police to apprehend and transport a person to a hospital or mental health facility for an assessment.

Read more to find out about B.C.’s Mental Health Act.