FDA adds rare vision-loss warning to popular GLP-1 drugs
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  • Nov 10, 2026

FDA adds rare vision-loss warning to popular GLP-1 drugs

  • Toronto Star
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  • Matthew Perrone, The Associated Press
Is your doctor working too much? Ontario seems to think so
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  • Nov 10, 2026

Is your doctor working too much? Ontario seems to think so

  • Globe and Mail
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  • Andre Picard
Why health care for Canadian women veterans is falling short
  • Nov 10, 2026

Why health care for Canadian women veterans is falling short

  • CBC News
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  • Brandie Weikle
Epinephrine nasal spray now available nationwide without prescription
  • Nov 10, 2026

Epinephrine nasal spray now available nationwide without prescription

  • CTV News
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  • Jordan Fleguel
Veterans, families call for better access to make claims for exposure-related illness
  • Nov 09, 2026

Veterans, families call for better access to make claims for exposure-related illness

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Amanda Pfeffer

CMA Central

Federal budget makes positive steps, but long-term plan for health care still lacking: Canada’s doctors
  • Nov 06, 2026

Federal budget makes positive steps, but long-term plan for health care still lacking: Canada’s doctors

  • Canadian Medical Association
Smart investments can protect health and the environment: Lancet report
  • Nov 06, 2026

Smart investments can protect health and the environment: Lancet report

  • Canadian Medical Association
Deaths associated with wildfire smoke up about 275% in Canada, new report says
  • Oct 29, 2026

Deaths associated with wildfire smoke up about 275% in Canada, new report says

  • CBC News
STATEMENT: Canada’s doctors stand with Albertans in support of the Canada Health Act
  • Oct 26, 2026

STATEMENT: Canada’s doctors stand with Albertans in support of the Canada Health Act

  • Canadian Medical Association

Opinions

Is your doctor working too much? Ontario seems to think so
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  • Nov 10, 2026

Is your doctor working too much? Ontario seems to think so

  • Globe and Mail
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  • Andre Picard
Even socialist Sweden has robust private health care and education. Why shouldn’t Canada?
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  • Nov 09, 2026

Even socialist Sweden has robust private health care and education. Why shouldn’t Canada?

  • Globe and Mail
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  • Tim Kiladze
Leaving Canada? This is what could happen to your health-care coverage
  • Nov 09, 2026

Leaving Canada? This is what could happen to your health-care coverage

  • CTV News
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  • Christopher Liew
The Canadian Dental Care Plan is working. Now let’s make it even better.
  • Nov 06, 2026

The Canadian Dental Care Plan is working. Now let’s make it even better.

  • CHW Perspective
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  • Wendy Wells
Having a female doctor leads to better health outcomes. Why aren’t we learning from them?
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  • Nov 06, 2026

Having a female doctor leads to better health outcomes. Why aren’t we learning from them?

  • Globe and Mail
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  • JILLIAN HORTON
Canada can’t afford to keep lower-cost medicines off the market
  • Nov 05, 2026

Canada can’t afford to keep lower-cost medicines off the market

  • National Newswatch
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  • Jim Keon

News

Some women in Canada are choosing fertility treatments to avoid passing down genetic mutations to their kids
  • Nov 09, 2026

Some women in Canada are choosing fertility treatments to avoid passing down genetic mutations to their kids

  • CBC News
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  • Anya Zoledziowski
Injured Wainwright soldiers benefit from cutting-edge Canadian burn research
  • Nov 09, 2026

Injured Wainwright soldiers benefit from cutting-edge Canadian burn research

  • CBC News
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  • Karen Pauls
Health Canada warns of bacteria found in unauthorized peptides sold online
  • Nov 09, 2026

Health Canada warns of bacteria found in unauthorized peptides sold online

  • Global News
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  • Rachel Morgan
Automated insulin delivery systems help expectant mothers manage Type 1 diabetes
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  • Nov 09, 2026

