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The coroner’s inquest into the deaths of five inmates at the Niagara Detention Centre in Thorold, Ont., heard from a senior jail official who gave jurors a peek behind the curtain and shared concerns about proposed changes. 

The province will expand the list of cancer types eligible for compensation for firefighters who get sick on the job. The changes are expected to be in place by March 2025.

Alberta is experiencing yet another COVID-19 upswing, and health experts warn it’s likely going to get worse before it gets better.

The critical shortage of nursing home beds in Manitoba means seniors are spending months in hospital waiting for a space at a personal care home, and current policy means they are paying upwards of $101 daily to live there.

While it may seem unorthodox, those behind the Heart & Hands clinic at Lakeside Academy in Montreal's Lachine borough say the location is essential to providing simpler access to care for disadvantaged families.

A facility producing plant-based milks linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak was not properly following Health Canada's policy on preventing contamination, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Tuesday.

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control has warned of a possible measles exposure at airports in Vancouver, Toronto and Fredericton on Oct. 16.

The federal government has introduced legislation that would require charities providing reproductive counselling services to state clearly whether they offer abortion or abortion referrals.

An infectious disease specialist in Newfoundland and Labrador says re-establishing a mask mandate in health-care facilities is a tool to get ahead of a surge in respiratory illness — which includes a notable increase in the amount of people presenting with symptoms of pneumonia.

The Canadian Medical Association wants to eliminate sick note requirements by companies for employees with short-term minor illnesses, saying they burden physicians with unnecessary administrative tasks.

Federal Health Minister Mark Holland says Ottawa will not be contesting Quebec's law to allow advance requests for assisted dying, also known as MAID, as it begins Canada-wide consultations on making changes to the Criminal Code.

Deaf passenger Georgina Villeneuve says she's tired of having to explain to airlines what the rules are around service animals on flights. The Edmonton woman was kicked off a Porter flight last month after the flight attendant didn't know the airline's own rules.

The most recent review of the Ontario government's progress on implementing the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act considered the current state of emergency procedures for people with disabilities an immediate safety threat. But almost a year and a half after receiving the report, the province hasn't updated its emergency protocols. 

Testing has ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounders, the company said Sunday. It will resume selling the Quarter Pounder in the coming week.

While the breast self-exam hasn’t been shown to help reduce breast cancer mortality and the exam’s ability to detect cancer early on has been challenged by physicians, some experts say self-exams are still useful. They provide women with important information about their bodies by making them aware of what feels and looks normal.

Bartonella quintana, an infection caused by body lice, has been found in seven organ transplant recipients in Alberta since 2022.

One in four American adults suspect they have ADHD, suggests a new survey. And in Canada, prescriptions for medication to treat ADHD in adults is also on the rise, even though people are struggling to get a diagnosis.

Of the 61 people for whom information was available, 22 were hospitalized and two developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a serious condition that can cause kidney failure, U.S. health officials said Friday.

The Ontario government will effectively bar international students from attending medical schools beginning in the fall of 2026, while also covering tuition for more than 1,000 students who commit to becoming a family doctor in the province.

More than half of Manitoba businesses who took part in a recent survey say they've been affected by community safety issues over the past year, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.