Emergency room wait times at ‘critical’ level: OMA survey
  • Jun 16, 2026

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

  • CityNews
  •  — 
  • 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
Down syndrome isn’t a tragedy — but misinformation about it is
  • Jun 16, 2026

Down syndrome isn’t a tragedy — but misinformation about it is

  • The Conversation
  •  — 
  • Martha E. Walls
Liberal government tables First Nations clean drinking water legislation
  • Jun 16, 2026

Liberal government tables First Nations clean drinking water legislation

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Alessia Passafiume
Pakistan moves to slash period tax, after legal challenge by two young lawyers
  • Jun 16, 2026

Pakistan moves to slash period tax, after legal challenge by two young lawyers

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Sana Noor Haq
Conservatives pitch legalizing some psychedelics with bill to revamp Canada's drug laws
  • Jun 16, 2026

Conservatives pitch legalizing some psychedelics with bill to revamp Canada's drug laws

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • John Paul Tasker
Half of world’s children exposed to at least three climate hazards, Unicef says
  • Jun 16, 2026

Half of world’s children exposed to at least three climate hazards, Unicef says

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Mason Bunting
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
How Quebec has influenced medical assistance in dying in Canada
  • Jun 16, 2026

How Quebec has influenced medical assistance in dying in Canada

  • National Observer
  •  — 
  • Katrine Desautels
Alberta urged to follow federal guidance as it develops fall COVID-19 vaccine plan
  • Jun 16, 2026

Alberta urged to follow federal guidance as it develops fall COVID-19 vaccine plan

  • CBC News
Leading OB-GYN group breaks from CDC on maternal vaccination schedule
  • Jun 16, 2026

Leading OB-GYN group breaks from CDC on maternal vaccination schedule

  • The Guardian
Major sporting events could offer a public health role for nursing students
  • Jun 16, 2026

Major sporting events could offer a public health role for nursing students

  • The Conversation
  •  — 
  • Areej Al-Hamad
Canada's MAID laws on 'a collision course' as Parliament awaits legal challenges
  • Jun 16, 2026

Canada's MAID laws on 'a collision course' as Parliament awaits legal challenges

  • Canadian Press
  •  — 
  • Sarah Ritchie
What Scotland Can Teach Canada About Fixing Its Doctor Shortage
  • Jun 16, 2026

What Scotland Can Teach Canada About Fixing Its Doctor Shortage

  • The Tyee
  •  — 
  • Michelle Gamage
Ontario doctors voice concern on emergency department wait times
  • Jun 16, 2026

Ontario doctors voice concern on emergency department wait times

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Joshua Freeman
First new heart valve in Canada helps Summerland woman get daily life back
  • Jun 15, 2026

First new heart valve in Canada helps Summerland woman get daily life back

  • The Daily Scan
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  • Marcelo Dominguez
FDA approves Colorado’s plan to import cheaper drugs from Canada
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  • Jun 15, 2026

FDA approves Colorado’s plan to import cheaper drugs from Canada

  • STAT
  •  — 
  • Lizzy Lawrence
His colon cancer was originally misdiagnosed. Now he's encouraging screening as Ontario boosts capacity
  • Jun 15, 2026

His colon cancer was originally misdiagnosed. Now he's encouraging screening as Ontario boosts capacity

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Talia Ricci
Covid vaccination cut risk of adverse heart events, large study finds
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  • Jun 15, 2026

Covid vaccination cut risk of adverse heart events, large study finds

  • STAT
  •  — 
  • Lauren Chan
Opioid-related deaths fell 23% last year, feds say, but ‘crisis is complex’
  • Jun 15, 2026

Opioid-related deaths fell 23% last year, feds say, but ‘crisis is complex’

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Sarah Ritchie
Committee to recommend Liberals indefinitely pause expanding MAID for mental illness: sources
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  • Jun 15, 2026

Committee to recommend Liberals indefinitely pause expanding MAID for mental illness: sources

  • National Post
  •  — 
  • Sharon Kirkey
No ‘silver bullet’ to solve Canada’s toxic drug crisis: Health minister
  • Jun 15, 2026

No ‘silver bullet’ to solve Canada’s toxic drug crisis: Health minister

  • CBC News
Mental health challenges cost employers billions, yet few resources go toward prevention
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  • Jun 15, 2026

