Some emergency departments across Canada report that the rapid spread of influenza has contributed to overcrowding, as some children and adults face long-lasting fevers, with the latest federal report showing a slight declining picture of flu activity across the country.
The federal government has drastically cut funding for First Nations kids in Ontario seeking educational support under Jordan’s Principle, a tribunal hearing revealed this week. The money decreased from $122.1 million to just $1.2 million over the same time periods in 2024 versus 2025.
A new $50 million program to tackle excess screen time for tweens and teens is a good first step, say parents and experts, though they want more action from tech, telecom companies and governments to tackle the problem.
Dr. Paul Parks, the president-elect of the section of emergency medicine of the Alberta Medical Association, said he is calling for drastic action from the provincial government at the urging of physicians from across the province and across hospital divisions.
Horizon Health Network says dining and storage spaces are also being used as hospitals face "difficult choices" about where to put patients.
A three-year strategic plan for reducing the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's, and for caring for the people affected by it was announced Thursday by the New Brunswick government.
The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration issued new recommendations on Monday that will eventually allow women and people assigned female at birth easier access to at-home self-testing kits for the human papilloma virus (HPV), which is sexually-transmitted and can cause cervical cancer.
Thousands of students with disabilities across the province are experiencing a “break in services” because of a lack of resources. There were nearly 1,500 students in 2021. By 2025, it had climbed to more than 3,400 students.
Frustrations are mounting in a remote First Nation in northern Ontario amid plans to evacuate residents due to a lack of clean water. Now, Kashechewan is asking Ottawa for military help to get people out of the community, which had been relying on bottled water and snowmelt after the treatment plant failed.
Rachel Reid, the Canadian author behind the Game Changer book series that inspired the show, has previously confirmed on Reddit that Shane is "probably autistic" — though she didn't set out to write him as such. However, she said she doubted he'd "ever realize it himself."
When people who are overweight and obese stopped taking their weight-loss medications they regained weight faster than those who stopped a diet or exercise program, a new review of studies finds.
The chief executive officer of the group responsible for health care for almost 80,000 northern Manitobans is stepping down.
Alberta's measles outbreaks sparked more than 2,000 cases of the highly infectious illness in 2025, and while transmission has dropped dramatically, experts warn the virus remains a threat in the year ahead.
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a new slate of dietary guidelines that recommends Americans eat more protein and less sugar than previously advised and that consumers avoid highly processed foods to achieve a healthy diet.
With generic versions of the weight-loss drug Ozempic expected to hit the Canadian market this year, provincial data shows the number of times the medication has been dispensed from pharmacies across Manitoba has more than quadrupled over the past four years.
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