What Canada’s doctors want from Ottawa now
  • Apr 24, 2026

What Canada’s doctors want from Ottawa now

  • The Hill Times
Premier Fréchette insists on 'security guarantees' for Santé Québec's digital health records
  • Apr 24, 2026

Premier Fréchette insists on 'security guarantees' for Santé Québec's digital health records

  • Montreal Gazette
Private health records of half a million Britons offered for sale on Chinese website
  • Apr 24, 2026

Private health records of half a million Britons offered for sale on Chinese website

  • The Guardian
Moderna's combo flu-COVID vaccine receives European authorization
  • Apr 24, 2026

Moderna's combo flu-COVID vaccine receives European authorization

  • CIDRAP
Rectal cancer deaths rising rapidly among millennials: 'It's a medical crisis.'
  • Apr 24, 2026

Rectal cancer deaths rising rapidly among millennials: 'It's a medical crisis.'

  • NBC News

CMA Central

What Canada’s doctors want from Ottawa now
  • Apr 24, 2026

What Canada’s doctors want from Ottawa now

  • The Hill Times
New survey reveals grim reality of using AI for medical purposes
  • Apr 22, 2026

New survey reveals grim reality of using AI for medical purposes

  • CTV News
Doctors report false health information, lack of health data sharing put patient care at risk
  • Apr 21, 2026

Doctors report false health information, lack of health data sharing put patient care at risk

  • Canadian Medical Association
Season 2 of The Pitt is a reality check on the state of health care in Canada
  • Apr 20, 2026

Season 2 of The Pitt is a reality check on the state of health care in Canada

  • Canadian Medical Association

Opinions

Globe editorial: Ottawa's misguided prescription for pharmacare
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  • Apr 24, 2026

Globe editorial: Ottawa's misguided prescription for pharmacare

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • The Editorial Board
Cancer surgeries pile up while private-pay cataracts get done
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  • Apr 23, 2026

Cancer surgeries pile up while private-pay cataracts get done

  • Calgary Herald
A prescription for a healthier Canada: upgrading our universal health-care system
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  • Apr 23, 2026

A prescription for a healthier Canada: upgrading our universal health-care system

  • The Hill Times
Making Canada economically strong includes equal access to quality health care
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  • Apr 23, 2026

Making Canada economically strong includes equal access to quality health care

  • The Hill Times
Time after time, Canada failed my brother
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  • Apr 23, 2026

Time after time, Canada failed my brother

  • The Globe and Mail
Ottawa health board warned of 'challenging summer' ahead with downtown drug consumption sites set to close
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  • Apr 22, 2026

Ottawa health board warned of 'challenging summer' ahead with downtown drug consumption sites set to close

  • Ottawa Citizen
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  • Elizabeth Payne

News

NL health minister defends family care team rollout amid delays
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  • Apr 24, 2026

NL health minister defends family care team rollout amid delays

  • Saltwire
Catholic leaders urge Carney government to bar MAID access for patients with mental illness
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  • Apr 24, 2026

Catholic leaders urge Carney government to bar MAID access for patients with mental illness

  • The Globe and Mail
'Two ways of calculating': Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices
  • Apr 24, 2026

'Two ways of calculating': Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices

  • Associated Press
Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug might only be the first step for Trump
  • Apr 24, 2026

Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug might only be the first step for Trump

  • Associated Press
This 19-year-old attempted suicide. Hospital staff sent him to a homeless shelter
  • Apr 24, 2026

This 19-year-old attempted suicide. Hospital staff sent him to a homeless shelter

  • CBC News
Montreal girls now outpace boys in vaping and drug use, public health report reveals
  • Apr 24, 2026

Montreal girls now outpace boys in vaping and drug use, public health report reveals

  • CTV News
Family speaks out after baby dies in remote northeastern Ontario hospital, days after first seeking help
  • Apr 24, 2026

Family speaks out after baby dies in remote northeastern Ontario hospital, days after first seeking help

  • CBC News
'Free Births' Are a New Pregnancy Trend. Critics Warn About Serious Risks.
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  • Apr 24, 2026

'Free Births' Are a New Pregnancy Trend. Critics Warn About Serious Risks.

  • The New York Times
Former tobacco executive joins CDC senior leadership, raising concerns over industry influence
  • Apr 24, 2026

Former tobacco executive joins CDC senior leadership, raising concerns over industry influence

  • STAT
Why this Ontario psychiatric hospital's use of long-term isolation is being called 'abusive' — 'The likes of which I have never seen'
  • Apr 24, 2026

Why this Ontario psychiatric hospital's use of long-term isolation is being called 'abusive' — 'The likes of which I have never seen'

  • Toronto Star
Parliamentary panel studying MAID mental health expansion is biased: expert
  • Apr 23, 2026

Parliamentary panel studying MAID mental health expansion is biased: expert

  • Global News
Alberta doctors warn self-referral programs could increase wait times for patients
  • Apr 23, 2026

Alberta doctors warn self-referral programs could increase wait times for patients

  • CTV News

Podcasts

Can Canada still eliminate cervical cancer by 2040?
  • Apr 13, 2026

Can Canada still eliminate cervical cancer by 2040?

