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A study links prenatal acetaminophen with reproductive changes in girls. Doctors say it remains safe to use when needed
  • Sep 09, 2026

A study links prenatal acetaminophen with reproductive changes in girls. Doctors say it remains safe to use when needed

Routine blood testing may hold hidden clues to colorectal cancer before age 45
  • Sep 09, 2026

Routine blood testing may hold hidden clues to colorectal cancer before age 45

Their kids were exposed to carbon monoxide at a hockey rink. They're trying to prevent it from happening again
  • Sep 09, 2026

Their kids were exposed to carbon monoxide at a hockey rink. They're trying to prevent it from happening again

Bangladesh in grips of world's worst measles outbreak; 1,000 dead in last 6 months
  • Sep 09, 2026

Bangladesh in grips of world's worst measles outbreak; 1,000 dead in last 6 months

Montreal doctors lead international clinical trials on mRNA vaccines for cancer treatment
  • Sep 09, 2026

Montreal doctors lead international clinical trials on mRNA vaccines for cancer treatment

First human case of West Nile virus reported in Hamilton
  • Sep 08, 2026

First human case of West Nile virus reported in Hamilton

Edmonton man facing drug charge, hit with fine and ban following traffic stop in Enoch Cree Nation
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  • Sep 08, 2026

Edmonton man facing drug charge, hit with fine and ban following traffic stop in Enoch Cree Nation

Mark Carney’s health minister says she’s got serious work to do: ‘I’m not here to be a star’
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  • Sep 08, 2026

Mark Carney’s health minister says she’s got serious work to do: ‘I’m not here to be a star’

Does Saskatchewan need more midwives? Why this birth service is in high demand
  • Sep 08, 2026

Does Saskatchewan need more midwives? Why this birth service is in high demand

Inside the brain: Rethinking the mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease
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  • Sep 08, 2026

Inside the brain: Rethinking the mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease

Quebec parties target health care, affordability and debate referendum as election looms
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  • Sep 08, 2026

Quebec parties target health care, affordability and debate referendum as election looms

Weight-loss drug trial reports kids given ingredient in Wegovy no longer obese
  • Sep 08, 2026

Weight-loss drug trial reports kids given ingredient in Wegovy no longer obese

Cancer organizations urge national panel to review outdated testing advice for prostate cancer
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  • Sep 08, 2026

Cancer organizations urge national panel to review outdated testing advice for prostate cancer

Could GLP-1s spell relief for opioid addiction?
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  • Sep 07, 2026

Could GLP-1s spell relief for opioid addiction?

Changes to Canada’s climate now ‘irreversible,’ federal report says
  • Sep 07, 2026

Changes to Canada’s climate now ‘irreversible,’ federal report says

Ontario court denies Toronto woman with bipolar disorder emergency access to MAID
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  • Sep 06, 2026

Ontario court denies Toronto woman with bipolar disorder emergency access to MAID

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scientists map key protein interactions linked with profound autism

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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