Trump to create new National Institutes of Health division, task force for women’s health
  • Oct 19, 2026

Trump to create new National Institutes of Health division, task force for women’s health

  • CTV News
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  • Susan Heavey and Ahmed Aboulenein, AFP
This Quebec woman’s liver is 111 years old. She hikes to raise awareness for organ donation
  • Oct 19, 2026

This Quebec woman’s liver is 111 years old. She hikes to raise awareness for organ donation

  • CTV News
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  • Angela MacKenzie
Ontario government hid study on rates of problem gambling, internal documents reveal
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  • Oct 19, 2026

Ontario government hid study on rates of problem gambling, internal documents reveal

  • Toronto Star
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  • Brendan Kennedy
Ontario toddler survives rattlesnake bite, partly thanks to 18 doses of antivenom
  • Oct 19, 2026

Ontario toddler survives rattlesnake bite, partly thanks to 18 doses of antivenom

  • CBC News
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  • Travis Dolynny
Measles outbreak declared over in Manitoba
  • Oct 19, 2026

Measles outbreak declared over in Manitoba

  • CBC News
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  • Arturo Chang
1 in 4 Ebola deaths are children in Democratic Republic of Congo's worst outbreak
  • Oct 19, 2026

1 in 4 Ebola deaths are children in Democratic Republic of Congo's worst outbreak

  • CBC News
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  • Tashauna Reid and Alexandra Mae Jones
Ontario Ontario hospital in deficit cutting over 100 nursing roles, adding other positions
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  • Oct 19, 2026

Ontario Ontario hospital in deficit cutting over 100 nursing roles, adding other positions

  • Toronto Star
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  • Allison Jones, The Canadian Press
Feds confirm funding for rare disease research as other questions unanswered
  • Oct 19, 2026

Feds confirm funding for rare disease research as other questions unanswered

  • CTV News
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  • Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press
Could this 93-year-old sprinter's muscles hold clues to healthy aging? Scientists think so
  • Oct 19, 2026

Could this 93-year-old sprinter's muscles hold clues to healthy aging? Scientists think so

  • CBC News
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  • Megan Williams
Montreal borough tightens rules on e-scooters as youth injuries skyrocket
  • Oct 19, 2026

Montreal borough tightens rules on e-scooters as youth injuries skyrocket

  • CBC News
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  • Annabelle Olivier
Canada's health ministers say federal funding extension only delays looming 'fiscal cliff'
  • Oct 18, 2026

Canada's health ministers say federal funding extension only delays looming 'fiscal cliff'

  • CBC News
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  • Ian Froese
What parents need to know about childhood vision problems and uneven provincial coverage
  • Oct 16, 2026

What parents need to know about childhood vision problems and uneven provincial coverage

  • CTV News
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  • Maria Sarrouh
Manitoba will hire up to 90 family doctors by 2029 with $6M in federal funding: health minister
  • Oct 16, 2026

Manitoba will hire up to 90 family doctors by 2029 with $6M in federal funding: health minister

  • CBC News
Do you sleep in on weekends? Experts say it may have health benefits — but 97 is the magic number
  • Oct 16, 2026

Do you sleep in on weekends? Experts say it may have health benefits — but 97 is the magic number

  • Toronto Star
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  • Kevin Jiang
Hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia – OB-GYNS set new rules for menopause treatment
  • Oct 16, 2026

Hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia – OB-GYNS set new rules for menopause treatment

  • npr
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  • Shannon Firth
Hunters take issue with Saskatchewan’s plan to end chronic wasting disease testing
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  • Oct 16, 2026

Hunters take issue with Saskatchewan’s plan to end chronic wasting disease testing

  • Toronto Star
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  • Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press
WHO issues warning of measles spreading in Americas. Here’s how Canadians could be affected
  • Oct 16, 2026

WHO issues warning of measles spreading in Americas. Here’s how Canadians could be affected

  • CTV News
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  • Christl Dabu
Health ministers say one-year extension of mental health, home care funding not enough
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  • Oct 16, 2026

Health ministers say one-year extension of mental health, home care funding not enough

  • Globe and Mail
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  • Temur Durrani and Kristy Kirkup
What to know about listeria after a nationwide recall for cheese
  • Oct 16, 2026

What to know about listeria after a nationwide recall for cheese

  • CTV News
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  • Heather Wright
Health ministers united in calling for federal funding certainty despite extension
  • Oct 16, 2026

Health ministers united in calling for federal funding certainty despite extension

  • CTV News
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  • Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press
Canada's doctors and nurses stand with provinces and territories to call for predictable, sustainable health care funding
  • Oct 15, 2026

