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Decriminalization is taking a beating in the court of public opinion. Oregon has rolled back it’s high-profile initiative and recriminalized drug...
On April 17, 1984, the Canada Health Act received royal assent. The story published the next day in The Globe and Mail was underwhelming – a couple...
The federal Liberals have, once again, promised a national school food program. After identical promises in 2019 and 2021, this time around,...
The doctor-patient relationship is sacrosanct, and having the courts second-guess the clinical judgment of physicians and nurse practitioners is...
With both the Princess of Wales and King Charles undergoing treatment for cancer, one of the world’s deadliest diseases is back in the headlines in...
On March 7, Corporal Jennifer Cooper, the media relations officer at the RCMP detachment in Prince George, B.C., issued a press release about a pair...
Carson Hoyt died by suicide on June 13, 2021, at age 15. His parents asked that their late son be mentioned in Hampton High School’s yearbook for...
Canada is “a country of perpetual pilot projects,” former health minister Monique Bégin once famously said. Despite all the hype surrounding the...
A dose of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is displayed at the Neighborcare Health clinics at Vashon Island High School in Vashon Island, Wash.,...
Earlier this month, Élizabeth Rivera and Antoine Bittar, a Quebec couple whose daughter died in a drunk-driving crash, testified at a legislative...
Senators Pamela Wallin, left, Stan Kutcher, and Marie-Francoise Megie attend a press conference to call on the government to fulfill its obligation...
A cervix self-screening kit is a part of the first self-screening cervical cancer plan in Canada, in Vancouver on Jan. 9. ETHAN CAIRNS/The Canadian...
There’s a new symbol for what ails Canada’s collapsing health care system: The duct-tape ribbon. Dr. David Keegan, a professor of family medicine...
Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event the District Venue on Jan. 14 in Ankeny, Iowa. Kevin...
On the eve of New Year’s Eve, Quebec’s Ministry of Health issued a press release urging the public to “respect good practices” and avoid going...
Bikers ride on a bicycle path at Rivoli street, in Paris, on Feb. 23, 2023. Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images In 2020, Rue de Rivoli, in the heart of...
The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP), which could eventually provide dental insurance to at least nine million Canadians, is slowly being implemented....
Life expectancy is down in Canada for the third year in a row, according to Statistics Canada. A child born today in Canada can expect to live to 81.3...
Cars wait at an intersection in Deux-Montagnes, Que., with a sign prohibiting right turns at a red light, on Nov. 10. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press ...
Breathing is something most people take for granted. But for people with lung disease, it can be a constant worry, especially if they need a little...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is shown during a news conference in Edmonton on Nov. 8. JASON FRANSON/The Canadian Press Drawn and quartered was a...
Police raid the Fun Guyz magic mushroom store for the third time on Aug. 3 in Montreal. The shop specializes in hallucinogenic mushrooms which are...
Toronto’s public library system is one of the world’s busiest, with 100 branches, including the landmark Reference Library in Yorkville...
Psst: Don’t tell anyone, but there’s a city in Canada where everyone who wants a family doctor has one. There are also several clinics accepting...
As the nursing shortage grows worse in Canada’s hospitals and long-term care homes, provinces and territories are paying hundreds of millions of...
Manitoba Premier-elect Wab Kinew holds a press conference in Winnipeg, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim Aaron Vincent...
AI technology can allow patients to feel more seen and heard during doctor visits. It also frees up valuable time for doctors who currently spend, on...
In this, the era of perpetual crises, Canada needs an institution to oversee the country’s health security. That is one of the key messages in a new...
Gender-affirming surgery, vaccine refusal, medical assistance in dying, abortion, involuntary treatment for drug users. All these hot-button...
The outbreak of E. coli that is unfolding in a small number of Calgary daycare centres is absolutely horrific. As of Sunday, there had been 190 cases...