WHO confirms Andes strain of hantavirus in cruise ship passengers, with 3 transferred from ship for treatment
  • May 06, 2026

WHO confirms Andes strain of hantavirus in cruise ship passengers, with 3 transferred from ship for treatment

  • CBC News
Pandemic pay locked in: Arbitrator rewrites quarantine rules at Toronto hospital
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  • May 06, 2026

Pandemic pay locked in: Arbitrator rewrites quarantine rules at Toronto hospital
Ottawa prepared to halt plan to allow MAID for mental illness
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  • May 06, 2026

Ottawa prepared to halt plan to allow MAID for mental illness

  • The Globe and Mail
Saskatchewan government passes law forcing drug treatment for those with addictions
  • May 06, 2026

Saskatchewan government passes law forcing drug treatment for those with addictions

  • The Canadian Press
MAID curriculum criticized by experts who helped create it
  • May 06, 2026

MAID curriculum criticized by experts who helped create it

  • Canadian Affairs
9 cases of Legionnaires' disease confirmed in Toronto: public health
  • May 06, 2026

9 cases of Legionnaires' disease confirmed in Toronto: public health

  • CBC News
Denied at the dock: When a dream cruise becomes a floating quarantine
  • May 06, 2026

Denied at the dock: When a dream cruise becomes a floating quarantine

  • CTV News
3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak
  • May 06, 2026

3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak

  • Toronto Star
Ontario is lowering the age for colorectal cancer screening. Here's what you need to know
  • May 06, 2026

Ontario is lowering the age for colorectal cancer screening. Here's what you need to know

  • Toronto Star
Dalhousie University scientist using AI for breast cancer research
  • May 06, 2026

Dalhousie University scientist using AI for breast cancer research

  • CTV News
How medical travel support helped an NL family's fight against cancer, allowed them to remain in province
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  • May 06, 2026

How medical travel support helped an NL family's fight against cancer, allowed them to remain in province

  • Saltwire
Warnings and extra ER doctors as more B.C. kids seriously injured on e-scooters
  • May 05, 2026

Warnings and extra ER doctors as more B.C. kids seriously injured on e-scooters

  • CTV News
Public-private health care model coming to Alberta breaches Canada Health Act, legal expert argues
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  • May 05, 2026

Public-private health care model coming to Alberta breaches Canada Health Act, legal expert argues

  • The Globe and Mail
Human-to-human transmission of killer hantavirus suspected in cruise ship outbreak. Here's what that means
  • May 05, 2026

Human-to-human transmission of killer hantavirus suspected in cruise ship outbreak. Here's what that means

  • CBC News
Ontario to start screening for colorectal cancer at age 45 instead of 50
  • May 05, 2026

Ontario to start screening for colorectal cancer at age 45 instead of 50

  • CBC News
Ontario to lower colorectal cancer screening age to 45 in July
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  • May 05, 2026

Ontario to lower colorectal cancer screening age to 45 in July

  • The Globe and Mail
British crew member in need of urgent medical care amid suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship
  • May 05, 2026

British crew member in need of urgent medical care amid suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

  • The Guardian
Auditor general reports on avian flu vaccines, First Nations funding
  • May 05, 2026

Auditor general reports on avian flu vaccines, First Nations funding

  • Toronto Star
Why the long incubation period of hantavirus could make tracing its spread difficult
  • May 05, 2026

Why the long incubation period of hantavirus could make tracing its spread difficult

  • CTV News
Toronto woman with bipolar disorder asks Ontario court to grant her emergency MAID access
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  • May 05, 2026

Toronto woman with bipolar disorder asks Ontario court to grant her emergency MAID access

  • The Globe and Mail
Supreme Court gives abortion pill mifepristone a 1-week reprieve from a major change
  • May 05, 2026

Supreme Court gives abortion pill mifepristone a 1-week reprieve from a major change

  • npr
Students' fundamental skills playing catchup 3 years after official end of COVID-19
  • May 05, 2026

