Record cyclosporiasis outbreak tests the response of a 'weakened' health system
  • Aug 21, 2026

Record cyclosporiasis outbreak tests the response of a 'weakened' health system

  • npr
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  • Yuki Noguchi
Quebec pharmacists can renew prescriptions indefinitely starting December 2026
  • Aug 21, 2026

Quebec pharmacists can renew prescriptions indefinitely starting December 2026

  • CityNews
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  • Katrine Desautels, The Canadian Press
Most Canadians oppose dual-practice health care, survey finds, as Alberta defends controversial new law
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  • Aug 21, 2026

Most Canadians oppose dual-practice health care, survey finds, as Alberta defends controversial new law

  • Hill Times
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  • ELEANOR WAND
What we know so far about Grifols’s plasma pause and Health Canada’s safety concerns
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  • Aug 21, 2026

What we know so far about Grifols’s plasma pause and Health Canada’s safety concerns

  • Globe and Mail
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  • Moira Wyton
Amid 2nd evacuation this summer, Neskantaga First Nation calls on Ontario, feds to act
  • Aug 21, 2026

Amid 2nd evacuation this summer, Neskantaga First Nation calls on Ontario, feds to act

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Sarah Law

CMA Central

Physicians’ role, physicians’ input on return-to-work assessments
  • Aug 20, 2026

Physicians’ role, physicians’ input on return-to-work assessments

  • Canadian Medical Association
CMA President’s Tour 2026: What we’re hearing
  • Aug 14, 2026

CMA President’s Tour 2026: What we’re hearing

  • Canadian Medical Association
Building Canada Strong Requires a Better Health System for All Canadians
  • Aug 11, 2026

Building Canada Strong Requires a Better Health System for All Canadians

  • The Future Economy
Canadian Medical Association and Canadian Cancer Society lead health lobbying in 2026
  • Aug 10, 2026

Canadian Medical Association and Canadian Cancer Society lead health lobbying in 2026

  • The Hill Times

Opinions

Alberta’s Stealth Plan to Bring in Two-Tier Health Care
  • Aug 20, 2026

Alberta’s Stealth Plan to Bring in Two-Tier Health Care

  • The Tyee
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  • Andrew Longhurst
Canada's health system needs a broader foundation
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  • Aug 20, 2026

Canada's health system needs a broader foundation

  • Saltwire
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  • Hendrick Visser
The 18-minute problem: time spent on administrative tasks adding up to hours of lost access to health care
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  • Aug 20, 2026

The 18-minute problem: time spent on administrative tasks adding up to hours of lost access to health care

  • Hill Times
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  • PAULO MENEGHEL
System reform matters. But MAiD eligibility should not depend on it
  • Aug 20, 2026

System reform matters. But MAiD eligibility should not depend on it

  • Healthy Debate
Adding emergency doctors, nurses and support staff is great, but it won’t break the wait-time logjam
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  • Aug 19, 2026

Adding emergency doctors, nurses and support staff is great, but it won’t break the wait-time logjam

  • Winnipeg Free Press
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  • Dan Lett
Canada needs a new national health-care commission
  • Aug 19, 2026

Canada needs a new national health-care commission

  • Financial Post
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  • Terence Corcoran

News

B.C. vet warns of surge in bat encounters after positive rabies test
  • Aug 21, 2026

B.C. vet warns of surge in bat encounters after positive rabies test

  • CTV News
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  • Nono Shen, The Canadian Press
Alberta minister warns feds not to meddle with private health law
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  • Aug 20, 2026

Alberta minister warns feds not to meddle with private health law

  • National Post
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  • Rahim Mohamed
Congo to receive 70K doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine used in past outbreaks
  • Aug 20, 2026

Congo to receive 70K doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine used in past outbreaks

  • Global News
Report says wait times in Quebec emergency rooms were 11 minutes shorter last yearg
  • Aug 20, 2026

Report says wait times in Quebec emergency rooms were 11 minutes shorter last yearg

  • Global News
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  • Katrine Desautels
What to know about Dr. Heidi Overton, Trump's pick to lead the FDA
  • Aug 20, 2026

What to know about Dr. Heidi Overton, Trump's pick to lead the FDA

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Sydney Lupkin
SickKids responding to cybersecurity ‘incident’ which compromised some employee info
  • Aug 20, 2026

SickKids responding to cybersecurity ‘incident’ which compromised some employee info

  • CTV News
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  • Phil Tsekouras
Expectant Ontario moms are travelling hours for routine ultrasounds amid sonographer shortage
  • Aug 20, 2026

Expectant Ontario moms are travelling hours for routine ultrasounds amid sonographer shortage

  • CBC News
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  • Kendra Seguin
Physicians’ role, physicians’ input on return-to-work assessments
  • Aug 20, 2026

Physicians’ role, physicians’ input on return-to-work assessments

  • Canadian Medical Association
Nurse beaten in psychiatric ward of hospital in Quebec City calls for more safety measures
  • Aug 20, 2026

Nurse beaten in psychiatric ward of hospital in Quebec City calls for more safety measures

