Ontario's Family Health Teams sound alarm over staffing crisis fuelled by wage freeze
  • Mar 01, 2026

Ontario's Family Health Teams sound alarm over staffing crisis fuelled by wage freeze

  • CTV News
The number of Ontarians over 80 is about to surge. Advocates say the Ford government needs a strategy
  • Mar 01, 2026

The number of Ontarians over 80 is about to surge. Advocates say the Ford government needs a strategy

  • Toronto Star
Failed asylum-seeker motion shows Conservatives 'smelled blood in the water' with minister, immigration as wedge issue, say politicos
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  • Mar 01, 2026

Failed asylum-seeker motion shows Conservatives 'smelled blood in the water' with minister, immigration as wedge issue, say politicos

  • The Hill Times
Wellness peptide craze: why people are injecting drugs 'not for human consumption'
  • Feb 28, 2026

Wellness peptide craze: why people are injecting drugs 'not for human consumption'

  • BBC News
Canada's Drug Agency recommends new Alzheimer's drug not be publicly funded
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  • Feb 28, 2026

Canada's Drug Agency recommends new Alzheimer's drug not be publicly funded

  • Ottawa Citizen

CMA Central

Survivors call on Ottawa to pass bill to criminalize forced or coerced sterilization
  • Feb 27, 2026

Survivors call on Ottawa to pass bill to criminalize forced or coerced sterilization

  • The Canadian Press
Canadians’ ease of access to primary care depends on where you live: survey
  • Feb 25, 2026

Canadians’ ease of access to primary care depends on where you live: survey

  • Global News
CMA congratulates Dr. Joss Reimer, Canada’s new Chief Public Health Officer
  • Feb 23, 2026

CMA congratulates Dr. Joss Reimer, Canada’s new Chief Public Health Officer

  • Canadian Medical Association
COMMENTARY: Sick notes are slowly being banned but much more is needed to reduce administrative burden
  • Feb 20, 2026

COMMENTARY: Sick notes are slowly being banned but much more is needed to reduce administrative burden

  • Canadian Medical Association

Opinions

There's too much red tape in Canadian health care
  • Feb 27, 2026

There's too much red tape in Canadian health care

  • Healthing
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  • Margot Burnell and Corinne Pohlmann
We need to improve virtual health care for the disabled – especially in winter
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  • Feb 27, 2026

We need to improve virtual health care for the disabled – especially in winter

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Jessica Slice
Patients not showing up for medical appointments is putting a strain on our health care system
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  • Feb 26, 2026

Patients not showing up for medical appointments is putting a strain on our health care system

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Shannon Moneo
The AI we get may not be the AI we need: Why physician-led governance is essential
  • Feb 26, 2026

The AI we get may not be the AI we need: Why physician-led governance is essential

  • Healthy Debate
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  • Jane Purvis, Chandi Chandrasena
The challenge of whether to fund promising new drugs
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  • Feb 26, 2026

The challenge of whether to fund promising new drugs

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Andre Picard
Are we really overdiagnosing mental illness?
  • Feb 22, 2026

Are we really overdiagnosing mental illness?

  • The Guardian

News

Researchers praise 'stunning' results of new prostate cancer treatment
  • Feb 28, 2026

Researchers praise 'stunning' results of new prostate cancer treatment

  • The Guardian
Quarterly Financial Report for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2025: Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
  • Feb 28, 2026

Quarterly Financial Report for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2025: Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

  • Government of Canada
C.B.S. man slams freezing conditions, drafty windows at St. Clare's hospital
  • Feb 28, 2026

C.B.S. man slams freezing conditions, drafty windows at St. Clare's hospital

  • CBC News
Virtual Hallway speeds up referral process and shortens patient wait times
  • Feb 28, 2026

Virtual Hallway speeds up referral process and shortens patient wait times

  • CTV News
'Viruses don't know borders': US' anti-vaccine rhetoric will impact global measles crisis
  • Feb 28, 2026

'Viruses don't know borders': US' anti-vaccine rhetoric will impact global measles crisis

  • The Guardian
3 more P.E.I. doctors closing their practices, leaving thousands without a physician
  • Feb 28, 2026

3 more P.E.I. doctors closing their practices, leaving thousands without a physician

  • CBC News
Researchers warn of negative health outcomes from fracking in the B.C. Peace region
  • Feb 28, 2026

Researchers warn of negative health outcomes from fracking in the B.C. Peace region

  • CBC News
New policy adding nurse practitioners to public health-care plans will go ahead April 1st
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  • Feb 27, 2026

New policy adding nurse practitioners to public health-care plans will go ahead April 1st

  • The Hill Times
What does healthcare coverage for newcomers actually cost Alberta?
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  • Feb 27, 2026

What does healthcare coverage for newcomers actually cost Alberta?

