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Public Health Ontario says all but 2 cases were in people who weren't immunized against the disease. The agency says between 2013 and 2023, the province didn't record more than 22 cases in any one year.

Premier Susan Holt says her government would be willing to ban the herbicide glyphosate if a new investigation finds a link to the purported mystery brain illness that a Moncton neurologist says he is tracking.

Paramedics in Canada are consistently experiencing instances of physical abuse, verbal abuse and sexual assault while on the job. Researchers are now trying to figure out the scope of the problem, and its impact on those in the profession.

The family of a Deer Lake First Nation boy who was denied medical transportation coverage because he didn't yet have an Indian status card is calling for changes to the Non-Insured Health Benefits program. It comes as health-care workers and community leaders in northwestern Ontario say problems with the federal program are leading to poor health outcomes for First Nations people.

With criminal networks shifting to domestic production of fentanyl and other opioids, the focus at Canada’s borders has now shifted to the chemicals used to make the deadly drugs.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recall covers certain Fanny Bay, Sunseeker and Cloudy Bay oysters under the Taylor Shellfish Canada brand.

Mental health concerns in young boys and men are a prevalent issue, say advocates. In a panel discussion, they spoke about personal depression, society's pressure to keep it hidden, and what must be done to change.

A new clinic opening early next year on Vancouver Island has a different structure it hopes will help attract and retain family doctors amid B.C.'s ongoing physician shortage. 

According to Statistics Canada, 25 per cent of Canadians are "dissatisfied" with their sleep. And some clinicians say the challenges of getting good sleep may be greater for people living in the North.

The call from the B.C. Civil Liberties Association comes after a 52-year-old man received MAID while on a day pass from a psychiatric hospital.

Firefighters in Saskatchewan have been lobbying for decades to receive better health coverage for cancer diagnoses. Now, the Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board (WCB) is stepping in to provide some relief.

Brigitte Cleroux is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence in Ontario for posing as a nurse at two Ottawa clinics.

Toronto Public Health (TPH) is warning that travellers may have been exposed to measles on Dec. 8 on Emirates Airlines flight EK241 from Dubai to Toronto, and at terminal one from approximately 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Frito-Lay recalled some Lay's Classic Potato Chips sold in the U.S. and online because they may contain undeclared milk.

Retired nurse Mary Keiley was awarded a Confederation Medal this week in recognition of her volunteering at a St. John's hospital, washing the hair for those who couldn't do it themselves.

The holidays are a time of year to be festive and spend time with those we know and love, but what if one of those people isn't feeling well, and what if that person is you? Some experts, as well as some Montrealers, have weighed in.

Alberta Health Services has issued a warning to Calgarians that a person with lab-confirmed measles was in public settings in the city while contagious.

Here's what you need to know about California officials declaring a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu in dairy cattle.

Authorities say some people went to emergency departments, but there have been no hospital admissions.

An organization representing Canada's public drug plans has come to a deal with a pharmaceutical company over a cutting-edge means of treating prostate cancer, bringing hundreds of patients one step closer to receiving the potentially life-saving but costly treatment.