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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
South Shore police services changing response to domestic violence involving dementia
  • Oct 21, 2026

South Shore police services changing response to domestic violence involving dementia

  • CBC News
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  • Josh Hoffman
Plasma donation company Grifols begins phased reopening of centres after 2-month hiatus
  • Oct 21, 2026

Plasma donation company Grifols begins phased reopening of centres after 2-month hiatus

  • CBC News
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  • Darren Bernhardt
As Christina Applegate reveals MS misdiagnosis, doctor warns of wrong treatment risks
  • Oct 21, 2026

As Christina Applegate reveals MS misdiagnosis, doctor warns of wrong treatment risks

  • CBC News
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  • Alexandra Mae Jones
More pharmacist prescribing power would help rural Manitoba, Progressive Conservatives say
  • Oct 20, 2026

More pharmacist prescribing power would help rural Manitoba, Progressive Conservatives say

  • CBC News
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  • Christopher Gareau
CFB Wainwright fire highlights long, painful process of burn recovery, specialists say
  • Oct 20, 2026

CFB Wainwright fire highlights long, painful process of burn recovery, specialists say

  • CTV News
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  • Nicole Ireland and Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press
Guelph psychotherapist urges Ontario to fund long-term supportive therapy with OHIP
  • Oct 20, 2026

Guelph psychotherapist urges Ontario to fund long-term supportive therapy with OHIP

  • CBC News
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  • Lauren Kuivenhoven
Canada’s 2-year measles outbreak officially over: PHAC
  • Oct 20, 2026

Canada’s 2-year measles outbreak officially over: PHAC

  • Global News
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  • Sean Previl
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

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