  • CTV News
New London lab aims to detect childhood diseases before symptoms appear
  • Aug 20, 2026

New London lab aims to detect childhood diseases before symptoms appear

  • CBC News
Ottawa surgeon is on a mission to build safer health-information AI
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  • Aug 20, 2026

Ottawa surgeon is on a mission to build safer health-information AI

  • Globe and Mail
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  • Nickie Shobeiry
Why GreenShield is funding Canada's first menopause study
  • Aug 20, 2026

Why GreenShield is funding Canada's first menopause study

  • BPM
  •  — 
  • Josh Welsh

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
Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine which has been effective in past outbreaks
  • Aug 20, 2026

Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine which has been effective in past outbreaks

  • CTV News
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  • The Associated Press
Moderna’s experimental mRNA cancer treatment progresses, shares spike
  • Aug 19, 2026

Moderna’s experimental mRNA cancer treatment progresses, shares spike

  • Global News
Vaccine breakthrough stops cancer returning in trial
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  • Aug 19, 2026

Vaccine breakthrough stops cancer returning in trial

  • BBC News
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  • Joe McFadden
Legionnaires' disease causes and symptoms as health officials investigate Toronto outbreak
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  • Aug 19, 2026

Legionnaires' disease causes and symptoms as health officials investigate Toronto outbreak

  • National Post
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  • Ellie Hutchings
Will Ozempic make you look older or lose your hair? Ontario experts explain unexpected GLP-1 side effects
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  • Aug 19, 2026

Will Ozempic make you look older or lose your hair? Ontario experts explain unexpected GLP-1 side effects

  • Toronto Star
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  • Kevin Jiang
A real-world study of Oregon's nonmedical psilocybin program shows promise
  • Aug 19, 2026

A real-world study of Oregon's nonmedical psilocybin program shows promise

  • npr
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  • Will Stone
‘I want it to be over with’: B.C. teen’s scoliosis surgery pushed to 2027
  • Aug 19, 2026

‘I want it to be over with’: B.C. teen’s scoliosis surgery pushed to 2027

  • CTV News
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  • Brendan Strain and Megan Yamoah
Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo: What's going on and why is the outbreak so alarming?
  • Aug 19, 2026

Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo: What's going on and why is the outbreak so alarming?

  • CBC News
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  • Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Merck, Moderna say melanoma vaccine meets goals in large trial
  • Aug 19, 2026

Merck, Moderna say melanoma vaccine meets goals in large trial

  • CBC News
Grifols revises reports of serious injuries or death at its centres down to six from 25 since 2018
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  • Aug 19, 2026

Grifols revises reports of serious injuries or death at its centres down to six from 25 since 2018

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • CHRIS HANNAY
Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed
  • Aug 19, 2026

Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed

  • CTV News
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  • The Associated Press
‘Aggressive’ daytime biter: Tiger mosquito detected in Niagara Region, health unit says
  • Aug 19, 2026

‘Aggressive’ daytime biter: Tiger mosquito detected in Niagara Region, health unit says

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Alex Arsenych
Federal health minister voices concern as Alberta implements dual-practice health-care model
  • Aug 18, 2026

Federal health minister voices concern as Alberta implements dual-practice health-care model

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Emma Zhao
Sugary drinks may increase risk of gastric cancer
  • Aug 18, 2026

Sugary drinks may increase risk of gastric cancer

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Tiffany Hendsbee
Ontario seeks to add more primary care teams to attach 600,000 people
  • Aug 18, 2026

Ontario seeks to add more primary care teams to attach 600,000 people

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Allison Jones, The Canadian Press
Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says
  • Aug 18, 2026

Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says

  • CTV News
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  • Mike Stobbe, The Associated Press
She told no one about her agony except ChatGPT. What her death reveals about AI risks
  • Aug 18, 2026

She told no one about her agony except ChatGPT. What her death reveals about AI risks

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
Why doctors are deeply concerned about a growing trend among new parents
  • Aug 18, 2026

Why doctors are deeply concerned about a growing trend among new parents

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Heather Wright
Why shorter antibiotic courses may be enough
  • Aug 18, 2026

Why shorter antibiotic courses may be enough

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Archie Niari
Inside the Montreal lab preparing Canada for the next pandemic
  • Aug 17, 2026

Inside the Montreal lab preparing Canada for the next pandemic

  • CBC News
'Unapproved and illegal' obesity drug being sold on black market in Canada
  • Aug 17, 2026

'Unapproved and illegal' obesity drug being sold on black market in Canada

  • CTV News
Health Canada approves drug to treat hot flashes for some cancer patients
  • Aug 17, 2026

Health Canada approves drug to treat hot flashes for some cancer patients

  • Global News
Alberta measles cases drop to zero, but doctor warns of outbreak risk
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  • Aug 17, 2026

Alberta measles cases drop to zero, but doctor warns of outbreak risk

  • Edmonton Journal
Fringe review: The Flail tackles addiction and homelessness with heart and humour
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  • Aug 17, 2026

Fringe review: The Flail tackles addiction and homelessness with heart and humour

  • Edmonton Journal
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