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A first-time voter lays out some of the challenges he can face when it comes to voting, while Elections Canada explains what it's doing to make casting a ballot on Election Day as easy as possible for those with disabilities.

Cancer can rob working age Canadians of their retirement savings. That's why this federal election, the Canadian Cancer Society is calling for tax changes and other solutions to boost affordability.

Alberta’s measles outbreak is now the worst recorded in nearly three decades and that has health experts raising the alarm and renewing calls for stronger messaging from the provincial government.

Federal party leaders and provincial governments are trying to make it easier for workers to seamlessly move between provinces as a response to U.S. tariffs, but some health-care leaders in Manitoba aren't enthusiastic.

Advocates and experts hope access to medical records will be a priority for the next elected government — but there's been little mention of the issue throughout the federal election campaign. 

With over 1,000 cases in Ontario alone, 2025 is already a record-shattering year for measles infections. 

Quebec has officially passed a law requiring doctors to work in the public health-care system for five years after obtaining a medical degree in the province.

Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health sent a notice to parents of Brisbane Public School in Erin, Ont., this week letting them know about a case of measles at the school. Parents and families were reminded to ensure their children are up to date on their vaccinations.

The Calgary company at the centre of an E. coli outbreak at several daycares across the city in 2023 has pleaded guilty to bylaw offences while charges against its directors were dropped Thursday.

Nearly one in four people in Canada experience some form of food insecurity. Advocates want it to be more of an election issue.

Richard Anderson lives with his addictions — as well as survivor’s guilt after his brother died from a suspected overdose. During this election campaign, he’s looking for a party that will crack down on drug suppliers and provide access to safer drugs for addicts.

The federation representing the province’s general practitioners is sounding the alarm again as negotiations with the Legault government over a new agreement defining their working conditions get underway. They’re not alone in sharing concerns over a proposed colour-coded system that would identify patients by priority and redistribute family doctors to the most vulnerable ones.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to phase out eight food dyes. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called them "poisonous compounds." The evidence is a bit more nuanced though. Here is a fact check.

Reaction from the autism community has been swift and damning after U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s first press conference last week. And many are asking why we're defining an autistic's person's worth at all.

A look at air travel anxiety and ways to cope with it.

Are you one of the millions of Canadians without a family doctor? Here’s how candidates from each of the federal parties say they’ll help if elected on April 28.

RCMP say a 15-year-old has died of a suspected drug overdose in Campbell River, B.C.

Quebec's outbreak began in December 2024 and involved a contagious traveller who had visited the province before they were diagnosed.

AHS has issued a public alert after being notified of additional confirmed measles cases in Alberta's south health zone. Certain locations in Calgary, Rocky View Country, Lethbridge, Coaldale and Taber may have been exposed to the virus.

Kiké Dueck, 11, didn't show up to school one day. Their parents were panicked and police were notified. Turns out Kiké had skipped school to go protest about climate change. Kiké’s parents explain how they're now helping their child channel eco-anxiety into tangible action to protect the earth.