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

  • Global News
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  • Tavi Dhillon
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

  • CityNews
  •  — 
  • Koby Mitchell
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

  • CAMH
Canada should 'indefinitely' abandon plans for psychiatric euthanasia, parliamentarians urge
  • Jun 17, 2026

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

  • National Post
  •  — 
  • Stephanie Taylor
Cannabis commercialisation not decriminalisation drives up usage, study finds
  • Jun 17, 2026

Cannabis commercialisation not decriminalisation drives up usage, study finds

  • The Guardian
  •  — 
  • Ian Sample
With FDA backing, Colorado says state will save money by importing drugs from Canada
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  • Jun 17, 2026

With FDA backing, Colorado says state will save money by importing drugs from Canada

  • The Globe and Mail
Canadian government should 'indefinitely exclude' people with mental illness from MAID, committee recommends
  • Jun 17, 2026

Canadian government should 'indefinitely exclude' people with mental illness from MAID, committee recommends

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Jennifer La Grassa
Conflict brewing over Alberta’s dual practice legislation
  • Jun 17, 2026

Conflict brewing over Alberta’s dual practice legislation

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Nicole Weisberg
Mental health disruptions at work continue to climb in Canada: report
  • Jun 17, 2026

Mental health disruptions at work continue to climb in Canada: report

  • Human Resources Director
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  • Rod Bolivar
Committee set to recommend against allowing MAID for mental illness in report
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  • Jun 17, 2026

Committee set to recommend against allowing MAID for mental illness in report

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Sarah Ritchie
Alberta judge dismisses bid to stall closure of supervised drug sites
  • Jun 17, 2026

Alberta judge dismisses bid to stall closure of supervised drug sites

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Dayne Patterson
A 16-month-old and his mother recover from Ebola in rare good news from outbreak in Congo
  • Jun 17, 2026

A 16-month-old and his mother recover from Ebola in rare good news from outbreak in Congo

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Justin Kabumba
This medical device may cause serious health risks and even death, Health Canada warns
  • Jun 17, 2026

This medical device may cause serious health risks and even death, Health Canada warns

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Christl Dabu
Earliest outbreak of the plague killed hunter-gatherer kids 5,500 years ago
  • Jun 17, 2026

Earliest outbreak of the plague killed hunter-gatherer kids 5,500 years ago

  • CBC News
U.S. Centers for Disease Control issues travel alert for Manitoba over hepatitis A outbreak
  • Jun 17, 2026

U.S. Centers for Disease Control issues travel alert for Manitoba over hepatitis A outbreak

  • CBC News
‘We have to maintain an open mind’: Justice minister won’t ‘close the door’ on any MAID policy
  • Jun 17, 2026

‘We have to maintain an open mind’: Justice minister won’t ‘close the door’ on any MAID policy

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Spencer Van Dyk
U.S. CDC issues travel warning over hepatitis A outbreak in Manitoba
  • Jun 17, 2026

U.S. CDC issues travel warning over hepatitis A outbreak in Manitoba

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Kayla Rosen
‘Historic’ report calls for complete overhaul of services for Manitoba adults living with disabilities
  • Jun 17, 2026

‘Historic’ report calls for complete overhaul of services for Manitoba adults living with disabilities

  • CTV News
  •  — 
  • Alex Karpa
World-first burn treatment shows ‘remarkable’ results in Canadian patient
  • Jun 17, 2026

World-first burn treatment shows ‘remarkable’ results in Canadian patient

  • Global News
  •  — 
  • Alessia Simona Maratta
'Outrageous' egg-freezing costs force some women to take drastic steps for pregnancy
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  • Jun 17, 2026

'Outrageous' egg-freezing costs force some women to take drastic steps for pregnancy

  • National Post
  •  — 
  • Lori Culbert
Parliamentary committee recommends against MAID expansion for mental illness
  • Jun 17, 2026

Parliamentary committee recommends against MAID expansion for mental illness

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Olivia Stefanovich
A few weeks or 13 years? Nunavut health card wait times affected by understaffing
  • Jun 17, 2026

A few weeks or 13 years? Nunavut health card wait times affected by understaffing

  • Nunavut News
  •  — 
  • William Koblensky Varela
Alberta judge dismisses bid to halt closure of supervised drug-use sites
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  • Jun 16, 2026

Alberta judge dismisses bid to halt closure of supervised drug-use sites

  • The Globe and Mail
Committee recommends indefinite pause to MAID expansion for mental illness
  • Jun 16, 2026

Committee recommends indefinite pause to MAID expansion for mental illness

  • CBC News
Alberta strikes new deal with pharmacists, dispensing fees to see small bump
  • Jun 16, 2026

Alberta strikes new deal with pharmacists, dispensing fees to see small bump

  • CTV News
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  • The Canadian Press
Labrador’s 1st Innu nurse receives honorary doctor of laws
  • Jun 16, 2026

Labrador’s 1st Innu nurse receives honorary doctor of laws

  • CBC News
  •  — 
  • Elizabeth Whitten
Alberta court judge dismisses bid to stall closure of supervised drug sites
  • Jun 16, 2026

Alberta court judge dismisses bid to stall closure of supervised drug sites

  • Canadian Press
News Release: One out of 10 people admitted to hospital are there because of the impact of substance use on their health: new report
  • Jun 16, 2026

News Release: One out of 10 people admitted to hospital are there because of the impact of substance use on their health: new report

  • Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
After 10 years of MAID, key report on mental illness expansion nears
  • Jun 16, 2026

After 10 years of MAID, key report on mental illness expansion nears

  • Global News
  •  — 
  • Adriana Fallico
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

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