No safe tan: Why Canada’s sunburn problem keeps getting worse
  • Sep 05, 2026

No safe tan: Why Canada’s sunburn problem keeps getting worse

  • The Conversation
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  • Ivan Litvinov and Vinesh Rao
Quebec will not administer free flu shots this fall
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  • Sep 04, 2026

Quebec will not administer free flu shots this fall

  • The Globe and Mail
B.C. school districts crack down on e-scooters, e-bikes as emergency room visits grow
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  • Sep 04, 2026

B.C. school districts crack down on e-scooters, e-bikes as emergency room visits grow

  • Toronto Star
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  • Marissa Birnie, The Canadian Press
Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months
  • Sep 04, 2026

Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months

  • The Guardian
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  • Andrew Gregory
Alberta Chief Justice Ritu Khullar dies following cancer battle
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  • Sep 04, 2026

Alberta Chief Justice Ritu Khullar dies following cancer battle

  • Edmonton Journal

CMA Central

Protests held as Alberta's dual-practice system opens
  • Sep 02, 2026

Protests held as Alberta's dual-practice system opens

  • CTV News
The controversy behind Bill 11 — Alberta’s move to a dual-practice health system
  • Sep 01, 2026

The controversy behind Bill 11 — Alberta’s move to a dual-practice health system

  • Canadian Medical Association
Emergency physicians say this summer’s patient levels are unprecedented
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  • Aug 31, 2026

Emergency physicians say this summer’s patient levels are unprecedented

  • The Globe and Mail
To Get Proper Health Care in Canada, You Have To Fight for It
  • Aug 31, 2026

To Get Proper Health Care in Canada, You Have To Fight for It

  • MacLean's

Opinions

An autism or ADHD diagnosis without access to treatment is a hollow outcomeg
  • Sep 03, 2026

An autism or ADHD diagnosis without access to treatment is a hollow outcomeg

  • The Guardian
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  • Helen Macdonald
The premiers asked for a bigger health cheque. They forgot to say what it’s for
  • Sep 02, 2026

The premiers asked for a bigger health cheque. They forgot to say what it’s for

  • QUOI Media
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  • Ivy Oandasan
Ottawa should cheer, not impede, Canada’s much-needed health-care reform
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  • Sep 02, 2026

Ottawa should cheer, not impede, Canada’s much-needed health-care reform

  • The Hub
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  • Bacchus Barua
The government gets to decide how I die. I have no faith in them because they don’t see me as a person
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  • Sep 01, 2026

The government gets to decide how I die. I have no faith in them because they don’t see me as a person

  • The Hill Times
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  • Claire Elyse Brosseau
Lessons for global refugee challenges can be found in a Nova Scotia pharmacy
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  • Aug 31, 2026

Lessons for global refugee challenges can be found in a Nova Scotia pharmacy

  • Hill Times
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  • TRACEY MAULFAIR
CFIA vows to beef up inspection with 250 jobs while hundreds of staff remain in limbo
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  • Aug 31, 2026

CFIA vows to beef up inspection with 250 jobs while hundreds of staff remain in limbo

  • Hill Times
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  • MZWANDILE PONCANA

News

Federal civil rights data about students is finally out. It's different under Trump
  • Sep 04, 2026

Federal civil rights data about students is finally out. It's different under Trump

  • npr
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  • Jonaki Mehta
Scientists map key protein interactions linked with profound autism
  • Sep 04, 2026

Scientists map key protein interactions linked with profound autism

  • npr
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  • Pien Huang
What the Lindsay Clancy trial reveals about the reality of postpartum psychosis
  • Sep 04, 2026

What the Lindsay Clancy trial reveals about the reality of postpartum psychosis

  • CTV News
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  • Heather Wright
New Zealand approves use of party drug MDMA to treat trauma
  • Sep 04, 2026

New Zealand approves use of party drug MDMA to treat trauma

  • CTV News
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  • AFP
U.S. study tests psilocybin to fight cancer side effects
  • Sep 04, 2026

U.S. study tests psilocybin to fight cancer side effects

  • CTV News
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  • AFP
Health-care hiring has propped up Canada's job market. Will patients see a difference?
  • Sep 04, 2026

Health-care hiring has propped up Canada's job market. Will patients see a difference?

  • CBC News
Ontario court denies Toronto woman’s motion to apply for MAID for mental illness
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  • Sep 03, 2026

Ontario court denies Toronto woman’s motion to apply for MAID for mental illness

  • Toronto Star
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  • Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press
Pentagon issues clinical guidelines on troop testosterone screening to start immediately
  • Sep 03, 2026

Pentagon issues clinical guidelines on troop testosterone screening to start immediately

  • CTV News
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  • Christy Santhos, Reuters
Trump’s new CDC director ordered delay in counting 2 measles-related deaths
  • Sep 03, 2026

Trump’s new CDC director ordered delay in counting 2 measles-related deaths

  • CTV News
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  • Brenda Goodman, Adam Cancryn, Meg Tirrell, CNN
Doctor explains why we fall sick in September and what to do about it
  • Sep 03, 2026

Doctor explains why we fall sick in September and what to do about it

  • CTV News
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  • Devika Desai
US medical groups urge people to get flu and Covid shots in counter to Trump guidance
  • Sep 03, 2026