Canada's doctors and nurses stand with provinces and territories to call for predictable, sustainable health care funding

  • Canadian Medical Association
World’s doctors call for urgent solutions to harmful false health information
  • Oct 15, 2026

World’s doctors call for urgent solutions to harmful false health information

  • Canadian Medical Association
Make a 'sick day' kit for cold and flu season before your household gets hit
  • Oct 15, 2026

Make a 'sick day' kit for cold and flu season before your household gets hit

  • npr
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  • Andee Tagle
Chips, cereals and frozen meals could raise risk of brain damage and dementia, study finds
  • Oct 15, 2026

Chips, cereals and frozen meals could raise risk of brain damage and dementia, study finds

  • CTV News
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  • Adrian Ghobrial
We know junk food isn't healthy, but scientists are trying to determine if it's also bad for our brains
  • Oct 15, 2026

We know junk food isn't healthy, but scientists are trying to determine if it's also bad for our brains

  • CBC News
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  • Nick Logan
Health ministers meet in Winnipeg after Ottawa announces funding extension
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  • Oct 15, 2026

Health ministers meet in Winnipeg after Ottawa announces funding extension

  • Globe and Mail
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  • Ian Bickis
Flu vaccine appointments are now open in Quebec as early flu season loomst
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  • Oct 15, 2026

Flu vaccine appointments are now open in Quebec as early flu season loomst

  • Toronto Star
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  • Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman, The Canadian Press
Ottawa to extend $1.2B in funding for home care, mental health services
  • Oct 15, 2026

Ottawa to extend $1.2B in funding for home care, mental health services

  • CTV News
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  • The Canadian Press
Nearly 2,000 young nurses left the profession in Quebec in 2024
  • Oct 15, 2026

Nearly 2,000 young nurses left the profession in Quebec in 2024

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Robin Della Corte
Kenya confirms 2nd case of Ebola in relative of patient who died earlier this month
  • Oct 14, 2026

Kenya confirms 2nd case of Ebola in relative of patient who died earlier this month

  • CBC News
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  • The Associated Press
Could GLP-1 drugs be anti-aging medications?
  • Oct 14, 2026

Could GLP-1 drugs be anti-aging medications?

  • CTV News
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  • Brenda Goodman, CNN
More than half of doctors surveyed would leave an independent Alberta: medical group
  • Oct 14, 2026

More than half of doctors surveyed would leave an independent Alberta: medical group

  • CTV News
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  • Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press
Ontario to change how people get safer-supply opioids, in bid to stop drugs being diverted to street
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  • Oct 14, 2026

Ontario to change how people get safer-supply opioids, in bid to stop drugs being diverted to street

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Omar Mosleh
Quebec delays breast cancer screening expansion for women aged 45-49
  • Oct 14, 2026

Quebec delays breast cancer screening expansion for women aged 45-49

  • CTV News
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  • Robin Della Corte
With a surge of influenza cases in Canada, this province rolled vaccines out earlier than normal
  • Oct 14, 2026

With a surge of influenza cases in Canada, this province rolled vaccines out earlier than normal

  • CTV News
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  • Paul Hollingsworth
Canadians want more local news on health care; affordability tops national concerns: new CJF study
  • Oct 13, 2026

Canadians want more local news on health care; affordability tops national concerns: new CJF study

  • The Canadian Journalism Foundation
Federal dental plan expands access, but patients still face costs, denials, and gaps in care, report finds
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  • Oct 13, 2026

Federal dental plan expands access, but patients still face costs, denials, and gaps in care, report finds

  • Hill Times
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  • MZWANDILE PONCANA
Feeling sick? Why you may not be able to tell which virus you have
  • Oct 13, 2026

Feeling sick? Why you may not be able to tell which virus you have

  • CTV News
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  • Archie Niari
Flu, COVID-19 and RSV: What Canadians should know
  • Oct 13, 2026

Flu, COVID-19 and RSV: What Canadians should know

  • CTV News
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  • Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press
Complaint filed to medical regulator over MP saying fentanyl ‘readily available’ in MAID report
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  • Oct 13, 2026

Complaint filed to medical regulator over MP saying fentanyl ‘readily available’ in MAID report

  • Toronto Star
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  • Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press
It’s proven to treat depression — but doctors hesitate to prescribe it. Researchers are trying to change that
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  • Oct 13, 2026

It’s proven to treat depression — but doctors hesitate to prescribe it. Researchers are trying to change that

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Kerry Gillespie
Here's what to know if you're unsure about your measles immunity status
  • Oct 13, 2026

Here's what to know if you're unsure about your measles immunity status

  • npr
  •  — 
  • Maria Godoy

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