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Novo Nordisk considers competing with generics through renamed lower-price Ozempic
TORONTO - Novo Nordisk Canada is considering competing with generic versions of its brand-name Ozempic and Wegovy drugs by introducing renamed, lower-priced copies of the medications. Health Canada ap...
Jan 07, 2026
'Irresponsible': Disruption of crucial cancer scanner in Saskatchewan angers family
SASKATOON - An on-again, off-again machine in Saskatchewan that's vital for diagnosing cancer has been disrupted again, putting at least one family in a bind. The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Tu...
Jan 06, 2026
'Would you dare take it?': Critics fear B.C. is deregulating Chinese medicine
VANCOUVER - Tom Whitfield takes a ferry from Nanaimo to a traditional Chinese medicine clinic in downtown Vancouver every Monday for acupuncture and other treatment. The excursion sometimes consumes t...
Jan 06, 2026
Doctors fear CDC vaccine recommendation changes will fuel vaccine hesitancy in Canada
TORONTO - Sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule in the U.S. are concerning doctors who say Canadian parents might get the false impression that it's unsafe to immunize their children. Ont...
Jan 06, 2026
N.S. couple donates 46 acres for an ‘intentional community’ with affordable housing
HALIFAX - When Amy Hendricks and Paul Davie moved to Antigonish, N.S., from Yellowknife, they had a bit of a struggle on their hands: finding the right plot of land. "We thought, how hard could it be?...
Jan 04, 2026
Peace by Chocolate and NuttyHero products added to pistachio recall due to salmonella
TORONTO - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has added several Peace by Chocolate and NuttyHero products to its ongoing recall of pistachios possibly contaminated with salmonella. The latest recall p...
Jan 02, 2026
Companies can make generic Ozempic as of next week, but don't expect to get it soon
Drug companies in Canada are allowed to make lower priced generic versions of the blockbuster drug Ozempic as of next week, but experts say patients shouldn't expect it to be available for at least a ...
Jan 02, 2026 Ozempic is shown at a pharmacy in Toronto on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Joe O'Connal
Companies can make generic Ozempic as of next week, but don't expect to get it soon
TORONTO - Drug companies in Canada are allowed to make lower priced generic versions of the blockbuster drug Ozempic as of next week, but experts say patients shouldn't expect it to be available for a...
Jan 02, 2026
Montreal polar plunge fans want access to beach along St. Lawrence River
MONTRAL - On New Year's Eve morning in Montreal, Mark Nikiforov sawed a hole into the thick sheet of ice capping the St. Lawrence River, preparing to plunge inside. With temperatures hovering around -...
Dec 31, 2025
New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes results
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA - The Alberta government in 2025 completed the final legal foundations of its new health-care system - and Premier Danielle Smith says she's working in 2026 to prove it was wo...
Dec 30, 2025
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