US medical groups urge people to get flu and Covid shots in counter to Trump guidance

  • The Guardian
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  • The Associated Press
Waiting for long-term care facility: 726 patients occupying hospital beds in Quebec
  • Sep 03, 2026

Waiting for long-term care facility: 726 patients occupying hospital beds in Quebec

  • CityNews
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  • Katrine Desautels, The Canadian Press

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
N.S. unions, top Canadian doctor oppose new Alberta health law
  • Sep 03, 2026

N.S. unions, top Canadian doctor oppose new Alberta health law

  • CBC News
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  • Tom Ayers
This Ontario ER doctor’s shifts ended in anger and tears. Here’s what led her to quit and why she worries about the future
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  • Sep 03, 2026

This Ontario ER doctor’s shifts ended in anger and tears. Here’s what led her to quit and why she worries about the future

  • Toronto Star
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  • Omar Mosleh
Canada assesses risks to imports after India raid finds fake labels on food products
  • Sep 03, 2026

Canada assesses risks to imports after India raid finds fake labels on food products

  • CTV News
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  • Maria Cheng and Aditya Kalra, Reuters
Cold-weather bugs about to spread as Canadian kids head back to school
  • Sep 03, 2026

Cold-weather bugs about to spread as Canadian kids head back to school

  • CBC News
Weapon detection screening installed at U of A Hospital emergency department
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  • Sep 02, 2026

Weapon detection screening installed at U of A Hospital emergency department

  • Edmonton Journal
Doctors, liver specialist team up to better fight hepatitis in Alberta
  • Sep 02, 2026

Doctors, liver specialist team up to better fight hepatitis in Alberta

  • CBC News
We asked scientists: Is it okay to use a little bit of cannabis?
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  • Sep 02, 2026

We asked scientists: Is it okay to use a little bit of cannabis?

  • The Washington Post
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  • Richard Sima
Peel, York regions confirm first human cases of West Nile virus this year
  • Sep 02, 2026

Peel, York regions confirm first human cases of West Nile virus this year

  • CTV News
Inadequate cell service is ‘jeopardizing people’s lives’ in emergencies, says N.L. woman
  • Sep 02, 2026

Inadequate cell service is ‘jeopardizing people’s lives’ in emergencies, says N.L. woman

  • CBC News
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  • Madison Taylor
Clinical trial patient says ketamine treatment for bipolar depression changed his life
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  • Sep 02, 2026

Clinical trial patient says ketamine treatment for bipolar depression changed his life

  • Toronto Star
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  • Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press
Medical groups offer vaccine guidance to fill federal vacuum
  • Sep 02, 2026

Medical groups offer vaccine guidance to fill federal vacuum

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Rob Stein
Protests held as Alberta's dual-practice system opens
  • Sep 02, 2026

Protests held as Alberta's dual-practice system opens

  • CTV News
Hormone replacement therapy spikes among Canadian working women
  • Sep 02, 2026

Hormone replacement therapy spikes among Canadian working women

  • CTV News
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  • Devika Desai
Death of plasma donor sparks questions about Health Canada inquiry
  • Sep 02, 2026

Death of plasma donor sparks questions about Health Canada inquiry

  • The Walrus
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  • Rebecca Gao
Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find
  • Sep 02, 2026

Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find

  • The Guardian
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  • Pippa Neill
Congo's Ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing as deaths top 3,000
  • Sep 02, 2026

Congo's Ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing as deaths top 3,000

  • CTV News
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  • The Associated Press
Check vaccinations before heading back to school: chief public health officer
  • Sep 02, 2026

Check vaccinations before heading back to school: chief public health officer

  • CTV News
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  • Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith asks Ottawa for 'latitude' as dual practice health care model takes effect
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  • Sep 01, 2026

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith asks Ottawa for 'latitude' as dual practice health care model takes effect

  • Edmonton Journal
Families seeking addiction treatment say 'call back tomorrow' not an acceptable response in toxic drug crisis
  • Sep 01, 2026

Families seeking addiction treatment say 'call back tomorrow' not an acceptable response in toxic drug crisis

  • CBC News
Fertility program offers future choices for 12-year-old N.W.T. cancer patient
  • Sep 01, 2026

Fertility program offers future choices for 12-year-old N.W.T. cancer patient

  • CBC News
'Killer applications': Tech leader taps U of A researcher to take cancer research to the quantum realm
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  • Sep 01, 2026

'Killer applications': Tech leader taps U of A researcher to take cancer research to the quantum realm

  • Edmonton Journal
Nearly 400 physicians interested in joining dual practice system
  • Sep 01, 2026

Nearly 400 physicians interested in joining dual practice system

  • CityNews
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  • The Canadian Press
Schools reopen despite concerns amid Congo's Ebola outbreak
  • Sep 01, 2026

Schools reopen despite concerns amid Congo's Ebola outbreak

  • CBC News
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  • The Associated Press
The controversy behind Bill 11 — Alberta’s move to a dual-practice health system
  • Sep 01, 2026

The controversy behind Bill 11 — Alberta’s move to a dual-practice health system

  • Canadian Medical Association
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