Mental health challenges cost employers billions, yet few resources go toward prevention

  • The Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Jared Lindzon
Antidepressants and antipsychotics could serve as alternatives to opioids, study finds
  • Jun 15, 2026

Antidepressants and antipsychotics could serve as alternatives to opioids, study finds

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Hannah Harris Green
Scientists say GLP-1s improved male testosterone levels and sperm count
  • Jun 15, 2026

Scientists say GLP-1s improved male testosterone levels and sperm count

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • CNN
Federal officials cite decline in opioid-related deaths but warn progress is fragile
  • Jun 15, 2026

Federal officials cite decline in opioid-related deaths but warn progress is fragile

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • The Canadian Press
Ebola cases in eastern Congo climb to 782 and deaths reach 181, authorities say
  • Jun 15, 2026

Ebola cases in eastern Congo climb to 782 and deaths reach 181, authorities say

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • The Associated Press
What to know about alpha-gal syndrome, the life-threatening meat allergy caused by tick bites
  • Jun 15, 2026

What to know about alpha-gal syndrome, the life-threatening meat allergy caused by tick bites

  • Associated Press
  •  — 
  • Matthew Perrone
Ontario parents hope son's death can change Canada's approach to novel cancer treatments
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  • Jun 15, 2026

Ontario parents hope son's death can change Canada's approach to novel cancer treatments

  • The Globe and Mail
Cheaper generic Ozempic is here. Here’s what we’ve learned since these drugs exploded onto the scene
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  • Jun 15, 2026

Cheaper generic Ozempic is here. Here’s what we’ve learned since these drugs exploded onto the scene

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Kevin Jiang
Inside Ebola country: NPR reports from eastern DR Congo's outbreak zone
  • Jun 15, 2026

Inside Ebola country: NPR reports from eastern DR Congo's outbreak zone

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Emmet Livingstone
Fatal opioid overdoses in Canada decline for second year in a row
  •  —
  • Jun 15, 2026

Fatal opioid overdoses in Canada decline for second year in a row

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Ryan Tumilty
Female patients in Ontario less likely to be admitted to specialized trauma centres, research shows
  •  —
  • Jun 15, 2026

Female patients in Ontario less likely to be admitted to specialized trauma centres, research shows

  • The Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • ALANNA SMITH
Researchers say it matters what liquid you take your pills with
  • Jun 15, 2026

Researchers say it matters what liquid you take your pills with

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Jordan Fleguel
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
Women with traumatic brain injury 26 per cent less likely to receive trauma care than men, Ontario study finds
  • Jun 15, 2026

Women with traumatic brain injury 26 per cent less likely to receive trauma care than men, Ontario study finds

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Lauren Pelley
Our youth are struggling. What do we owe them – and our future?
  •  —
  • Jun 15, 2026

Our youth are struggling. What do we owe them – and our future?

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Claude Lavoie
Manitoba will have electronic patient records that can be shared between hospitals by next spring
  • Jun 15, 2026

Manitoba will have electronic patient records that can be shared between hospitals by next spring

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Ian Froese
How successful is egg freezing? Fertility clinics don't have to say
  •  —
  • Jun 15, 2026

How successful is egg freezing? Fertility clinics don't have to say

  • National Post
  •  — 
  • Lori Culbert
Ontario ER doctors raise alarm on hospital overcrowding
  •  —
  • Jun 15, 2026

Ontario ER doctors raise alarm on hospital overcrowding

  • The Globe and Mail
Hepatitis A Outbreak in Canada Leaves 4 Dead, 142 Hospitalized; CDC Issues Travel Notice as Many Americans Traveling to Canada Remain Unvaccinated.
  • Jun 13, 2026

Hepatitis A Outbreak in Canada Leaves 4 Dead, 142 Hospitalized; CDC Issues Travel Notice as Many Americans Traveling to Canada Remain Unvaccinated.

  • Medical Daily
The behind-the-scenes work of protecting World Cup fans from infectious diseases
  • Jun 13, 2026

The behind-the-scenes work of protecting World Cup fans from infectious diseases

  • CIDRAP
  •  — 
  • Meghan Holohan

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