Justice minister to announce next steps for MAID in Canada
  • Oct 06, 2026

Justice minister to announce next steps for MAID in Canada

  • CTV News
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  • Hannah Alberga and Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press
Did a Russian lab worker die from pneumonic plague? What we know — and don't know
  • Oct 06, 2026

Did a Russian lab worker die from pneumonic plague? What we know — and don't know

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Nick Logan
Ottawa, Northwest Territories sign $51-million health funding agreement
  • Oct 06, 2026

Ottawa, Northwest Territories sign $51-million health funding agreement

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press
National dental plan hits roadblocks. A new report highlights problems for patients
  • Oct 06, 2026

National dental plan hits roadblocks. A new report highlights problems for patients

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Rachel Aiello
New York declares disaster emergency over measles outbreak
  • Oct 06, 2026

New York declares disaster emergency over measles outbreak

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Dharna Bafna, Reuters

CMA Central

Canadian Medical Association reflects on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
  • Oct 01, 2026

Canadian Medical Association reflects on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  • Canadian Medical Association
Putting health care on the agenda: What to watch as Parliament returns
  • Sep 25, 2026

Putting health care on the agenda: What to watch as Parliament returns

  • Canadian Medical Association
Canadian Medical Association updates code of ethics and professionalism
  • Sep 25, 2026

Canadian Medical Association updates code of ethics and professionalism

  • APTN
Q&A: This doctor says he's seeing the harms of social media on youth
  • Sep 22, 2026

Q&A: This doctor says he's seeing the harms of social media on youth

  • CBC News

Opinions

Carney government maintains status quo on drug affordability
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  • Oct 05, 2026

Carney government maintains status quo on drug affordability

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • Nav Persaud
We’re investing in AI for health care, now we need the infrastructure to support it
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  • Oct 05, 2026

We’re investing in AI for health care, now we need the infrastructure to support it

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • Michelle McLean
Nurses need a seat at the table as AI reshapes health care
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  • Oct 05, 2026

Nurses need a seat at the table as AI reshapes health care

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • Tracie Risling
Most Canadians haven't planned for incapacity. Young onset dementia shows why that matters
  • Oct 02, 2026

Most Canadians haven't planned for incapacity. Young onset dementia shows why that matters

  • CHW Perspective
  •  — 
  • Erin Bury
Canada has a new national strategy for eye health, now we need to make it real
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  • Oct 02, 2026

Canada has a new national strategy for eye health, now we need to make it real

  • Hill Times
  •  — 
  • Jennifer Urosevic
Why are Canada’s health care standards so different for Indigenous people?
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  • Oct 02, 2026

Why are Canada’s health care standards so different for Indigenous people?

  • The Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Tanya Talaga

News

This startup wants to prove gene-editing embryos is safe for making healthy babies
  • Oct 05, 2026

This startup wants to prove gene-editing embryos is safe for making healthy babies

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Rob Stein
Canada closely following reports of plague in Russia, health minister says
  • Oct 05, 2026

Canada closely following reports of plague in Russia, health minister says

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • The Canadian Press
What is pneumonic plague and how dangerous is it?
  • Oct 05, 2026

What is pneumonic plague and how dangerous is it?

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Jen Christensen, CNN
Niagara hospital system aims to overcome fear and mistrust among Indigenous patients
  • Oct 05, 2026

Niagara hospital system aims to overcome fear and mistrust among Indigenous patients

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Paul Forsyth
Toronto Public Health says mpox cases on the rise, urges vaccine for those eligible
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  • Oct 05, 2026

Toronto Public Health says mpox cases on the rise, urges vaccine for those eligible

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • The Canadian Press
U.S. advances first government-funded trials of psychedelic drug ibogaine
  • Oct 05, 2026

U.S. advances first government-funded trials of psychedelic drug ibogaine

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Kamal Choudhury, Reuters
Here’s why experts say now is an ideal time to protect yourself from flu
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  • Oct 05, 2026

Here’s why experts say now is an ideal time to protect yourself from flu

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press
Trillium CEO says $1-billion fundraising goal isn’t what keeps her up at night — overcrowded ERs are
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  • Oct 05, 2026

Trillium CEO says $1-billion fundraising goal isn’t what keeps her up at night — overcrowded ERs are

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Megan Ogilvie
New data shows spike in COVID-19, cold symptoms as flu season arrives
  • Oct 05, 2026

New data shows spike in COVID-19, cold symptoms as flu season arrives

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Christl Dabu
Why heart attacks in women are often missed in Canadian emergency rooms
  • Oct 05, 2026

Why heart attacks in women are often missed in Canadian emergency rooms

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Avis Favaro
Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection
  • Oct 05, 2026

Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Tim Lister, Svitlana Vlasova, Lex Harvey, and Anna Chernova, CNN
The mental health of young men is dropping. Experts warn it could get worse
  • Oct 05, 2026

The mental health of young men is dropping. Experts warn it could get worse

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Angela Hennessy

Podcasts

Alberta's "two-tier" challenge to public health care
  • Jul 29, 2026

Alberta's "two-tier" challenge to public health care

  • The Big Story
Hold the lettuce: Updates on the 'explosive' cyclospora outbreak
  • Jul 18, 2026

