Case count climbs in outbreak of highly contagious parasite at Calgary petting farm
  • May 06, 2026

Case count climbs in outbreak of highly contagious parasite at Calgary petting farm

  • CBC News
Quebec pharmacy chain pulls energy drinks as pressure mounts on government for youth ban
  • May 06, 2026

Quebec pharmacy chain pulls energy drinks as pressure mounts on government for youth ban

  • CBC News
Minister acknowledges 'challenges' but says medical record will rollout
  • May 06, 2026

Minister acknowledges 'challenges' but says medical record will rollout

  • CityNews
Ontario colorectal cancer screening dropping to 45, survivors say it's a 'huge' change
  • May 06, 2026

Ontario colorectal cancer screening dropping to 45, survivors say it's a 'huge' change

  • Global News
P.E.I. health minister says he plans to raise legal age to 21 for nicotine pouches, cannabis
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  • May 06, 2026

P.E.I. health minister says he plans to raise legal age to 21 for nicotine pouches, cannabis

  • Saltwire

CMA Central

Refugees now have to pay out of pocket for part of their medical expenses. Here’s what doctors are worried about
  • May 04, 2026

Refugees now have to pay out of pocket for part of their medical expenses. Here’s what doctors are worried about

  • CTV News
CMA marks National Physicians’ Day
  • May 01, 2026

CMA marks National Physicians’ Day

  • Canadian Medical Association
CMA sparks more than 1,400 calls on Ottawa to axe health co-payments for refugees
  • May 01, 2026

CMA sparks more than 1,400 calls on Ottawa to axe health co-payments for refugees

  • Canadian Medical Association
CMA pleased to work with federal government to build a healthier Canada
  • Apr 29, 2026

CMA pleased to work with federal government to build a healthier Canada

  • Canadian Medical Association

Opinions

Ontario FAST shows what’s possible: Now make speed the standard for all priority cancer meds
  • May 06, 2026

Ontario FAST shows what’s possible: Now make speed the standard for all priority cancer meds

  • Sponsored Content
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  • Dr. Sandy Sehdev
Mark Carney has abandoned health care. Does his caucus care?
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  • May 06, 2026

Mark Carney has abandoned health care. Does his caucus care?

  • The Hill Times
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  • Danyaal Raza
The UCP Change That Could Upend Alberta Health Care
  • May 05, 2026

The UCP Change That Could Upend Alberta Health Care

  • The Tyee
Protecting nursing students: The need for placement site guidelines in smaller clinics
  • May 05, 2026

Protecting nursing students: The need for placement site guidelines in smaller clinics

  • Healthy Debate
The long and costly shadow of COVID-19
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  • May 05, 2026

The long and costly shadow of COVID-19

  • The Globe and Mail
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  • Andre Picard
Innovation will provide solutions to Long COVID — the new chronic disease of our time
  • May 05, 2026

Innovation will provide solutions to Long COVID — the new chronic disease of our time

  • Fox News
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  • Former CDC Director Robert Redfield

News

Four weeks into Nova Scotia long-term care strike and more workers set to join picket lines
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  • May 06, 2026

Four weeks into Nova Scotia long-term care strike and more workers set to join picket lines

  • Saltwire
Hantavirus strain can spread via humans, WHO says as 62 more feared exposed
  • May 06, 2026

Hantavirus strain can spread via humans, WHO says as 62 more feared exposed

  • Global News
Nine cases confirmed in legionnaires' disease outbreak in Toronto: health unit
  • May 06, 2026

Nine cases confirmed in legionnaires' disease outbreak in Toronto: health unit

  • The Canadian Press
Experimental new drug could revolutionize pancreatic cancer treatment, doctors say
  • May 06, 2026

Experimental new drug could revolutionize pancreatic cancer treatment, doctors say

  • NBC News
Forced addictions treatment an option for 'extreme cases': justice minister
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  • May 06, 2026

Forced addictions treatment an option for 'extreme cases': justice minister

  • Saskatoon StarPhoenix
New research chips away at COVID-19 blood clot mystery
  • May 06, 2026

New research chips away at COVID-19 blood clot mystery

  • CIDRAP
Mom chose MAID. I now accept it offered what she wanted: a loving exit
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  • May 06, 2026

Mom chose MAID. I now accept it offered what she wanted: a loving exit

  • The Globe and Mail
Some Quebec pharmacies removing energy drinks from shelves
  • May 06, 2026

Some Quebec pharmacies removing energy drinks from shelves

  • CTV News
US 'highly likely' to lose measles elimination status this fall, analysis warns
  • May 06, 2026

US 'highly likely' to lose measles elimination status this fall, analysis warns

  • CIDRAP
Carney government under pressure on MAID expansion for mental illness
  • May 06, 2026

