Policy

Questions remain about private-pay Nurse Practitioner clinics ahead of April 1 deadline

Mar 06, 2026

Questions remain about private-pay Nurse Practitioner clinics ahead of April 1 deadline

Tackling air pollution should be part of government work to cut cancer rates, scientists say

Mar 06, 2026

Tackling air pollution should be part of government work to cut cancer rates, scientists say

Canada launches new program to grant 33,000 foreign workers permanent residence

Mar 06, 2026

Canada launches new program to grant 33,000 foreign workers permanent residence

Mar 06, 2026

PSW Death Exposes Safety Failures in Ontario's Homecare System: SEIU

Weight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study finds

Mar 06, 2026

Weight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study finds

Can psilocybin ease distress in the dying? Research shows promise

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Mar 06, 2026

Can psilocybin ease distress in the dying? Research shows promise

Quebec health reform leads to drop in doctor recruitment

Mar 06, 2026

Quebec health reform leads to drop in doctor recruitment

Groups call on federal government to review Alberta's Bill 11 health-care reforms

Mar 06, 2026

Groups call on federal government to review Alberta's Bill 11 health-care reforms

Yellowknife family calls for changes to medical travel policy after troubling experience

Mar 06, 2026

Yellowknife family calls for changes to medical travel policy after troubling experience

Benzo-dope takes over as top drug found in Toronto's opioid supply, amid rise in ODs

Mar 06, 2026

Benzo-dope takes over as top drug found in Toronto's opioid supply, amid rise in ODs

Advocacy groups call on feds to review Alberta's Bill 11 health-care reforms

Mar 06, 2026

Advocacy groups call on feds to review Alberta's Bill 11 health-care reforms

Alcohol warning labels could prevent cancer cases

Mar 06, 2026

Alcohol warning labels could prevent cancer cases

'A terrible experience': Patients spent days on overflow stretchers in Corner Brook hospital

Mar 06, 2026

'A terrible experience': Patients spent days on overflow stretchers in Corner Brook hospital

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defends change to eligibility criteria for seniors benefits

Mar 05, 2026

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defends change to eligibility criteria for seniors benefits

Doctors and health groups warn Alberta's plan for two-tier healthcare will worsen wait times

Mar 05, 2026

Doctors and health groups warn Alberta's plan for two-tier healthcare will worsen wait times

Windsor-Essex saw 77 suspected overdoses in February — a record for EMS

Mar 05, 2026

Windsor-Essex saw 77 suspected overdoses in February — a record for EMS

Want to understand Ontario's ER crisis? Watch 'The Pitt'

Mar 05, 2026

Want to understand Ontario's ER crisis? Watch 'The Pitt'

Alberta promises billions for health care, but new hospital towers are still years away

Mar 05, 2026

Alberta promises billions for health care, but new hospital towers are still years away

Are you waiting to see a specialist in B.C.? So are 1.2 million others

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Mar 05, 2026

Are you waiting to see a specialist in B.C.? So are 1.2 million others

Contaminated drinking water can last months or even years after wildfires: Canadian study

Mar 05, 2026

Contaminated drinking water can last months or even years after wildfires: Canadian study

We're blaming our overstuffed ERs, excruciating surgery waits and family doctor deserts on exactly the wrong people

Mar 05, 2026

We're blaming our overstuffed ERs, excruciating surgery waits and family doctor deserts on exactly the wrong people

Health-Care Advocacy Groups Speak Out Against Alberta's Bill 11

Mar 05, 2026

Health-Care Advocacy Groups Speak Out Against Alberta's Bill 11

'Scientifically not a good idea,' says researcher whose work informed B.C.'s daylight-time decision

Mar 05, 2026

'Scientifically not a good idea,' says researcher whose work informed B.C.'s daylight-time decision

'We feel betrayed': Disability community says provincial budget 'punches down'

Mar 05, 2026

'We feel betrayed': Disability community says provincial budget 'punches down'

Menopausal hormone therapy is free in B.C. and Manitoba. Why not in the rest of Canada?

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Mar 05, 2026

Menopausal hormone therapy is free in B.C. and Manitoba. Why not in the rest of Canada?

Alberta poached almost 70 nurses from Philippines since 2022 — but was it enough?

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Mar 05, 2026

Alberta poached almost 70 nurses from Philippines since 2022 — but was it enough?

Thousands of P.E.I. patients left looking for family doctors as physicians leave practices

Mar 05, 2026

Thousands of P.E.I. patients left looking for family doctors as physicians leave practices

Colon cancer often doesn’t wait for age 50. Screening doesn’t have to, either

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Mar 05, 2026

Colon cancer often doesn’t wait for age 50. Screening doesn’t have to, either

The world wants to ban children from social media, but there will be grave consequences for us all

Mar 05, 2026

The world wants to ban children from social media, but there will be grave consequences for us all

Vancouver hospital should 'never' be diverting pregnant patients, says trauma surgeon

Mar 05, 2026

Vancouver hospital should 'never' be diverting pregnant patients, says trauma surgeon

Canadian drinking water still at risk long after wildfires

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Mar 04, 2026

Canadian drinking water still at risk long after wildfires

Appeal Court tosses case brought by B.C. health executive fired for vaccine refusal

Mar 04, 2026

Appeal Court tosses case brought by B.C. health executive fired for vaccine refusal

Meth detention and other health-care issues dominate first day of legislature sitting

Mar 04, 2026

Meth detention and other health-care issues dominate first day of legislature sitting

MAID applicants should have more mental health support, says Quebec coroner

Mar 04, 2026

MAID applicants should have more mental health support, says Quebec coroner

Are Canada's radon guidelines 'failing to protect Canadians' from lung cancer?

Mar 04, 2026

Are Canada's radon guidelines 'failing to protect Canadians' from lung cancer?

'A constant stream' of serious flu cases leaves hundreds dead in Alberta

Mar 04, 2026

'A constant stream' of serious flu cases leaves hundreds dead in Alberta

Resigning doctor shares frustrations with Health P.E.I.

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Mar 04, 2026

Resigning doctor shares frustrations with Health P.E.I.

'It won't be violent. I won't be alone': Canadian hoping for MAID for mental illness

Mar 04, 2026

'It won't be violent. I won't be alone': Canadian hoping for MAID for mental illness

Rapid RSV tests linked to less antibiotic prescribing in kids

Mar 04, 2026

Rapid RSV tests linked to less antibiotic prescribing in kids

N.S. NDP, advocates call on province to reverse cut to caregivers benefit

Mar 04, 2026

N.S. NDP, advocates call on province to reverse cut to caregivers benefit

'A privilege to have the time to say goodbye': A look at MAID in Canada

Mar 04, 2026

'A privilege to have the time to say goodbye': A look at MAID in Canada

P.E.I.'s increased wait times for routine mammograms 'concerning,' says radiologist

Mar 04, 2026

P.E.I.'s increased wait times for routine mammograms 'concerning,' says radiologist

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