Ontario plans to replace disjointed electronic medical records with its own system for family doctors
  • Mar 19, 2026

Ontario plans to replace disjointed electronic medical records with its own system for family doctors

  • CTV News
Immigration rules hamper health-care recruitment, nurse says after permanent residency rejected
  • Mar 19, 2026

Immigration rules hamper health-care recruitment, nurse says after permanent residency rejected

  • CBC News
Sharp increase in rehiring of retired nurses in N.L. underscores recruitment and retention problems: union
  • Mar 19, 2026

Sharp increase in rehiring of retired nurses in N.L. underscores recruitment and retention problems: union

  • CBC News
N.L. chief medical examiner has begun tracking gambling as a risk factor in suicides
  • Mar 19, 2026

N.L. chief medical examiner has begun tracking gambling as a risk factor in suicides

  • The Independent
Shoppers Drug Mart president met with health minister as Ontario expanded pharmacists' prescribing powers
  • Mar 19, 2026

Shoppers Drug Mart president met with health minister as Ontario expanded pharmacists' prescribing powers

  • Global News

CMA Central

CMA applies to intervene in Sask. school pronoun law case
  • Mar 18, 2026

CMA applies to intervene in Sask. school pronoun law case

  • CTV News
Canadian Medical Association applies to intervene in Supreme Court appeal of Saskatchewan’s pronoun law
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  • Mar 17, 2026

Canadian Medical Association applies to intervene in Supreme Court appeal of Saskatchewan’s pronoun law

  • The Globe and Mail
Canada's hospital emergency rooms have hit a breaking point. Is it the new normal?
  • Mar 16, 2026

Canada's hospital emergency rooms have hit a breaking point. Is it the new normal?

  • CBC News
All-on-one rural physicians in Watson Lake, Yukon
  • Mar 12, 2026

All-on-one rural physicians in Watson Lake, Yukon

  • Canadian Medical Association

Opinions

I'm a doctor. Here are five overlooked ways the Ontario government is making our ERs more crowded, not less
  • Mar 19, 2026

I'm a doctor. Here are five overlooked ways the Ontario government is making our ERs more crowded, not less

  • Toronto Star
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  • Iris Gorfinkel
Bell: Smith willing to fight for Alberta law restricting doctor-assisted deaths
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  • Mar 19, 2026

Bell: Smith willing to fight for Alberta law restricting doctor-assisted deaths

  • Calgary Herald
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  • Rick Bell
Alberta's $34.4B health-care budget isn't adding up for patients
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  • Mar 18, 2026

Alberta's $34.4B health-care budget isn't adding up for patients

  • Edmonton Journal
To address racism in health care, we need to collect data on race
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  • Mar 17, 2026

To address racism in health care, we need to collect data on race

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Andre Picard
We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming
  • Mar 16, 2026

We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming

  • Jennifer B. Nuzzo, Andrea Uhlig
  • Mar 12, 2026

​Canada's government must enforce the Canada Health Act: UNA

  • United Nurses of Alberta

News

Alberta to ban doctors from bringing up MAiD options before their patients do
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  • Mar 19, 2026

Alberta to ban doctors from bringing up MAiD options before their patients do

  • National Post
Molecule in python blood could pave way for new obesity drugs, scientists say
  • Mar 19, 2026

Molecule in python blood could pave way for new obesity drugs, scientists say

  • The Guardian
Merritt father warns others after medical emergency involving his young son
  • Mar 19, 2026

Merritt father warns others after medical emergency involving his young son

  • Global News
B.C. faces long-term care shortage, and decision to delay facilities is drawing fire
  • Mar 19, 2026

B.C. faces long-term care shortage, and decision to delay facilities is drawing fire

  • The Canadian Press
St. John's woman waited for hours in metro ERs without getting care
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  • Mar 19, 2026

St. John's woman waited for hours in metro ERs without getting care

  • Saltwire
Burlington, Ont., clinic facing $5M lawsuit after patient contracts hepatitis C from allegedly dirty needle
  • Mar 19, 2026

Burlington, Ont., clinic facing $5M lawsuit after patient contracts hepatitis C from allegedly dirty needle

  • CTV News
Covid inquiry NHS report key findings - from impact of Stay at home advice to visiting rules
  • Mar 19, 2026

Covid inquiry NHS report key findings - from impact of Stay at home advice to visiting rules

  • BBC News
Number of meningitis cases linked to Kent outbreak rises to 27
  • Mar 19, 2026

Number of meningitis cases linked to Kent outbreak rises to 27

  • The Guardian
Stryker cyberattack delays surgeries for some US patients, Bloomberg News reports
  • Mar 19, 2026

Stryker cyberattack delays surgeries for some US patients, Bloomberg News reports

  • Reuters
TrumpRX lists many drugs' prices higher than what's paid in the UK
  • Mar 19, 2026

TrumpRX lists many drugs' prices higher than what's paid in the UK

  • Reuters
Instagram worse for mental health than WhatsApp, global study finds
  • Mar 19, 2026

Instagram worse for mental health than WhatsApp, global study finds

  • The Guardian
The Myanmar nurses dodging drones to graduate from a secret jungle school
  • Mar 19, 2026

The Myanmar nurses dodging drones to graduate from a secret jungle school

  • The Guardian

Podcasts

Doctor Deepfakes
  • Mar 16, 2026

Doctor Deepfakes

  • Big [If True]
Upstream of Misinformation: Scientific Errors, Institutional Policy, and Public Trust
  • Mar 16, 2026

Upstream of Misinformation: Scientific Errors, Institutional Policy, and Public Trust

  • Infectious Dose
Measles in America: Who Actually Are the Unvaccinated?
  • Mar 16, 2026

Measles in America: Who Actually Are the Unvaccinated?

