New measles uptick 'alarming,' Alberta doctor warns
Alberta's measles case counts have jumped after several quieter months, sparking concerns about the province’s ability to quash the outbreak.
Alberta's measles case counts have jumped after several quieter months, sparking concerns about the province’s ability to quash the outbreak.
The province is moving away from the traditional Pap test in favour of a more accurate test for human papillomavirus (HPV). It can pick up abnormalities sooner because it looks for the presence of high-risk HPV infections which cause the majority of cervical cancer cases.
Ochapowace First Nation has opened a new facility for people who have gone through detox and are waiting to get into a treatment centre. Patients can stay for up to two weeks and will have access to health care, therapy and spiritual care.
The Alberta government has announced a judge-led fatality inquiry to learn more about what happened when a man died waiting for care in an Edmonton hospital.
The three-year pilot project, which allowed people to be in possession of small amounts of illicit drugs, began on Jan. 31, 2023, and will expire at the end of this month.
New Brunswick’s health minister is eyeing an Ontario pilot project aimed at decreasing wait times by allowing some non-urgent ER patients to wait comfortably at home and receive a text message when it was the best time to head to the emergency department.
A new Alberta government pilot project is hoping to address a common challenge facing citizens accessing health care in a city that straddles two provinces.
The emergency call bell system in Chelsey Park Long Term Care's independent living building has been disconnected since October 2025, leaving residents without a way to get help quickly. In a memo to residents, the care home recommended people buy their own cell phones or personal alarm systems instead.
Quebec is projected to surpass 600 drug overdose deaths for a second consecutive year and experts are repeating calls for the province to do more to curb this trend.
Most of us abandon New Year's resolutions within four months. But experts say it doesn’t have to be that way — and if you want to make your good intentions stick, there are ways to use science to work in your favour.
Alberta's chief medical officer of health says while it's far from over, the province appears to be through the worst of a bad flu season.
To give Canadians a boost in vitamin D, Health Canada now has requirements in place for milk and margarine producers.
A family from Kitchener, Ont., wants to find and say thank you to a Good Samaritan who gave their loved one CPR, extending his life until paramedics arrived on the scene, transported him to hospital and gave his family a chance to say one last goodbye.
Many people are starting 2026 by taking part in Dry January, swearing off alcohol for the first month of the year. But new research from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is raising concerns about how much Canadians are drinking.
No Name brand frozen beef burgers that were sold across the country are being recalled due to a risk of E. coli contamination.