Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to speed drug development
  • Apr 15, 2026

Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to speed drug development

  • Reuters
Anthropic adds Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan to its board
  • Apr 15, 2026

Anthropic adds Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan to its board

  • Reuters
Amazon launches AI research tool to speed early-stage drug discovery
  • Apr 15, 2026

Amazon launches AI research tool to speed early-stage drug discovery

  • Reuters
Delay on generic Ozempic in Canada causing concern for some patients
  • Apr 15, 2026

Delay on generic Ozempic in Canada causing concern for some patients

  • CTV News
  • Apr 15, 2026

Health Canada approves 1st needle-free epinephrine treatment for severe allergic reactions

  • CBC News
Spray allergy treatment approved for use in Canada
  • Apr 15, 2026

Spray allergy treatment approved for use in Canada

  • CTV News
Health Canada Approves Needle-Free Epinephrine Spray for Anaphylaxis
  • Apr 15, 2026

Health Canada Approves Needle-Free Epinephrine Spray for Anaphylaxis

  • CISION
Air Canada ordered to pay pilots who were denied religious COVID-19 vaccine exemption
  • Apr 14, 2026

Air Canada ordered to pay pilots who were denied religious COVID-19 vaccine exemption

  • Toronto Star
The Alberta government legislates two-tier health care, again
  • Apr 14, 2026

The Alberta government legislates two-tier health care, again

  • Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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  • Andrew Longhurst
Alberta unveils legislation opening door to private-pay medical testing
  • Apr 13, 2026

Alberta unveils legislation opening door to private-pay medical testing

  • CTV News
Apotex wins tentative FDA approval for generic Ozempic, drug makers await Health Canada decisions
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  • Apr 12, 2026

Apotex wins tentative FDA approval for generic Ozempic, drug makers await Health Canada decisions

  • The Globe and Mail
GSK reports promising early results in ovarian and uterine cancer drug trial
  • Apr 12, 2026

GSK reports promising early results in ovarian and uterine cancer drug trial

  • The Guardian
Minister says AI safety institute now looking at OpenAI protocols
  • Apr 11, 2026

Minister says AI safety institute now looking at OpenAI protocols

  • Toronto Star
Meta must face Massachusetts lawsuit over youth social media addiction, court rules
  • Apr 11, 2026

Meta must face Massachusetts lawsuit over youth social media addiction, court rules

  • The Guardian
Californians sue over AI tool that records doctor visits
  • Apr 11, 2026

Californians sue over AI tool that records doctor visits
Government of Canada announces additional investment to support the Canadian Critical Drug Initiative
  • Apr 11, 2026

Government of Canada announces additional investment to support the Canadian Critical Drug Initiative

  • Government of Canada
The case for Canadian pharmacare
  • Apr 11, 2026

The case for Canadian pharmacare

  • Canadian Affairs
Pharma fallout from Iran war won't end with ceasefire
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  • Apr 10, 2026

Pharma fallout from Iran war won't end with ceasefire

  • Axios
  • Apr 10, 2026

Sanofi becomes market authorization holder for Nuvaxovid in Canada, expanding COVID-19 vaccine choices for Canadians

  • CISION
Manitoba medical examiner says investigations complete in deaths of plasma donors
  • Apr 09, 2026

Manitoba medical examiner says investigations complete in deaths of plasma donors

  • CBC News
Is industry shaping Canada's research ethics ecosystem?
  • Apr 09, 2026

Is industry shaping Canada's research ethics ecosystem?

  • Healthy Debate
The Fast-Changing Chemistry of New, Dangerous Drugs
  • Apr 08, 2026

The Fast-Changing Chemistry of New, Dangerous Drugs

  • The New York Times
Smart contact lens monitors eye pressure and delivers glaucoma drugs in early tests
  • Apr 08, 2026

Smart contact lens monitors eye pressure and delivers glaucoma drugs in early tests

  • STAT
Manitoba medical examiner echoes Health Canada's probe into deaths of plasma donors
  • Apr 08, 2026

Manitoba medical examiner echoes Health Canada's probe into deaths of plasma donors

  • CityNews
Patients without drug coverage eagerly await generic Ozempic in Canada
  • Apr 07, 2026

Patients without drug coverage eagerly await generic Ozempic in Canada

  • CP24
Novo Nordisk launches higher-dose Wegovy in the United States
  • Apr 07, 2026

Novo Nordisk launches higher-dose Wegovy in the United States

  • Reuters
AI marches into the mental health space, amid calls for caution
  • Apr 07, 2026

AI marches into the mental health space, amid calls for caution

  • npr
U.S. Federal Agency Unveils Three Potential Osteoarthritis Treatments
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  • Apr 07, 2026

U.S. Federal Agency Unveils Three Potential Osteoarthritis Treatments

  • The New York Times
Loss of animal insulin in Canada highlights how patients can be left behind
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  • Apr 04, 2026

Loss of animal insulin in Canada highlights how patients can be left behind

  • The Globe and Mail
Surge of generic weight-loss drugs triggers price war in India
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  • Apr 04, 2026

Surge of generic weight-loss drugs triggers price war in India

  • The Globe and Mail
Why the Iran war has renewed calls for a sovereign medical supply chain
  • Apr 04, 2026

Why the Iran war has renewed calls for a sovereign medical supply chain

  • Times Colonist
CEO of America's largest public hospital system says he's ready to replace radiologists with AI
  • Apr 03, 2026

CEO of America's largest public hospital system says he's ready to replace radiologists with AI
2 deaths after giving plasma in Winnipeg not linked to donation process: Health Canada
  • Apr 03, 2026

2 deaths after giving plasma in Winnipeg not linked to donation process: Health Canada

  • CBC News
What to know about the battle over lawsuits alleging that Roundup weedkiller can cause cancer
  • Apr 03, 2026

What to know about the battle over lawsuits alleging that Roundup weedkiller can cause cancer

  • Toronto Star
Ottawa, drug companies launch task force to prepare for USMCA talks
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  • Apr 03, 2026

Ottawa, drug companies launch task force to prepare for USMCA talks

  • The Globe and Mail
Province signs contract with new virtual health-care provider after missed deadline
  • Apr 03, 2026

Province signs contract with new virtual health-care provider after missed deadline

  • CBC News
Chatbots are now prescribing psychiatric drugs
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  • Apr 03, 2026

Chatbots are now prescribing psychiatric drugs

  • The Verge
  • Apr 03, 2026

Government of Canada announces $127 million investment in Aspect Biosystems and Providence Health Care to bolster the Canadian biomanufacturing and life sciences ecosystem

  • CISION
Trump threatens 100% tariff on US drug makers that don't strike deals to lower prices
  • Apr 03, 2026

Trump threatens 100% tariff on US drug makers that don't strike deals to lower prices

  • The Guardian
New Brunswick inks virtual care deal with $12.9M annual budget
  • Apr 02, 2026

New Brunswick inks virtual care deal with $12.9M annual budget

  • CTV News
Pfizer, BioNTech halt US COVID vaccine study after recruitment struggles
  • Apr 02, 2026

Pfizer, BioNTech halt US COVID vaccine study after recruitment struggles

  • Reuters
Health Canada imposes new conditions on Grifols after deaths of two people who donated plasma
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  • Apr 02, 2026

Health Canada imposes new conditions on Grifols after deaths of two people who donated plasma

  • The Globe and Mail

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