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What to know about meningitis following death of 35-year-old actor

Jun 19, 2026

What to know about meningitis following death of 35-year-old actor

How Age-Restricting Social Media May Play Out

Jun 19, 2026

How Age-Restricting Social Media May Play Out

'The war on drugs made an error': Why this Conservative wants to ease access to psilocybin therapy

Jun 19, 2026

'The war on drugs made an error': Why this Conservative wants to ease access to psilocybin therapy

Key FDA committee unanimously recommends its first vaccine since 2023

Jun 19, 2026

Key FDA committee unanimously recommends its first vaccine since 2023

Do Women With TBI Receive Appropriate Care?

Jun 19, 2026

Do Women With TBI Receive Appropriate Care?

‘It’s a gift and a responsibility’: Reporter Karyn Pugliese on the 2026 Indigenous Health Journalism Fellowship

Jun 18, 2026

‘It’s a gift and a responsibility’: Reporter Karyn Pugliese on the 2026 Indigenous Health Journalism Fellowship

How advocates, lawyers and others feel about Canada’s online harms bill

Jun 16, 2026

How advocates, lawyers and others feel about Canada’s online harms bill

Ottawa moves to bar kids under 16 from social media, regulate chatbots

Jun 15, 2026

Ottawa moves to bar kids under 16 from social media, regulate chatbots

CMA takes next step in fight for doctors and patients at Supreme Court of Canada

Jun 11, 2026

CMA takes next step in fight for doctors and patients at Supreme Court of Canada

Opinions

Of course Canada is not ready for MAID for mental illness. We probably won’t ever be

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Jun 19, 2026

Of course Canada is not ready for MAID for mental illness. We probably won’t ever be

When eyeing early retirement, how do health care costs in Canada and the U.S. compare?

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Jun 18, 2026

When eyeing early retirement, how do health care costs in Canada and the U.S. compare?

Iris Gorfinkel: Doug Ford is shutting down the legislature for 35 weeks while Ontario’s health system burns

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Jun 18, 2026

Iris Gorfinkel: Doug Ford is shutting down the legislature for 35 weeks while Ontario’s health system burns

James Moore: Canada’s incredible AI opportunity in health care

Jun 18, 2026

James Moore: Canada’s incredible AI opportunity in health care

I had a blood clot. An AI diagnosis may have saved my life

Jun 17, 2026

I had a blood clot. An AI diagnosis may have saved my life

The future of aging in Canada is digital

Jun 17, 2026

The future of aging in Canada is digital

News

New research links prenatal exposure to Pfas to later development of PMOS

Jun 19, 2026

New research links prenatal exposure to Pfas to later development of PMOS

Quebec woman first in Canada to receive fertility-preserving surgery before cancer radiation

Jun 19, 2026

Quebec woman first in Canada to receive fertility-preserving surgery before cancer radiation

Startling science: Taking an omega-3 supplement doesn’t boost memory or cognition

Jun 19, 2026

Startling science: Taking an omega-3 supplement doesn’t boost memory or cognition

An estimated 20,000 Alberta kids face waiting years to get therapy for disabilities

Jun 19, 2026

An estimated 20,000 Alberta kids face waiting years to get therapy for disabilities

Access to free naloxone in B.C. preventing 4 out of 5 potentially fatal overdoses, report finds

Jun 19, 2026

Access to free naloxone in B.C. preventing 4 out of 5 potentially fatal overdoses, report finds

Eligible doctors in Alberta can work in both public, private systems starting this fall

Jun 18, 2026

Eligible doctors in Alberta can work in both public, private systems starting this fall

Certain actions in early pregnancy may raise risk of miscarriage, large-scale study finds

Jun 18, 2026

Certain actions in early pregnancy may raise risk of miscarriage, large-scale study finds

Why don’t some people get vaccinated? It’s more complicated than you think

Jun 18, 2026

Why don’t some people get vaccinated? It’s more complicated than you think

Mother of pregnant teen with cancer who died challenges Dominican Republic's strict abortion ban

Jun 18, 2026

Mother of pregnant teen with cancer who died challenges Dominican Republic's strict abortion ban

Carney announces $200M for new school and health-care centre in Tumbler Ridge, where mass shooting took place

Jun 18, 2026

Carney announces $200M for new school and health-care centre in Tumbler Ridge, where mass shooting took place

‘Taking my escape off the table’: Mixed emotions surface over MAID eligibility for mental illness