Carney government under pressure on MAID expansion for mental illness

  • Toronto Star
'We're ready to meet': CUPE president visits striking N.S. long-term care workers
  • May 06, 2026

'We're ready to meet': CUPE president visits striking N.S. long-term care workers

  • CTV News
Toronto investigating Legionnaires' disease outbreak. Here's what it is and what you should know
  • May 06, 2026

Toronto investigating Legionnaires' disease outbreak. Here's what it is and what you should know

  • Toronto Star

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
Carney, Liberals say they're waiting on committee report to decide on MAID extension
  • May 06, 2026

Carney, Liberals say they're waiting on committee report to decide on MAID extension

  • The Canadian Press
Dalhousie scientists make breakthroughs in ovarian cancer research
  • May 06, 2026

Dalhousie scientists make breakthroughs in ovarian cancer research

  • CTV News
US left without functioning vaccine panel as adviser says 'drama distracts'
  • May 06, 2026

US left without functioning vaccine panel as adviser says 'drama distracts'

  • The Guardian
Call for more addiction treatments in northern Ontario as overdose deaths reach 'unprecedented' level
  • May 06, 2026

Call for more addiction treatments in northern Ontario as overdose deaths reach 'unprecedented' level

  • CBC News
WHO confirms Andes strain of hantavirus in cruise ship passengers, with 3 transferred from ship for treatment
  • May 06, 2026

WHO confirms Andes strain of hantavirus in cruise ship passengers, with 3 transferred from ship for treatment

  • CBC News
Pandemic pay locked in: Arbitrator rewrites quarantine rules at Toronto hospital
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  • May 06, 2026

Pandemic pay locked in: Arbitrator rewrites quarantine rules at Toronto hospital
Ottawa prepared to halt plan to allow MAID for mental illness
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  • May 06, 2026

Ottawa prepared to halt plan to allow MAID for mental illness

  • The Globe and Mail
Saskatchewan government passes law forcing drug treatment for those with addictions
  • May 06, 2026

Saskatchewan government passes law forcing drug treatment for those with addictions

  • The Canadian Press
MAID curriculum criticized by experts who helped create it
  • May 06, 2026

MAID curriculum criticized by experts who helped create it

  • Canadian Affairs
9 cases of Legionnaires' disease confirmed in Toronto: public health
  • May 06, 2026

9 cases of Legionnaires' disease confirmed in Toronto: public health

  • CBC News
Denied at the dock: When a dream cruise becomes a floating quarantine
  • May 06, 2026

Denied at the dock: When a dream cruise becomes a floating quarantine

  • CTV News
3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak
  • May 06, 2026

3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak

  • Toronto Star
Ontario is lowering the age for colorectal cancer screening. Here's what you need to know
  • May 06, 2026

Ontario is lowering the age for colorectal cancer screening. Here's what you need to know

  • Toronto Star
Dalhousie University scientist using AI for breast cancer research
  • May 06, 2026

Dalhousie University scientist using AI for breast cancer research

  • CTV News
How medical travel support helped an NL family's fight against cancer, allowed them to remain in province
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  • May 06, 2026

How medical travel support helped an NL family's fight against cancer, allowed them to remain in province

  • Saltwire
Warnings and extra ER doctors as more B.C. kids seriously injured on e-scooters
  • May 05, 2026

Warnings and extra ER doctors as more B.C. kids seriously injured on e-scooters

  • CTV News
Public-private health care model coming to Alberta breaches Canada Health Act, legal expert argues
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  • May 05, 2026

Public-private health care model coming to Alberta breaches Canada Health Act, legal expert argues

  • The Globe and Mail
Human-to-human transmission of killer hantavirus suspected in cruise ship outbreak. Here's what that means
  • May 05, 2026

Human-to-human transmission of killer hantavirus suspected in cruise ship outbreak. Here's what that means

  • CBC News
Ontario to start screening for colorectal cancer at age 45 instead of 50
  • May 05, 2026

Ontario to start screening for colorectal cancer at age 45 instead of 50

  • CBC News
Ontario to lower colorectal cancer screening age to 45 in July
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  • May 05, 2026

Ontario to lower colorectal cancer screening age to 45 in July

  • The Globe and Mail
British crew member in need of urgent medical care amid suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship
  • May 05, 2026

British crew member in need of urgent medical care amid suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

  • The Guardian
Auditor general reports on avian flu vaccines, First Nations funding
  • May 05, 2026

Auditor general reports on avian flu vaccines, First Nations funding

  • Toronto Star
Why the long incubation period of hantavirus could make tracing its spread difficult
  • May 05, 2026

Why the long incubation period of hantavirus could make tracing its spread difficult

  • CTV News
Toronto woman with bipolar disorder asks Ontario court to grant her emergency MAID access
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  • May 05, 2026

Toronto woman with bipolar disorder asks Ontario court to grant her emergency MAID access

  • The Globe and Mail
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