Automated insulin delivery systems help expectant mothers manage Type 1 diabetes

  • Globe and Mail
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  • Jennifer Yang
‘People are dying waiting for care’: long wait-times for medical scans, fewer staff are delaying diagnoses, advocates tell House Health Committee
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  • Nov 09, 2026

‘People are dying waiting for care’: long wait-times for medical scans, fewer staff are delaying diagnoses, advocates tell House Health Committee

  • Hill Times
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  • Tessie Sanci
A powerful veterinary sedative is being added to street fentanyl — and ERs are struggling to cope
  • Nov 09, 2026

A powerful veterinary sedative is being added to street fentanyl — and ERs are struggling to cope

  • CBC News
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  • Amina Zafar
Were you at these locations on Nov. 3? You may have been exposed to measles
  • Nov 09, 2026

Were you at these locations on Nov. 3? You may have been exposed to measles

  • CTV News
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  • Bryann Aguilar
Mark Carney is trying to do what Justin Trudeau couldn’t. Why his homelessness plan is being met with cautious optimism
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  • Nov 09, 2026

Mark Carney is trying to do what Justin Trudeau couldn’t. Why his homelessness plan is being met with cautious optimism

  • Toronto Star
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  • Omar Mosleh
Is Trump’s most-favoured-nation drug policy keeping medicine from Canada? Evidence is mixed
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  • Nov 09, 2026

Is Trump’s most-favoured-nation drug policy keeping medicine from Canada? Evidence is mixed

  • Globe and Mail
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  • CHRIS HANNAY
‘It’s appalling’: Quebec parent says child, 4, ate Halloween chocolate containing cannabis
  • Nov 09, 2026

‘It’s appalling’: Quebec parent says child, 4, ate Halloween chocolate containing cannabis

  • CTV News
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  • Joe Lofaro
Drug possession is illegal. Why can people use openly in public?
  • Nov 09, 2026

Drug possession is illegal. Why can people use openly in public?

  • CBC News
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  • Ariana Kelland
Critics warn of health data privacy concerns as Ottawa ramps up AI strategy
  • Nov 09, 2026

Critics warn of health data privacy concerns as Ottawa ramps up AI strategy

  • CBC News
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  • Danielle Reid and Alexandra Mae Jones

Podcasts

Dr. Sarah Funnell on leading family medicine through listening and collaborative teaching
  • Nov 05, 2026

Dr. Sarah Funnell on leading family medicine through listening and collaborative teaching

  • Family Medicine Matters
A ‘massive change’ in Canadian health care
  • Oct 30, 2026

A ‘massive change’ in Canadian health care

  • White Coat, Black Art
Ketamine and mental health: Fact vs. fiction
  • Oct 30, 2026

Ketamine and mental health: Fact vs. fiction

  • The Dose
What does the latest research say about the benefits of GLP-1 drugs?
  • Oct 27, 2026

What does the latest research say about the benefits of GLP-1 drugs?

  • The Dose
What Canada’s 2026 federal budget means for healthcare
  • Nov 06, 2026

What Canada’s 2026 federal budget means for healthcare

  • Canada Healthwatch
All infants should be vaccinated against Hep B, immunization advisory committee says
  • Nov 06, 2026

All infants should be vaccinated against Hep B, immunization advisory committee says

  • CTV News
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  • Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press
Moderna’s newest combo vaccine approved by Health Canada
  • Nov 06, 2026

Moderna’s newest combo vaccine approved by Health Canada

  • CTV News
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  • Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press
Canadian youth are helping others understand how climate change affects the brain
  • Nov 06, 2026

Canadian youth are helping others understand how climate change affects the brain

  • CBC News
Hidden cameras reveal accessibility barriers at leading restaurants
  • Nov 06, 2026

Hidden cameras reveal accessibility barriers at leading restaurants

  • CBC News
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  • Jeremy McDonald, Rosa Marchitelli, Jeremy Grimaldi and Daniela Silva
Smart investments can protect health and the environment: Lancet report
  • Nov 06, 2026

