Cracking a smile regularly may be good not just for your mood but for your health
  • Oct 26, 2026

Cracking a smile regularly may be good not just for your mood but for your health

  • CTV News
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  • Terry Tang, The Associated Press
Inquiry looking into man's death in Edmonton ER hears about too many patients, not enough beds or doctors
  • Oct 26, 2026

Inquiry looking into man's death in Edmonton ER hears about too many patients, not enough beds or doctors

  • CBC News
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  • Jesmeen Gill
Canada spent second most out of 32 countries on health care with little to show for it: Fraser report
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  • Oct 26, 2026

Canada spent second most out of 32 countries on health care with little to show for it: Fraser report

  • National Post
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  • Chris Knight
U.S. measles cases more than double what they were last year as outbreak spreads
  • Oct 26, 2026

U.S. measles cases more than double what they were last year as outbreak spreads

  • npr
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  • Chandelis Duster
Egg freezing is becoming significantly more popular in Canada
  • Oct 26, 2026

Egg freezing is becoming significantly more popular in Canada

  • CBC News
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  • Anya Zoledziowski
STATEMENT: Canada’s doctors stand with Albertans in support of the Canada Health Act
  • Oct 26, 2026

STATEMENT: Canada’s doctors stand with Albertans in support of the Canada Health Act

  • Canadian Medical Association
Provincial-territorial health ministers ‘welcome’ extra year of mental health, home-care dollars, but want ‘assurance’ that longer deals are coming, says Manitoba minister
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  • Oct 26, 2026

Provincial-territorial health ministers ‘welcome’ extra year of mental health, home-care dollars, but want ‘assurance’ that longer deals are coming, says Manitoba minister

  • Hill Times
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  • Tessie Sanci
These Canadian doctors are already wrestling with the dilemmas posed by advance requests for MAID
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  • Oct 26, 2026

These Canadian doctors are already wrestling with the dilemmas posed by advance requests for MAID

  • Toronto Star
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  • Raisa Patel
His doctors gave him 2 or 3 months. A new early-stage Toronto cancer treatment has been a ‘lifesaver’
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  • Oct 26, 2026

His doctors gave him 2 or 3 months. A new early-stage Toronto cancer treatment has been a ‘lifesaver’

  • Toronto Star
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  • Kevin Jiang and Megan Ogilvie
Manitoban denied out-of-province care for rare condition says he's 'tortured every single day'
  • Oct 26, 2026

Manitoban denied out-of-province care for rare condition says he's 'tortured every single day'

  • CBC News
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  • Alicia Wang
A new cancer drug costs as much as a home down payment each month. Doctors say that's greed, not health care
  • Oct 26, 2026

A new cancer drug costs as much as a home down payment each month. Doctors say that's greed, not health care

  • CBC News
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  • Nick Logan and Christine Birak
COVID launched a new era of technology-led learning. Now, some parents and school districts are ready to toss devices
  • Oct 26, 2026

COVID launched a new era of technology-led learning. Now, some parents and school districts are ready to toss devices

  • CTV News
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  • CNN
Authorities investigating whether first Kenya and Nigeria Ebola cases crossed paths
  • Oct 23, 2026

Authorities investigating whether first Kenya and Nigeria Ebola cases crossed paths

  • npr
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  • Kate Bartlett
Canadian woman dies in U.S. after fears of detainment prevented her from seeking medical care
  • Oct 23, 2026

Canadian woman dies in U.S. after fears of detainment prevented her from seeking medical care

  • CBC News
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  • Ruby Cornish
Five-point plan to address homelessness and the toxic drug crisis
  • Oct 23, 2026

Five-point plan to address homelessness and the toxic drug crisis

  • Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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  • Molly McCracken and Kate Kehler
Always tired? How to know if you are iron deficient
  • Oct 23, 2026

Always tired? How to know if you are iron deficient

  • CTV News
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  • Amanda Schupak, CNN
A novel mRNA cancer vaccine helps reduce the chances of melanoma patients' tumors returning
  • Oct 23, 2026

A novel mRNA cancer vaccine helps reduce the chances of melanoma patients' tumors returning

  • CTV News
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  • Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press
What is Shamonda, the livestock virus found for the first time in a person in France?
  • Oct 23, 2026

What is Shamonda, the livestock virus found for the first time in a person in France?

  • CTV News
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  • Deidre McPhillips, CNN
What health-care promises have B.C. parties made ahead of the provincial election?
  • Oct 22, 2026

What health-care promises have B.C. parties made ahead of the provincial election?

