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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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
  •  — 
  • 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
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  • The Associated Press

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