Hold the lettuce: Updates on the 'explosive' cyclospora outbreak

  • Science Friday
Grief built this treatment centre
  • Jul 13, 2026

Grief built this treatment centre

  • White Coat, Black Art
How post-traumatic stress led one paramedic to a new mission
  • Jul 04, 2026

How post-traumatic stress led one paramedic to a new mission

  • White Coat, Black Art
After years of calls for data, study confirms Black Canadians face higher risk of maternal complications
  • Oct 05, 2026

After years of calls for data, study confirms Black Canadians face higher risk of maternal complications

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Alexandra Mae Jones
Why women don’t always discuss menopause with their doctors
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  • Oct 02, 2026

Why women don’t always discuss menopause with their doctors

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Anne Bowker, Janet Mantler, Chizorom Ogbuagu and Emma Bider
Life expectancy almost back to pre-COVID levels, says WHO
  • Oct 02, 2026

Life expectancy almost back to pre-COVID levels, says WHO

  • CTV News
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  • AFP
Breast cancer screening needs to be more consistent, accessible
  • Oct 02, 2026

Breast cancer screening needs to be more consistent, accessible

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Lauren Roulston
Health of women with diabetes may deteriorate after menopause: study
  • Oct 02, 2026

Health of women with diabetes may deteriorate after menopause: study

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Jean-Benoit Legault, The Canadian Press
Fruit giant Driscoll's faces class-action lawsuit in Quebec
  • Oct 02, 2026

Fruit giant Driscoll's faces class-action lawsuit in Quebec

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Gloria Henriquez
Tentative settlement in N.S. First Nation class action over non-consensual MRI scans
  • Oct 02, 2026

Tentative settlement in N.S. First Nation class action over non-consensual MRI scans

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • The Canadian Press
Health ministers say Ottawa needs to renew mental health, home care funding
  • Oct 02, 2026

Health ministers say Ottawa needs to renew mental health, home care funding

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press
How has medical understanding of 'shaken baby syndrome' evolved?c
  • Oct 02, 2026

How has medical understanding of 'shaken baby syndrome' evolved?c

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press
Eating sugar while taking antibiotics might harm gut bacteria
  • Oct 02, 2026

Eating sugar while taking antibiotics might harm gut bacteria

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Brenda Goodman, CNN
Toronto hospital to greatly expand permanent housing program that reduces ER visits
  • Oct 02, 2026

Toronto hospital to greatly expand permanent housing program that reduces ER visits

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Liam Casey
Suspected Ebola case at Montreal hospital turns out to be a false alarm
  • Oct 02, 2026

Suspected Ebola case at Montreal hospital turns out to be a false alarm

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Isaac Olson
Foundation proposes national policy agenda on menopause
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  • Oct 01, 2026

Foundation proposes national policy agenda on menopause

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Tavia Grant
N.L.'s new health minister says negotiating a federal pharmacare deal is a top 'priority'
  • Oct 01, 2026

N.L.'s new health minister says negotiating a federal pharmacare deal is a top 'priority'

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Mark Quinn
Canadian Medical Association reflects on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
  • Oct 01, 2026

Canadian Medical Association reflects on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  • Canadian Medical Association
Pennsylvania reports fifth measles-related death of the year amid outbreak
  • Oct 01, 2026

Pennsylvania reports fifth measles-related death of the year amid outbreak

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Marina Dunbar
Cost of living negatively affecting mental health of many Canadians, research shows
  • Oct 01, 2026

Cost of living negatively affecting mental health of many Canadians, research shows

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Emma Convey
Not adding up: Surgical and diagnostic privatization in Ontario
  • Oct 01, 2026

Not adding up: Surgical and diagnostic privatization in Ontario

  • Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
  •  — 
  • Andrew Longhurst
Dementia turned her husband into a violent stranger. Inside a Toronto family’s nightmare
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  • Oct 01, 2026

Dementia turned her husband into a violent stranger. Inside a Toronto family’s nightmare

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Kevin Jiang
Employees in Manitoba no longer need sick notes for short absences
  • Oct 01, 2026

Employees in Manitoba no longer need sick notes for short absences

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • The Canadian Press
Canadians embrace AI in health care, but not U.S.-based tools, survey finds
  • Oct 01, 2026

Canadians embrace AI in health care, but not U.S.-based tools, survey finds

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Graham Richardson
Canadians embrace AI in health care, but not U.S.-based tools, survey finds
  • Oct 01, 2026

Canadians embrace AI in health care, but not U.S.-based tools, survey finds

  • CTV News
Former deans of medicine call on Ottawa to intervene in Alberta's dual-practice health care model
  •  —
  • Oct 01, 2026

Former deans of medicine call on Ottawa to intervene in Alberta's dual-practice health care model

  • The Globe and Mail
Flu season off to an early start in these parts of Canada
  • Sep 30, 2026

Flu season off to an early start in these parts of Canada

  • CTV News
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