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Drug warning issued after two suspected overdose deaths on Onion Lake Cree Nation
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health has issued an overdose alert after a pair of deaths on the Onion Lake Cree Nation this month. According to the ministry, the Saskatchewan Health Authority and Onion...
Jul 10, 2026 Drug users were reminded to get a take-home naloxone kit and to call the National Overdose Response Service if they are alone. Drug-checking supplies and services are also available, the health ministry added. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Premier says N.S. ready to meet likely infrastructure demands of Canada's new subs
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier says the province has the infrastructure and people needed to meet the expected demands of hosting a new submarine fleet, but critics say more should be done to address...
Jul 09, 2026
Diarrhea-causing parasite infecting more than 1,200 in Michigan has not spread to Canada: PHAC
TORONTO - The outbreak of a parasite that causes weeks of watery diarrhea and has infected more than 1,200 people in Michigan has not spread to Canada based on the latest information from the country'...
Jul 09, 2026
AI notetakers promise easy meeting recaps, but some professionals question their use
NEW YORK (AP) - Launching an artificial intelligence tool to take notes and summarize important information from a virtual meeting can be alluring. Seconds after one of the agents attends an hour-long...
Jul 09, 2026
Ontario man fighting Stage 4 cancer seeking answers on out-of-country coverage denial
TORONTO - Alex Shved is fighting his Stage 4 cancer on two fronts. Medication he is receiving as part of an early-stage trial is working with his body, he hopes, to attack melanoma that has metastasiz...
Jul 09, 2026
Alberta auditor expects to complete health-contract investigation by end of year
EDMONTON - Alberta's new auditor general, Phil Peters, says he expects his investigation into a health-care contracting scandal to be complete by the end of this year. The province's previous auditor ...
Jul 08, 2026
CP NewsAlert: Canadian creator of 'The Pitt' earns Emmy nod
Canada's R. Scott Gemmill has earned an Emmy nomination for best drama series as creator of "The Pitt." The HBO Max medical drama chronicles the grueling shifts faced by health-care workers in a ficti...
Jul 08, 2026
Can a blood test tell patients if their cancer is coming back? Researchers are on it
TORONTO - Researchers at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto are working on a large trial to determine if a blood test can detect tiny amounts of cancer remaining after patients have been treat...
Jul 08, 2026
B.C. nurses to expand pickets to cover three health facilities, citing intimidation
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's nurses say they are expanding job action in their labour dispute with the province, citing reports of employer intimidation at job sites. The BC Nurses' Union says picke...
Jul 07, 2026
Canadians with mental illness who saw MAID as an option feel abandoned: 'They've left me with nothing'
TORONTO - Betrayed. Dehumanized. Devastated. These are the words some Canadians use to describe how they feel about a special government committee recommending not to expand medical assistance in dyin...
Jul 06, 2026 Lisa Marr, a retired paramedic who lives with PTSD, poses in Cow Bay, N.S. on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, where she goes to watch the waves and think of her parents in times of stress. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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