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New data suggests the rate of nicotine pouch use among young people has skyrocketed — with 34.8 per cent of respondents saying they've tried the product.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government will table a bill on Wednesday which is expected to restrict young Canadians' access to social media platforms and bring in online safety standards.

A study commissioned by former U.S. president Joe Biden's administration to investigate alcohol-related health harms was released independently on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump's administration decided not to feature the researchers' findings in new dietary guidelines as it faced pushback from the alcohol industry and a congressional committee.

Screwworm won't kneecap Canada's beef industry, but an advocate says the parasite's incursion into the U.S. is a good reminder for farmers and ranchers here to take extra precautions.

Amid the ongoing toxic drug crisis, an informal network of support has emerged among drug users. Part of this network are individuals referred to by their clients as “doctors” — everyday people with no formal medical training — who offer to inject people for a small fee.

Diagnosed with bipolar I in his 30s, Miguel Pommainville-Cléroux shares the impact of mania and repeated hospitalizations on his job, family, relationships and life in this column for CBC Ottawa's First Person.

Environmental advocates, doctors, and even players themselves demanding FIFA to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry, which they say is adversely impacting players' health, and threatening the future of the sport itself.