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The province says it's considering a community proposal for an Indigenous-led supervised consumption site in downtown Winnipeg.

After an explosion of measles cases in Europe, medical experts say it's just a 'question of time' before outbreaks happen in Canada, thanks to high rates of global travel and low rates of vaccination. Dr. Samir Gupta discusses the outbreak and what it could mean for Canada.

Leaders in a remote Saskatchewan community are calling out for help. They say residents in Pelican Narrows are living in fear daily because of drug-fuelled violence, stabbings, shootings and suicide, which are the result of historical injustice and geographic isolation. 

Amanda Hodgkins, a disability support worker with Community Living Essex County, says she's had to work long overtime hours and once put in 35 hours straight. The union's local president calls it a "persistent" staffing issue, while Community Living's executive director says developmental service organizations across Ontario are struggling to attract employees.

One of the only clinics offering gender-affirming medical care in Thunder Bay, Ont., has closed, leaving trans patients in the city and surrounding region with few options.

Manulife will cover specialty drugs filled at any pharmacy, the insurance company said Monday, backtracking on its decision to only cover drugs filled at Loblaw-owned pharmacies less than a week after the exclusivity deal was announced.

Swimmer Betty Brussel just broke three world records. She’s training hard for her next competition — and getting ready for her 100th birthday this summer.