Smart investments can protect health and the environment: Lancet report

  • Canadian Medical Association
Federal budget makes positive steps, but long-term plan for health care still lacking: Canada’s doctors
  • Nov 06, 2026

Federal budget makes positive steps, but long-term plan for health care still lacking: Canada’s doctors

  • Canadian Medical Association
Carney's new budget aims to end homelessness in 10 years
  • Nov 05, 2026

Carney's new budget aims to end homelessness in 10 years

  • CBC News
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  • Sophia Laporte
Feds commit $32B to close First Nations infrastructure gap, $3B for health services
  • Nov 05, 2026

Feds commit $32B to close First Nations infrastructure gap, $3B for health services

  • CTV News
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  • Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press
Budget gives no boost in health-care funding to provinces warning of ‘fiscal cliff’
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  • Nov 05, 2026

Budget gives no boost in health-care funding to provinces warning of ‘fiscal cliff’

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Raisa Patel
The Ford government sent this doctor a letter over the ‘high number’ of days he worked. He wants an apology
  • Nov 05, 2026

The Ford government sent this doctor a letter over the ‘high number’ of days he worked. He wants an apology

  • CTV News
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  • Jermaine Wilson and Heather Wright
British health-care worker with Ebola to be evacuated from Congo to U.K., document shows
  • Nov 05, 2026

British health-care worker with Ebola to be evacuated from Congo to U.K., document shows

  • CTV News
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  • Reuters
Pediatrician accused of uploading illicit video of young girl remained licensed for months
  • Nov 05, 2026

Pediatrician accused of uploading illicit video of young girl remained licensed for months

  • CBC News
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  • Aloysius Wong, Idil Mussa, Brenda Witmer and Marnie Luke
This woman defied lethal cancer. Can mRNA vaccines make that possible for others?
  • Nov 05, 2026

This woman defied lethal cancer. Can mRNA vaccines make that possible for others?

  • npr
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  • Yuki Noguchi
How augmented reality is helping patients stay motivated for physiotherapy
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  • Nov 05, 2026

How augmented reality is helping patients stay motivated for physiotherapy

  • Globe and Mail
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  • Kalyani Vittala
Quebec calls for an increase in health transfers from Canada
  • Nov 05, 2026

Quebec calls for an increase in health transfers from Canada

  • CTV News
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  • The Canadian Press
Quebec 811 launches AI assistant in push to reduce wait times
  • Nov 05, 2026

Quebec 811 launches AI assistant in push to reduce wait times

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Robin Della Corte
Court certifies class action alleging negligence at LTC home led to COVID-19 deaths
  • Nov 05, 2026

Court certifies class action alleging negligence at LTC home led to COVID-19 deaths

  • CTV News
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  • Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press
Unmanaged menopause symptoms cost Canada's economy $3.5B, experts tell MPs
  • Nov 05, 2026

Unmanaged menopause symptoms cost Canada's economy $3.5B, experts tell MPs

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Sophia Laporte
1 in 3 young people in Canada have faced dating violence, pediatricians warn
  • Nov 05, 2026

1 in 3 young people in Canada have faced dating violence, pediatricians warn

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Lauren Pelley
Public Health Agency says 10 of 14 stockpile reforms complete, but experts question readiness for next national emergency
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  • Nov 04, 2026

Public Health Agency says 10 of 14 stockpile reforms complete, but experts question readiness for next national emergency

  • Hill Times
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  • MZWANDILE PONCANA
Northwest Territories’ health system offers lessons for Canada
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  • Nov 04, 2026

Northwest Territories’ health system offers lessons for Canada

  • Canadian Affairs
  •  — 
  • Alexandra Keeler
Canada confronts challenges as global race for health innovation accelerates
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  • Nov 04, 2026

Canada confronts challenges as global race for health innovation accelerates

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Sarah Laing
‘A nice achievement’: Ottawa man marks 500th donation to Canadian Blood Services
  • Nov 04, 2026

‘A nice achievement’: Ottawa man marks 500th donation to Canadian Blood Services

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Kimberley Johnson
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