  • The Globe and Mail
Canada is trying to cut overuse of antipsychotics in long-term care homes. But the rate is still high
  • Feb 27, 2026

Canada is trying to cut overuse of antipsychotics in long-term care homes. But the rate is still high

  • CBC News
Legal challenge over uranium waste in Elliot Lake homes ends as nuclear regulator denies jurisdiction
  • Feb 27, 2026

Legal challenge over uranium waste in Elliot Lake homes ends as nuclear regulator denies jurisdiction
AI minister says OpenAI still not doing enough in wake of B.C. shooting, will meet CEO Altman
  • Feb 27, 2026

AI minister says OpenAI still not doing enough in wake of B.C. shooting, will meet CEO Altman

  • CBC News

Podcasts

Myth or Medicine with Nick Tsergas
  • Feb 26, 2026

Myth or Medicine with Nick Tsergas

  • Toronto Today
The deadly impacts of Canada's lack of race-based health data
  • Feb 26, 2026

The deadly impacts of Canada's lack of race-based health data

  • The Big Story
The Man Flu
  • Feb 26, 2026

The Man Flu

  • The Body of Evidence
Think It’s Not Your Heart? Think Again.
  • Feb 26, 2026

Think It’s Not Your Heart? Think Again.

  • The Doc Talk Podcast
Refugee and immigrant children less likely to go to hospital emergency for minor issues
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  • Feb 27, 2026

Refugee and immigrant children less likely to go to hospital emergency for minor issues

  • Ottawa Citizen
Do 'forever chemicals' age men faster? Experts urge caution on new study
  • Feb 27, 2026

Do 'forever chemicals' age men faster? Experts urge caution on new study

  • Global News
College of Family Physicians of Canada calls on Ottawa to increase support for family doctors
  • Feb 27, 2026

College of Family Physicians of Canada calls on Ottawa to increase support for family doctors

  • CBC News
As literacy rates lag, a U.S. pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability
  • Feb 27, 2026

As literacy rates lag, a U.S. pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability

  • CTV News
Nova Scotia Menopause Centre of Excellence will be the first in Canada
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  • Feb 27, 2026

Nova Scotia Menopause Centre of Excellence will be the first in Canada

  • Saltwire
European regulators recommend approval of combined mRNA vaccine for flu and COVID
  • Feb 27, 2026

European regulators recommend approval of combined mRNA vaccine for flu and COVID

  • CIDRAP
Sudbury dentists are backing away from underfunded kids dental program
  • Feb 27, 2026

Sudbury dentists are backing away from underfunded kids dental program

  • Sudbury.com
Changes to autism, disability funding leave parents with questions
  • Feb 27, 2026

Changes to autism, disability funding leave parents with questions

  • CBC News
'It's not fair': Nova Scotia family who lost baby says system failed them
  • Feb 27, 2026

'It's not fair': Nova Scotia family who lost baby says system failed them

  • Global News
About 27,000 Alberta health-care workers approve contract deal with AHS
  • Feb 27, 2026

About 27,000 Alberta health-care workers approve contract deal with AHS
McGill study links sleep habits to health risks for night owls, early birds
  • Feb 27, 2026

McGill study links sleep habits to health risks for night owls, early birds

  • CTV News
Number of reported US measles cases tops 1,100
  • Feb 27, 2026

Number of reported US measles cases tops 1,100

  • CIDRAP
WHO updates all 3 viral strains to be included in fall flu shots
  • Feb 27, 2026

WHO updates all 3 viral strains to be included in fall flu shots

  • CIDRAP
Kansas revokes driver's licenses from trans residents in latest assault on rights
  • Feb 27, 2026

Kansas revokes driver's licenses from trans residents in latest assault on rights

  • The Guardian
Measles exposure alert issued at Strathcona Community Hospital, 16 cases confirmed so far in 2026
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  • Feb 27, 2026

Measles exposure alert issued at Strathcona Community Hospital, 16 cases confirmed so far in 2026

  • Edmonton Journal
Doctor faces 43 sex crime charges, including voyeurism, sexual assault, CSAM
  • Feb 27, 2026

Doctor faces 43 sex crime charges, including voyeurism, sexual assault, CSAM

  • CBC News
'Unbelievably dangerous': experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies
  • Feb 27, 2026

'Unbelievably dangerous': experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies

  • The Guardian
His heart stopped in a St. John's emergency room after waiting more than 8 hours, now he's calling for change
  • Feb 27, 2026

His heart stopped in a St. John's emergency room after waiting more than 8 hours, now he's calling for change

  • CBC News
Why it's a bit surprising that the U.S. is attending a key global flu meeting
  • Feb 27, 2026

Why it's a bit surprising that the U.S. is attending a key global flu meeting
Survivors call on Ottawa to pass bill to criminalize forced or coerced sterilization
  • Feb 27, 2026

Survivors call on Ottawa to pass bill to criminalize forced or coerced sterilization

  • The Canadian Press
Cervical cancer is 'fastest-rising' form in Canada as doctors urge action
  • Feb 27, 2026

Cervical cancer is 'fastest-rising' form in Canada as doctors urge action

  • Global News
Science of sex and gender being misrepresented by Trump officials, experts warn
  • Feb 27, 2026

Science of sex and gender being misrepresented by Trump officials, experts warn

  • The Guardian
Researchers studied who's spreading the most conspiracy theories in Canada. Here's what they found
  • Feb 27, 2026

Researchers studied who's spreading the most conspiracy theories in Canada. Here's what they found

  • CTV News
Could weight-loss drugs prevent cancer? How about vaccines? What's behind Canada's historic bet on prevention science
  • Feb 27, 2026

Could weight-loss drugs prevent cancer? How about vaccines? What's behind Canada's historic bet on prevention science

  • Toronto Star
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