  • CBC News
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  • Baneet Braich
B.C. is seeing the highest flu numbers in the country
  • Oct 22, 2026

B.C. is seeing the highest flu numbers in the country

  • Global News
  •  — 
  • Amy Judd and Catherine Urquhart
Weight loss in middle age can restore cardiovascular health, research suggests
  • Oct 22, 2026

Weight loss in middle age can restore cardiovascular health, research suggests

  • The Guardian
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  • Andrew Gregory
How Bad Is Another Case of Covid?
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  • Oct 22, 2026

How Bad Is Another Case of Covid?

  • The New York Times
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  • Dani Blum
Long COVID patients 'devastated' by impending changes to virtual care access in B.C.
  • Oct 22, 2026

Long COVID patients 'devastated' by impending changes to virtual care access in B.C.

  • CBC News
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  • Ruby Cornish
Young people want to know if they're neurodivergent. Here's what doctors say is going on
  • Oct 22, 2026

Young people want to know if they're neurodivergent. Here's what doctors say is going on

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Sameer Chhabra
1st human case of livestock virus Shamonda reported in France
  • Oct 22, 2026

1st human case of livestock virus Shamonda reported in France

  • CBC News
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  • Thomson Reuters
Excess weight gain during pregnancy tied to severe health complications, study finds
  • Oct 22, 2026

Excess weight gain during pregnancy tied to severe health complications, study finds

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Christl Dabu
Some U.S. schools are banning caffeine pouches. Here’s what parents and students should know
  • Oct 22, 2026

Some U.S. schools are banning caffeine pouches. Here’s what parents and students should know

  • CTV News
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  • Cheyanne Mumphrey, The Associated Press
Canada’s health ministers advance workforce reforms and national health-data sharing
  • Oct 22, 2026

Canada’s health ministers advance workforce reforms and national health-data sharing

  • Hospital News
Trump complains about 'loser' Trudeau and U.S. subsidizing Canadian health care
  • Oct 22, 2026

Trump complains about 'loser' Trudeau and U.S. subsidizing Canadian health care

  • National Post
Beauty giants target ‘Ozempic face’ as boom in obesity drugs opens new market
  • Oct 22, 2026

Beauty giants target ‘Ozempic face’ as boom in obesity drugs opens new market

  • CTV News
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  • Richa Naidu and Dominique Patton
Christina Applegate’s MS misdiagnosis shocked many. If she were in Canada, it might have been different
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  • Oct 22, 2026

Christina Applegate’s MS misdiagnosis shocked many. If she were in Canada, it might have been different

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Kevin Jiang
Over-the-counter hearing aids will soon be for sale in Ontario. Here’s why some experts are concerned.
  • Oct 22, 2026

Over-the-counter hearing aids will soon be for sale in Ontario. Here’s why some experts are concerned.

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Pat Foran
Montreal hospital offers virtual ER appointments — a first in Quebec
  • Oct 22, 2026

Montreal hospital offers virtual ER appointments — a first in Quebec

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Robin Della Corte
Regina mom hopes new HIV testing program will help others giving birth
  • Oct 22, 2026

Regina mom hopes new HIV testing program will help others giving birth

  • CBC News
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  • Maeve Ellis
MPs moving to restrict gambling ads in Canada amid mounting harms
  • Oct 22, 2026

MPs moving to restrict gambling ads in Canada amid mounting harms

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Dave Seglins, Andreas Wesley and Saloni Bhugra
Fears of a pan-African Ebola crisis growing as fourth country reports first case
  • Oct 21, 2026

Fears of a pan-African Ebola crisis growing as fourth country reports first case

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Alexandra Mae Jones
Problem gambling jumps, suicides triple in Ontario after expansion of online casinos
  • Oct 21, 2026

Problem gambling jumps, suicides triple in Ontario after expansion of online casinos

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Dave Seglins, Andreas Wesley and Saloni Bhugra
A Toronto mom keeps their two-year-old almost entirely screen-free. Here is their weekly rule — and exceptions
  • Oct 21, 2026

A Toronto mom keeps their two-year-old almost entirely screen-free. Here is their weekly rule — and exceptions

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Kerry Gillespie
Selena Gomez says vaping nicotine changed her voice
  • Oct 21, 2026

Selena Gomez says vaping nicotine changed her voice

  • CBC News
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  • Griffin Jaeger
Cancer patients decry Ontario’s revised drug funding rules for out-of-country coverageAllison Jones
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  • Oct 21, 2026

Cancer patients decry Ontario’s revised drug funding rules for out-of-country coverageAllison Jones

  • Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Allison Jones
How a photo of a person’s face could help predict whether they’ll survive cancer treatment
  • Oct 21, 2026

How a photo of a person’s face could help predict whether they’ll survive cancer treatment

  • CTV News
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  • Jacqueline Howard, CNN
Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive
  • Oct 21, 2026

Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive

  • CTV News
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  • Ope Adetayo, The Associated Press

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