  • (MIS)Treated
The Power of The Pivot: Rediscovering Your Love For Nursing In Non-Traditional roles
  • Apr 13, 2026

The Power of The Pivot: Rediscovering Your Love For Nursing In Non-Traditional roles

  • The Gritty Nurse
What we know about long COVID
  • Apr 13, 2026

What we know about long COVID

  • Osterholm Update: CIDRAP
Dr. Reimer’s First Shift: Canada’s New Chief Public Health Officer
  • Apr 01, 2026

Dr. Reimer’s First Shift: Canada’s New Chief Public Health Officer

  • Canadian Health Information Podcast
Experts fear new health care fees will push refugees out of care
  • Apr 23, 2026

Experts fear new health care fees will push refugees out of care

  • CBC News
New digital health system rollout will come with a temporary reduction of services
  • Apr 23, 2026

New digital health system rollout will come with a temporary reduction of services

  • CBC News
B.C. children's representative says drug crisis having staggering impact on kids
  • Apr 23, 2026

B.C. children's representative says drug crisis having staggering impact on kids

  • The Canadian Press
RFK Jr. won't back CDC director on vaccines as agency scraps positive data
  • Apr 23, 2026

RFK Jr. won't back CDC director on vaccines as agency scraps positive data
Ottawa cutting more than $29M in health-care funding to P.E.I., health minister says
  • Apr 23, 2026

Ottawa cutting more than $29M in health-care funding to P.E.I., health minister says

  • CBC News
Senators grill RFK Jr. on vaccines, drug prices and more at hearing
  • Apr 23, 2026

Senators grill RFK Jr. on vaccines, drug prices and more at hearing

  • npr
Albertans support MAID, but divided on access to service: poll
  • Apr 23, 2026

Albertans support MAID, but divided on access to service: poll

  • CTV News
Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift
  • Apr 23, 2026

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

  • CTV News
Alberta government to lower age of eligibility for free breast cancer screening
  • Apr 23, 2026

Alberta government to lower age of eligibility for free breast cancer screening

  • Toronto Star
Province expanding free breast cancer screening to Albertans 40 and over
  • Apr 23, 2026

Province expanding free breast cancer screening to Albertans 40 and over

  • CTV News
Quebec minister reserves the right to halt Digital Health Record pilot project
  • Apr 23, 2026

Quebec minister reserves the right to halt Digital Health Record pilot project

  • CTV News
'The only thing left': One woman's journey from MAID critic to MAID widow
  • Apr 23, 2026

'The only thing left': One woman's journey from MAID critic to MAID widow

  • Canadian Affairs
Trump unveils deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices as part of most-favored-nation initiative
  • Apr 23, 2026

Trump unveils deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices as part of most-favored-nation initiative

  • Toronto Star
This N.S. woman went to the U.S. for endometriosis surgery due to long wait times
  • Apr 23, 2026

This N.S. woman went to the U.S. for endometriosis surgery due to long wait times

  • CTV News
Nova Scotia Health releases new format for family doctor waitlist updates
  • Apr 23, 2026

Nova Scotia Health releases new format for family doctor waitlist updates

  • CTV News
More Nova Scotia long-term care homes serve strike notice
  • Apr 23, 2026

More Nova Scotia long-term care homes serve strike notice

  • CTV News
U.S. CDC study on COVID-19 vaccine efficacy won't be released: officials
  • Apr 23, 2026

U.S. CDC study on COVID-19 vaccine efficacy won't be released: officials

  • Global News
Family doctor waitlist drops slightly in Nova Scotia
  • Apr 23, 2026

Family doctor waitlist drops slightly in Nova Scotia

  • CityNews
Overdose prevention study cited by Sask. government 'dangerous' and 'flawed,' critics say
  • Apr 23, 2026

Overdose prevention study cited by Sask. government 'dangerous' and 'flawed,' critics say

  • CBC News
New research shows antiviral drug helps with COVID-19 recovery
  • Apr 23, 2026

New research shows antiviral drug helps with COVID-19 recovery

  • University of Toronto
First Nation in Ontario called for immediate health-care help amid year-long state of emergency
  • Apr 23, 2026

First Nation in Ontario called for immediate health-care help amid year-long state of emergency

  • CBC News
'The truth has come out': Family of Indigenous woman who died in Ont. hospital urge action on inquest findings
  • Apr 22, 2026

'The truth has come out': Family of Indigenous woman who died in Ont. hospital urge action on inquest findings

  • CBC News
'You have to be careful': Experts warn tick season has started early in Canada
  • Apr 22, 2026

'You have to be careful': Experts warn tick season has started early in Canada

  • CTV News
New health clinic in Antigonish, N.S., will support 10,000 patients
  • Apr 22, 2026

New health clinic in Antigonish, N.S., will support 10,000 patients

  • CTV News
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