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

  • Toronto Star
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  • Iris Gorfinkel
James Moore: Canada’s incredible AI opportunity in health care
  • Jun 18, 2026

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

  • CTV News
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  • James Moore
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

  • The Verge
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  • Richard Lawler
‘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

  • Canadian Medical Association
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'

  • National Post
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  • Ellie Hutchings

CMA Central

‘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

  • Canadian Medical Association
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

  • CityNews
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

  • CityNews
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

  • Canadian Medical Association

Opinions

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

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Iris Gorfinkel
James Moore: Canada’s incredible AI opportunity in health care
  • Jun 18, 2026

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

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • James Moore
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 Guardian
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  • Gleb Tsipursky
The future of aging in Canada is digital
  • Jun 17, 2026

The future of aging in Canada is digital

  • CHW Perspective
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  • Shannon MacDonald
FIRST READING: Canada allows minors into drug consumption sites, but would ban access to social media
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  • Jun 16, 2026

FIRST READING: Canada allows minors into drug consumption sites, but would ban access to social media

  • National Post
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  • Tristin Hopper
It’s common to hear there’s ‘no money’ in healthcare. But sometimes it’s management that’s lacking
  • Jun 16, 2026

It’s common to hear there’s ‘no money’ in healthcare. But sometimes it’s management that’s lacking

  • The Guardian
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  • Ranjana Srivastava

News

‘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

  • CTV News
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  • Lauren Roulston
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

  • CTV News
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

  • CBC News
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  • Devon Tredinnick
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

  • CBC News
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  • Elise Stolte
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

  • National Post
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  • Lori Culbert
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

  • CityNews
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  • Koby Mitchell
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

  • Global News
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  • Tavi Dhillon
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

  • CAMH
Canada should 'indefinitely' abandon plans for psychiatric euthanasia, parliamentarians urge
  • Jun 17, 2026

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

  • National Post
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  • Stephanie Taylor
Cannabis commercialisation not decriminalisation drives up usage, study finds
  • Jun 17, 2026

Cannabis commercialisation not decriminalisation drives up usage, study finds

  • The Guardian
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  • Ian Sample
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

  • The Globe and Mail
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

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Jennifer La Grassa

Podcasts

Myth or Medicine with Nick Tsergas
  • Jun 03, 2026

Myth or Medicine with Nick Tsergas

  • Toronto Today
Meet the New Pandemic, Same as the Old Pandemic
  • May 26, 2026

Meet the New Pandemic, Same as the Old Pandemic

  • The North State
Delayed Diagnosis, Denied Relief
  • May 26, 2026

Delayed Diagnosis, Denied Relief

  • The Fifth Wave
Can Canada still eliminate cervical cancer by 2040?
  • Apr 13, 2026

Can Canada still eliminate cervical cancer by 2040?

  • (MIS)Treated
Conflict brewing over Alberta’s dual practice legislation
  • Jun 17, 2026

Conflict brewing over Alberta’s dual practice legislation

  • CTV News
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  • Nicole Weisberg
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

  • Human Resources Director
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  • Rod Bolivar
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

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Sarah Ritchie
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

  • CBC News
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  • Dayne Patterson
A 16-month-old and his mother recover from Ebola in rare good news from outbreak in Congo
  • Jun 17, 2026

A 16-month-old and his mother recover from Ebola in rare good news from outbreak in Congo

  • CTV News
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  • Justin Kabumba
This medical device may cause serious health risks and even death, Health Canada warns
  • Jun 17, 2026

This medical device may cause serious health risks and even death, Health Canada warns

  • CTV News
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  • Christl Dabu
Earliest outbreak of the plague killed hunter-gatherer kids 5,500 years ago
  • Jun 17, 2026

Earliest outbreak of the plague killed hunter-gatherer kids 5,500 years ago

  • CBC News
U.S. Centers for Disease Control issues travel alert for Manitoba over hepatitis A outbreak
  • Jun 17, 2026

U.S. Centers for Disease Control issues travel alert for Manitoba over hepatitis A outbreak

  • CBC News
‘We have to maintain an open mind’: Justice minister won’t ‘close the door’ on any MAID policy
  • Jun 17, 2026

‘We have to maintain an open mind’: Justice minister won’t ‘close the door’ on any MAID policy

  • CTV News
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  • Spencer Van Dyk
U.S. CDC issues travel warning over hepatitis A outbreak in Manitoba
  • Jun 17, 2026

U.S. CDC issues travel warning over hepatitis A outbreak in Manitoba

  • CTV News
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  • Kayla Rosen
‘Historic’ report calls for complete overhaul of services for Manitoba adults living with disabilities
  • Jun 17, 2026

‘Historic’ report calls for complete overhaul of services for Manitoba adults living with disabilities

  • CTV News
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  • Alex Karpa
World-first burn treatment shows ‘remarkable’ results in Canadian patient
  • Jun 17, 2026

World-first burn treatment shows ‘remarkable’ results in Canadian patient

  • Global News
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  • Alessia Simona Maratta
'Outrageous' egg-freezing costs force some women to take drastic steps for pregnancy
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  • Jun 17, 2026

'Outrageous' egg-freezing costs force some women to take drastic steps for pregnancy

  • National Post
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  • Lori Culbert
Parliamentary committee recommends against MAID expansion for mental illness
  • Jun 17, 2026

Parliamentary committee recommends against MAID expansion for mental illness

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Olivia Stefanovich
A few weeks or 13 years? Nunavut health card wait times affected by understaffing
  • Jun 17, 2026

A few weeks or 13 years? Nunavut health card wait times affected by understaffing

  • Nunavut News
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  • William Koblensky Varela
Alberta judge dismisses bid to halt closure of supervised drug-use sites
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  • Jun 16, 2026

Alberta judge dismisses bid to halt closure of supervised drug-use sites

  • The Globe and Mail
Committee recommends indefinite pause to MAID expansion for mental illness
  • Jun 16, 2026

Committee recommends indefinite pause to MAID expansion for mental illness

  • CBC News
Alberta strikes new deal with pharmacists, dispensing fees to see small bump
  • Jun 16, 2026

Alberta strikes new deal with pharmacists, dispensing fees to see small bump

  • CTV News
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  • The Canadian Press
Labrador’s 1st Innu nurse receives honorary doctor of laws
  • Jun 16, 2026

Labrador’s 1st Innu nurse receives honorary doctor of laws

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Elizabeth Whitten
Alberta court judge dismisses bid to stall closure of supervised drug sites
  • Jun 16, 2026

Alberta court judge dismisses bid to stall closure of supervised drug sites

  • Canadian Press
News Release: One out of 10 people admitted to hospital are there because of the impact of substance use on their health: new report
  • Jun 16, 2026

News Release: One out of 10 people admitted to hospital are there because of the impact of substance use on their health: new report

  • Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
After 10 years of MAID, key report on mental illness expansion nears
  • Jun 16, 2026

After 10 years of MAID, key report on mental illness expansion nears

  • Global News
  •  — 
  • Adriana Fallico
Emergency room wait times at ‘critical’ level: OMA survey
  • Jun 16, 2026

Emergency room wait times at ‘critical’ level: OMA survey

  • CityNews
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  • Mark McAllister
Canada’s fentanyl czar heading to Washington to highlight declining opioid deaths
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  • Jun 16, 2026

Canada’s fentanyl czar heading to Washington to highlight declining opioid deaths

  • The Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Ian Bailey
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