Students' fundamental skills playing catchup 3 years after official end of COVID-19

  • CTV News
Ontario to lower age for colorectal cancer screening
  • May 05, 2026

Ontario to lower age for colorectal cancer screening

  • CTV News
Suspected hantavirus cases to be evacuated from cruise ship
  • May 05, 2026

Suspected hantavirus cases to be evacuated from cruise ship

  • CTV News
Canada's healthcare system must prepare for oil shocks and shortages
  • May 05, 2026

Canada's healthcare system must prepare for oil shocks and shortages

  • Canada Healthwatch
Drug-overdose deaths are falling across Canada. Why is Edmonton an exception?
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  • May 05, 2026

Drug-overdose deaths are falling across Canada. Why is Edmonton an exception?

  • The Globe and Mail
Ontario public health unit warns of infectious stomach illness uptick
  • May 05, 2026

Ontario public health unit warns of infectious stomach illness uptick

  • Global News
Canada's fragmented electronic health records harm patients and cost taxpayers billions: New research
  • May 05, 2026

Canada's fragmented electronic health records harm patients and cost taxpayers billions: New research

  • The Conversation
Human-to-human transmission of killer hantavirus suspected in cruise ship outbreak. Here's what that means
  • May 05, 2026

Human-to-human transmission of killer hantavirus suspected in cruise ship outbreak. Here's what that means

  • CBC News
Less invasive spine surgery speeds up recovery time for patients, AHS says
  • May 05, 2026

Less invasive spine surgery speeds up recovery time for patients, AHS says

  • CBC News
1 energy drink can be over the daily caffeine limit for a teenager: new research
  • May 05, 2026

1 energy drink can be over the daily caffeine limit for a teenager: new research

  • CTV News
As Quebec begins digitization of patient medical records, premier cautions 'there may be bugs'
  • May 05, 2026

As Quebec begins digitization of patient medical records, premier cautions 'there may be bugs'

  • CBC News
New spinal surgery program in Calgary gets patients home within hours
  • May 05, 2026

New spinal surgery program in Calgary gets patients home within hours

  • CTV News
Canada's nurses press for a First Ministers' Meeting in pre-budget submission Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
  • May 05, 2026

Canada's nurses press for a First Ministers' Meeting in pre-budget submission Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
New therapy for hard-to-treat inflammatory bowel disease shows promise
  • May 05, 2026

New therapy for hard-to-treat inflammatory bowel disease shows promise

  • NBC News
N.S. family wants answers about baby's death before new medical records system rollout
  • May 05, 2026

N.S. family wants answers about baby's death before new medical records system rollout

  • CBC News
World 'unprepared' for next pandemic as countries fail to agree on sharing information, tests and vaccines
  • May 05, 2026

World 'unprepared' for next pandemic as countries fail to agree on sharing information, tests and vaccines

  • The Guardian
Toronto woman asks court for emergency relief to receive medical assisted death
  • May 05, 2026

Toronto woman asks court for emergency relief to receive medical assisted death

  • CP24
This Ontario psychiatric hospital locks some patients up alone for years at a time. Why Waypoint's 'abusive' use of seclusion doesn't happen in the U.S.
  • May 05, 2026

This Ontario psychiatric hospital locks some patients up alone for years at a time. Why Waypoint's 'abusive' use of seclusion doesn't happen in the U.S.

  • Toronto Star
'Nursing Home Without Walls' will offer care for the elderly in their communities
  • May 05, 2026

'Nursing Home Without Walls' will offer care for the elderly in their communities

  • Toronto Star
Hantavirus, COVID, norovirus, legionnaires': why are cruise ships so prone to disease outbreaks?
  • May 05, 2026

Hantavirus, COVID, norovirus, legionnaires': why are cruise ships so prone to disease outbreaks?

  • The Conversation
Immigration changes are driving foreign researchers to leave the U.S. — or not come to begin with
  • May 05, 2026

Immigration changes are driving foreign researchers to leave the U.S. — or not come to begin with

  • STAT

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