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Sask. mammograms for women 40+ applauded by Cancer Society
Women aged 40 and older are now eligible for screening mammograms through Saskatchewan's BreastCheck program, a move that has been applauded by the Canadian Cancer Society "We know this change means t...
Jul 02, 2026 According to the Government of Saskatchewan, the change means about 76,000 women are now eligible for the breast cancer screening service. (Submitted)
Measles outbreak in Quebec rises to 27 cases, mostly in Quebec City area
MONTRAL - A measles outbreak in Quebec has risen to 27 cases, the majority of which are in the Quebec City area. Health officials say the most recent case was reported on June 28. Officials say 10 cas...
Jul 02, 2026
Carney, Inuit meeting wraps with pledge on new program to replace child funding
KUUJJUAQ - A meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Inuit leaders Tuesday wrapped with a commitment for a new program to replace the Inuit Child First Initiative, and for Ottawa to use its cha...
Jul 01, 2026
B.C. journalist, tormented by followers of Chinese tycoon, relieved at jail sentence
A British Columbia journalist who was targeted for months by followers of Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui says he's feeling "tremendous relief" after Guo was sentenced to 30 years in a U.S. jail for fraud. ...
Jul 01, 2026
Ontario joins P.E.I. in lowering colorectal cancer screening age to 45
TORONTO - Ontario is the second province in Canada to lower the routine colorectal cancer screening age from age 50 to 45. As of July 1, Ontarians age 45 and up are eligible to receive the at-home fec...
Jul 01, 2026
Moving day: Health experts' advice on avoiding injuries, especially during heat wave
MONTREAL - Quebec's unofficial moving day is on Wednesday, and this year it's coinciding with a heat wave, leading health professionals to warn about injuries if people don't take proper precautions. ...
Jun 30, 2026
Saskatchewan ends fiscal year with $947-million deficit, expenses in health care up
REGINA - Saskatchewan's government is ending the last fiscal year deep in the red. The province's year-end public accounts show Saskatchewan is to post a $947-million deficit for the 2025-26 year. It'...
Jun 30, 2026
Canada approves generic version of Wegovy for weight loss
Health Canada has approved a generic version of Wegovy, a semaglutide drug that's prescribed to help people lose weight. The weekly injection is known as Svemia from the Canadian company Apotex and is...
Jun 30, 2026 A dosage of Wegovy, March 1, 2024 in Front Royal, Va. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
Ontario jail guards ask for help after coroner's report on suicides in corrections
TORONTO - Ontario's jail guards are asking for more help after a coroner's report detailed a suicide crisis among correctional workers and made more than two dozen recommendations to the provincial go...
Jun 30, 2026
After N.B. law, all 10 provinces now have job protection for long-term sick leave
FREDERICTON - Natalie Lipschultz, who was fired from her job six and a half years ago while battling cancer, is applauding what she says are long-overdue safeguards now in place across the country des...
Jun 30, 2026
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