One hundred years ago, Canada's former chief medical health inspector of what was then called the Indian Affairs department walked through the doors of a publishing house in Ottawa with a manuscript.
A pharmaceutical company that jacked up the price of one of its medications — after changing its coating — is charging too much and must cut the price, says Canada's drug price agency.
Three Ottawa women say they were left traumatized after giving birth in hospitals across Canada, where child welfare authorities threatened to, or actually took their newborns away without explanation. Today, they say they are victims of birth alerts but the path to answers isn't easy.
An immunocompromised man in Thunder Bay, Ont., who feared the consequences of relaxed public health measures died last month at age 51 after testing positive for COVID-19.
The risk of potential serious public health impact from the outbreak within Uganda is considered high, WHO says.
Health Canada has distributed enough of the antiviral Paxlovid to treat more than 700,000 people with COVID-19, yet the provinces have given only a fraction of that medication to patients.
A Vancouver mother has filed a regulatory complaint against the Vancouver School Board, asking for a professional engineer’s assurance that her children are protected against COVID-19.
Swamped during the pandemic, an emergency-room doctor sums up his workplace this way: “challenging, understaffed and too small." What must the next government do to improve patient care?
A clinical trial done by the makers of a blood test that can detect cancer signals say their test found 36 cancers during a recent clinical trial. But Canadian experts say the test needs to be reviewed independently before it is used more widely.
Dr. Christopher Applewhaite practices on Salt Spring Island, B.C., where, he says, half of the residents are without a family doctor. A growing workload and low pay have him regularly reconsidering his career in the province, he told Dr. Brian Goldman.
Alberta may be seeing the early signs of a predicted fall COVID-19 upswing, but experts say it's too early to say just how bad it will get.
As climate change raises temperatures and increases the impact of natural disasters around the world, some doctors are trying to find ways to tackle the distress impending environmental doom is wracking on people's mental and physical health.
Several of the parties running in the Quebec election say getting everyone a family doctor isn't a realistic goal. If that's the case, what is the alternative? We asked doctors to weigh in.
The federal government has decided to drop the vaccination requirement for people entering Canada, end random COVID-19 testing at airports and make the use of the ArriveCan app optional by the end of this month, a senior government source told CBC News.
The federal government has launched a review of the Cannabis Act to determine whether the legislation governing the legalization of marijuana is meeting Canadians' needs and expectations.
Brigitte Cleroux's latest fraud fell apart on Aug. 11, 2021, when a nurse at an Ottawa medical clinic decided she couldn't take any more of her unprofessional behaviour. She has amassed at least 67 criminal convictions as an adult, while leaving a trail of troubled patients and victims behind her.
The new president of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) said Wednesday he fears the country's fragile health-care system will deteriorate further without an injection of cash — and a plan to increase the number of doctors and other health care professionals.
Albertans can now roll up their sleeves for the COVID-19 bivalent vaccine but pharmacists are not expecting a frenzy for the new booster.
Manitoba's chief provincial public health officer will give a COVID-19 vaccine update on Wednesday for the first time since he spoke in July and three weeks after deputy chief Dr. Jazz Atwal said "it's OK to get infected."
Nova Scotians who are 18 and older can now schedule an appointment to get the Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccine.
One person died and 42 others became sick in 2018 after eating tainted pork produced by a Hutterite colony and served at a Filipino restaurant.
A group of MPs and border-city mayors is calling on the Canadian and U.S. governments to lift COVID-19 restrictions at the border.
In an alarming assessment, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has told world leaders that nations are "gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction" and aren't ready or willing to tackle the major challenges that threaten the future of humanity.
A third-party report has found Ottawa Public Health (OPH) showed leadership throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but that future crises will require it to remain vigilant.
The co-ordinator for the Centre for Students with Disabilities at the University of Ottawa says she's working with at least 81 other students trying to find professors who will accommodate online learning because they can't safely return to campus.
New Brunswickers should prepare themselves for a potentially worse flu season this fall, health officials advise.
COVID-19 viral loads are rising once again in the wastewater of several Saskatchewan cities, according to the most recent data from the Global Institute for Water Security.
Just how dire is the situation in Ontario hospitals? Premier Doug Ford's government is willing face the almost inevitable public blowback from sending seniors up to 150 kilometres away for long-term care, all to free up a few hundred hospital beds.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for Viana-brand Veggie Cevapcici because it contains almond which is not listed on the label.
Patients, home care providers and medical experts who spoke with White Coat, Black Art all agree that a rethink to home care is needed in Canada. Denmark and The Netherlands could provide a possible model for care at home with more help and less red tape, experts say.
People who want to give blood in Prince George, B.C., are frustrated they have to travel hundreds of kilometres to the Okanagan, the Lower Mainland or Vancouver Island if they want to donate.
Dr. Kieran Moore says the province peaked in total number of active cases the week of July 15, when roughly 16 to 18 cases a day were being identified through PCR testing, while now that is down to only about one a day.
The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 dipped slightly over the past seven days, according to the latest numbers from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.
Beginning Monday, the Moderna bivalent booster dose will be available to certain adult groups at Saskatchewan Health Authority vaccination clinics and participating pharmacies.
The bivalent vaccine targets both the original virus and the Omicron variant BA.1 that emerged late last year. Health Canada approved Moderna's updated vaccine earlier this month.
Families of those slain in a recent stabbing rampage on James Smith Cree Nation will gather this week to bury their loved ones. For the wider community, the hard work of healing has just begun.
The Ontario government says hospital patients awaiting spots in long-term care can be moved to nursing homes not of their choosing up to 150 kilometres away, with charges of $400 per day to take effect in November if they refuse.
Dr. Paul Hart, a licensed physician in Massachusetts, offered to work on Fogo Island for free for three months. While the Fogo hospital, mayor and provincial health minister support the idea, Hart has had problems getting a provincial medical licence here.
The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, urging nations to keep up their efforts against the virus that has killed more than six million people.
Pandemic-related delays in routine childhood immunization rates are prompting concerns about the possible resurgence of vaccine-preventable illnesses in Alberta.
The majority of Canadians have caught COVID-19 since Omicron and its highly contagious subvariants triggered enormous waves of infection this year — with new estimates suggesting almost two-thirds of the population have had it.
If Alberta doctors ratify a proposed new agreement with the provincial government, the government has pledged to reverse a controversial legislative change, say documents obtained by CBC News.
A Fredericton woman is still in shock after she went to the local hospital's emergency department to get a sexual assault forensic examination and was told to schedule an appointment for the next day. The case has now prompted a review by the hospital authority.
Adults in Ontario can begin booking a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster dose on Monday, the province says. Spots opened for everyone as of 8 a.m. ET, though appointments for especially vulnerable people will be prioritized until September 26 before widening to all residents 18 and older.
Shawna Katz lost her partner during the pandemic and has been leaning on her "grief sister" for support. As COVID-19 restrictions lift and allow people to reconnect in-person, one psychologist says those who endured tragedy alone during COVID-19 may now be dealing with "suspended grief."
An Ontario man with cancer is languishing in hospital in British Columbia because his local hospital does not have a bed available.
Adam Dykaar knew he needed help after an episode of severe anxiety. But everywhere he turned meant another wait-list for another medical treatment that wasn’t guaranteed to work.
With newer, more targeted vaccines rolling out, what is Canada doing with its originals? Some experts are concerned this latest stage of vaccine rollout could mean more vaccines are wasted as demand from other countries dwindles.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency Friday after samples of the polio virus were discovered in wastewater in three counties outside of New York City.
Health Canada announced Friday it has approved Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged six months to four-years-old.