  • Why Should I Trust You?
Shame vs. empathy: addressing vaccine hesitancy
  • Mar 16, 2026

Shame vs. empathy: addressing vaccine hesitancy

  • The Big Story
Measles exposure alert issued for Calgary airport, bus terminals around Alberta
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  • Mar 18, 2026

Measles exposure alert issued for Calgary airport, bus terminals around Alberta

  • Calgary Herald
Federal government strikes task force of industry reps from pharma, biotech seeking to improve Canada’s competitiveness in the sector
  • Mar 18, 2026

Federal government strikes task force of industry reps from pharma, biotech seeking to improve Canada’s competitiveness in the sector

  • Government of Canada
Alberta moves to drastically reduce access to medically assisted dying
  • Mar 18, 2026

Alberta moves to drastically reduce access to medically assisted dying

  • Global News
Mass cancellations of orthopedic surgeries likely within weeks over compensation dispute, Alberta doctors say
  • Mar 18, 2026

Mass cancellations of orthopedic surgeries likely within weeks over compensation dispute, Alberta doctors say

  • CBC News
More than 150,000 uncounted U.S. COVID deaths occurred early in the pandemic, study finds
  • Mar 18, 2026

More than 150,000 uncounted U.S. COVID deaths occurred early in the pandemic, study finds

  • STAT
U.K. meningitis outbreak worsens, chief medical advisor calls it 'unprecedented'
  • Mar 18, 2026

U.K. meningitis outbreak worsens, chief medical advisor calls it 'unprecedented'

  • Global News
Sask. medical clinics impose fines, bans for no-show patients
  • Mar 18, 2026

Sask. medical clinics impose fines, bans for no-show patients

  • CBC News
Alberta to restrict MAID, including for patients with incurable conditions
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  • Mar 18, 2026

Alberta to restrict MAID, including for patients with incurable conditions

  • The Globe and Mail
Federal government announces $20 million in research and development funding for genomics
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  • Mar 18, 2026

Federal government announces $20 million in research and development funding for genomics

  • Calgary Herald
F.D.A. Investigates 7 E. Coli Illnesses as Raw Dairy Farm Denies Any Link
  • Mar 18, 2026

F.D.A. Investigates 7 E. Coli Illnesses as Raw Dairy Farm Denies Any Link

  • The New York Times
How you walk reveals to others how you are feeling, researchers say
  • Mar 18, 2026

How you walk reveals to others how you are feeling, researchers say

  • The Guardian
LIVE 2026-27 Sask. budget: Province reveals details about Patients First Health Care Plan
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  • Mar 18, 2026

LIVE 2026-27 Sask. budget: Province reveals details about Patients First Health Care Plan

  • Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Premature menopause is linked to 40% increase in heart disease risk
  • Mar 18, 2026

Premature menopause is linked to 40% increase in heart disease risk

  • STAT
Rising self-harm rates in several countries, including Canada, are the 'tip of the iceberg': say experts
  • Mar 18, 2026

Rising self-harm rates in several countries, including Canada, are the 'tip of the iceberg': say experts

  • CBC News
'Strong evidence' of lowered dementia risk: the benefits of shingles vaccination
  • Mar 18, 2026

'Strong evidence' of lowered dementia risk: the benefits of shingles vaccination

  • The Guardian
U.S. woman visiting family in Canada hit with over $100K bill after being hospitalized
  • Mar 18, 2026

U.S. woman visiting family in Canada hit with over $100K bill after being hospitalized

  • CTV News
'Drop in the bucket': B.C. touts U.S. health-care recruitment, but critics say it's not enough
  • Mar 18, 2026

'Drop in the bucket': B.C. touts U.S. health-care recruitment, but critics say it's not enough

  • CTV News
Ozempic, Wegovy: India's cheap weight-loss drugs could reshape global obesity fight
  • Mar 18, 2026

Ozempic, Wegovy: India's cheap weight-loss drugs could reshape global obesity fight

  • BBC News
P.E.I. mourns health minister Mark McLane
  • Mar 18, 2026

P.E.I. mourns health minister Mark McLane

  • CTV News
Health Canada launching nationwide survey to open the conversation on men's health
  • Mar 18, 2026

Health Canada launching nationwide survey to open the conversation on men's health

  • CTV News
Ottawa to fight ruling that its pandemic actions went too far
  • Mar 18, 2026

Ottawa to fight ruling that its pandemic actions went too far

  • Canadian Affairs
Canadian Healthcare Is Under Threat. So What Is Our Government Doing About It?
  • Mar 18, 2026

Canadian Healthcare Is Under Threat. So What Is Our Government Doing About It?

  • Press Progress
Alberta construction company alleges Sam Mraiche played hidden role in building of addiction sites
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  • Mar 18, 2026

Alberta construction company alleges Sam Mraiche played hidden role in building of addiction sites

  • The Globe and Mail
Where do our health care dollars go?
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  • Mar 18, 2026

Where do our health care dollars go?

  • The Globe and Mail
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