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Raccoon rabies outbreak still growing, Quebec public health officials say

Jun 19, 2026

Raccoon rabies outbreak still growing, Quebec public health officials say

Public health project receives $1.9M for addiction and overdose supports

Jun 19, 2026

Public health project receives $1.9M for addiction and overdose supports

Carney government passes law allowing authorization of banned pesticides

Jun 19, 2026

Carney government passes law allowing authorization of banned pesticides

Meet the Canadian healthcare heroes pioneering life-changing medical advances

Jun 19, 2026

Meet the Canadian healthcare heroes pioneering life-changing medical advances

What did we learn from the hantavirus cruise ship scare?

Jun 19, 2026

What did we learn from the hantavirus cruise ship scare?

No swimming at several Vancouver beaches due to E.coli

Jun 19, 2026

No swimming at several Vancouver beaches due to E.coli

Nearly all serious adverse reactions among plasma donors in past decade involved for-profit sites, data shows

Jun 19, 2026

Nearly all serious adverse reactions among plasma donors in past decade involved for-profit sites, data shows

What to know about meningitis following death of 35-year-old actor

Jun 19, 2026

What to know about meningitis following death of 35-year-old actor

How Age-Restricting Social Media May Play Out

Jun 19, 2026

How Age-Restricting Social Media May Play Out

'The war on drugs made an error': Why this Conservative wants to ease access to psilocybin therapy

Jun 19, 2026

'The war on drugs made an error': Why this Conservative wants to ease access to psilocybin therapy

Key FDA committee unanimously recommends its first vaccine since 2023

Jun 19, 2026

Key FDA committee unanimously recommends its first vaccine since 2023

Do Women With TBI Receive Appropriate Care?

Jun 19, 2026

Do Women With TBI Receive Appropriate Care?

New research links prenatal exposure to Pfas to later development of PMOS

Jun 19, 2026

New research links prenatal exposure to Pfas to later development of PMOS

Quebec woman first in Canada to receive fertility-preserving surgery before cancer radiation

Jun 19, 2026

Quebec woman first in Canada to receive fertility-preserving surgery before cancer radiation

Startling science: Taking an omega-3 supplement doesn’t boost memory or cognition

Jun 19, 2026

Startling science: Taking an omega-3 supplement doesn’t boost memory or cognition

An estimated 20,000 Alberta kids face waiting years to get therapy for disabilities

Jun 19, 2026

An estimated 20,000 Alberta kids face waiting years to get therapy for disabilities

Access to free naloxone in B.C. preventing 4 out of 5 potentially fatal overdoses, report finds

Jun 19, 2026

Access to free naloxone in B.C. preventing 4 out of 5 potentially fatal overdoses, report finds

Eligible doctors in Alberta can work in both public, private systems starting this fall

Jun 18, 2026

Eligible doctors in Alberta can work in both public, private systems starting this fall

Certain actions in early pregnancy may raise risk of miscarriage, large-scale study finds

Jun 18, 2026

Certain actions in early pregnancy may raise risk of miscarriage, large-scale study finds

Why don’t some people get vaccinated? It’s more complicated than you think

Jun 18, 2026

Why don’t some people get vaccinated? It’s more complicated than you think

Mother of pregnant teen with cancer who died challenges Dominican Republic's strict abortion ban

Jun 18, 2026

Mother of pregnant teen with cancer who died challenges Dominican Republic's strict abortion ban

Carney announces $200M for new school and health-care centre in Tumbler Ridge, where mass shooting took place

Jun 18, 2026

Carney announces $200M for new school and health-care centre in Tumbler Ridge, where mass shooting took place

‘Taking my escape off the table’: Mixed emotions surface over MAID eligibility for mental illness

Jun 18, 2026

‘Taking my escape off the table’: Mixed emotions surface over MAID eligibility for mental illness

Ottawa launches audit, review of Canada Health Infoway after $300-million PrescribeIT failure

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Jun 18, 2026

Ottawa launches audit, review of Canada Health Infoway after $300-million PrescribeIT failure

Canada needs a better health data system — But it still needs a human hand on the wheel

Jun 18, 2026

Canada needs a better health data system — But it still needs a human hand on the wheel

‘The whole skin came off’: Dangerous implications from social media trend involving microwaved toys

Jun 18, 2026

‘The whole skin came off’: Dangerous implications from social media trend involving microwaved toys

Ebola cases increase almost 40% in a week as death toll passes 200

Jun 18, 2026

Ebola cases increase almost 40% in a week as death toll passes 200

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

‘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

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'

NHS patients face worst drug shortages on record, say pharmacists and GPs

Jun 18, 2026

NHS patients face worst drug shortages on record, say pharmacists and GPs

FDA panel considers a first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology

Jun 18, 2026

FDA panel considers a first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology

‘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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jun 17, 2026

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

Cannabis commercialisation not decriminalisation drives up usage, study finds

Jun 17, 2026

Cannabis commercialisation not decriminalisation drives up usage, study finds

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