Jun 18, 2026

‘Taking my escape off the table’: Mixed emotions surface over MAID eligibility for mental illness

Ottawa launches audit, review of Canada Health Infoway after $300-million PrescribeIT failure

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Jun 18, 2026

Ottawa launches audit, review of Canada Health Infoway after $300-million PrescribeIT failure

Canada needs a better health data system — But it still needs a human hand on the wheel

Jun 18, 2026

Canada needs a better health data system — But it still needs a human hand on the wheel

‘The whole skin came off’: Dangerous implications from social media trend involving microwaved toys

Jun 18, 2026

‘The whole skin came off’: Dangerous implications from social media trend involving microwaved toys

Ebola cases increase almost 40% in a week as death toll passes 200

Jun 18, 2026

Ebola cases increase almost 40% in a week as death toll passes 200

Midjourney goes from generating cat images to full-body ultrasound scans

Jun 18, 2026

Midjourney goes from generating cat images to full-body ultrasound scans

‘It’s a gift and a responsibility’: Reporter Karyn Pugliese on the 2026 Indigenous Health Journalism Fellowship

Jun 18, 2026

‘It’s a gift and a responsibility’: Reporter Karyn Pugliese on the 2026 Indigenous Health Journalism Fellowship

Canada's opioid deaths decline 26% but officials say 'much more work to be done'

Jun 18, 2026

Canada's opioid deaths decline 26% but officials say 'much more work to be done'

NHS patients face worst drug shortages on record, say pharmacists and GPs

Jun 18, 2026

NHS patients face worst drug shortages on record, say pharmacists and GPs

FDA panel considers a first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology

Jun 18, 2026

FDA panel considers a first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology

‘There’s a gap here’: New mental health data shows Maritimers lack sense of belonging

Jun 18, 2026

‘There’s a gap here’: New mental health data shows Maritimers lack sense of belonging

Cervical cancer deaths for vaccinated young women fall to zero in England: study

Jun 18, 2026

Cervical cancer deaths for vaccinated young women fall to zero in England: study

Union says violence against N.W.T. health workers on rise — but territory no longer reports such incidents

Jun 18, 2026

Union says violence against N.W.T. health workers on rise — but territory no longer reports such incidents

An estimated 20,000 Alberta kids face waiting years to get therapy for disabilities

Jun 18, 2026

An estimated 20,000 Alberta kids face waiting years to get therapy for disabilities

When fertility doctors face potential disciplinary action, it's not easy for patients to find out

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Jun 18, 2026

When fertility doctors face potential disciplinary action, it's not easy for patients to find out

CAMH’s response to the Recommendation of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) to Indefinitely Delay the Inclusion of Mental Illness as a Sole Underlying Condition for MAiD

Jun 17, 2026

CAMH’s response to the Recommendation of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) to Indefinitely Delay the Inclusion of Mental Illness as a Sole Underlying Condition for MAiD

Critics call for more frontline overdose supports as responses cause resource strain

Jun 17, 2026

Critics call for more frontline overdose supports as responses cause resource strain

Ontario man running across Canada to raise money for men’s mental health passes by Winnipeg

Jun 17, 2026

Ontario man running across Canada to raise money for men’s mental health passes by Winnipeg

Cannabis commercialisation not decriminalisation drives up usage, study finds

Jun 17, 2026

Cannabis commercialisation not decriminalisation drives up usage, study finds

Canada should 'indefinitely' abandon plans for psychiatric euthanasia, parliamentarians urge

Jun 17, 2026

Canada should 'indefinitely' abandon plans for psychiatric euthanasia, parliamentarians urge

With FDA backing, Colorado says state will save money by importing drugs from Canada

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Jun 17, 2026

With FDA backing, Colorado says state will save money by importing drugs from Canada

Canadian government should 'indefinitely exclude' people with mental illness from MAID, committee recommends

Jun 17, 2026

Canadian government should 'indefinitely exclude' people with mental illness from MAID, committee recommends

Conflict brewing over Alberta’s dual practice legislation

Jun 17, 2026

Conflict brewing over Alberta’s dual practice legislation

Mental health disruptions at work continue to climb in Canada: report

Jun 17, 2026

Mental health disruptions at work continue to climb in Canada: report

Committee set to recommend against allowing MAID for mental illness in report

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Jun 17, 2026

Committee set to recommend against allowing MAID for mental illness in report

Alberta judge dismisses bid to stall closure of supervised drug sites

Jun 17, 2026

Alberta judge dismisses bid to stall closure of supervised drug sites

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