National

Scarborough Centre MP Salma Zahid Diagnosed With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

The Canadian Press, 21 Feb, 2018 12:23 PM

OTTAWA — Liberal MP Salma Zahid says she's taking a medical leave to be treated for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Zahid, who represents a Toronto-area riding, says she received the diagnosis in the last week.

It followed weeks of intermittent pain that began after an overseas visit during the holidays.

Zahid says she begins chemotherapy treatment today and after the first round will have a clearer plan for her prognosis and treatment.

She last spoke in the House of Commons on Feb. 5, World Cancer Day, when she called attention to the Liberal government's support for cancer research.

Zahid was first elected in 2015 and prior to federal politics was a long-time adviser to the Ontario government.

"I am determined to fight this diagnosis and to continue my work in service of the people of Scarborough Centre as soon as I am medically able to do so," she said in a statement Tuesday.

The Canadian Cancer Society estimates that 8,300 Canadians were diagnosed in 2017 with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer that develops in cells that ordinarily help fight infection.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Vancouver Police Crack Down On Pop-Up Pot Vendors After Weeks-Long Stalemate

VANCOUVER — Police appear to be cracking down on pop-up stalls selling marijuana while frustrations mount over the open-air market operating in a prominent square in downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver Police Crack Down On Pop-Up Pot Vendors After Weeks-Long Stalemate

Large Fire Erupts When Truck Carrying Ethanol Hits Train At B.C. Rail Yard

Firefighters were still on the scene of a large fire in Port Coquitlam, B.C., late Monday after a collision in a CP Rail yard.

Large Fire Erupts When Truck Carrying Ethanol Hits Train At B.C. Rail Yard

Kwantlen Polytechnic University Goes Smoke-Free

The university is poised to become only the third post-secondary institution in B.C. to ban smoking on its premises, starting Jan. 21, 2018.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University Goes Smoke-Free

Tsunami Fears Send People In B.C. To Higher Ground; Warning Ends After Quake

VANCOUVER — A tsunami warning issued for coastal British Columbia was cancelled Tuesday morning after people living along parts of the province's coast evacuated to higher ground when a powerful earthquake struck off Alaska.

Tsunami Fears Send People In B.C. To Higher Ground; Warning Ends After Quake

Firefighters In Surrey, B.C. Help Develop Software To Combat Overdose Crisis

The fire department has partnered with Vancouver-based software developer GINQO to create a program that mines data from dispatch calls in real-time to identify clusters of overdoses.

Firefighters In Surrey, B.C. Help Develop Software To Combat Overdose Crisis

P.E.I. Legion To Apologize After Sikh Man Reportedly Asked To Remove Headdress

TIGNISH, P.E.I. — The president of a P.E.I. branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is expected to apologize after a Sikh man was reportedly asked to remove his religious head covering and heckled with racist remarks.