Health News in Canada

Treating symptoms, not the disease

The backlog in emergency rooms in Manitoba stems from problems before and after the ER, not in the ER. In Tom Brodbeck’s piece on the chronic and rising emergency room […]

Thousands of power banks sold at Winners and Marshalls in Canada are being recalled. Here’s why

Health Canada is alerting Canadians about a recall of tens of thousands of power banks sold at HomeSense, Winners and Marshalls, as they pose a fire hazard.

Black Canadians Face Multiple Barriers to Blood Donation

Barriers to blood donations from Black people in Canada are rooted in racism and restrictive policies. Medscape News Canada

Alberta expands access to cancer treatment with Calgary radiopharmaceutical facility

As cancer treatments advance, the ability to create radioisotopes is being expanded to Calgary — reducing transport barriers and bringing life-saving care closer to patients.

Knight Therapeutics Announces Supplemental Regulatory Submission for MINJUVI® (tafasitamab) in Brazil

MONTREAL, Aug. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Knight Therapeutics Inc. (“Knight”) (TSX: GUD), a pan-American (ex-US) pharmaceutical company, announced today that it has submitted a...

U.S. going backwards on vaccines, stoking unnecessary fears: B.C.'s top doctor

VANCOUVER — Vaccine misinformation promoted by United States officials is stoking unnecessary fears about vaccines proven to work, British Columbia's top doctor said Thursday. ...

‘Every single child:’ Manitoba making in-person gym mandatory for high-schoolers

U.S. going backwards on vaccines, B.C. health officials say

British Columbia health officials say vaccine misinformation promoted by United States officials is stoking unnecessary fears about vaccines proven to work. The post U.S. going ...

Mandatory daily gym class coming to Manitoba public schools

The two-year pilot project mandating daily, in-person physical education classes is called 'Every Body Every Day,' Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew told reporters.

American physicians moving to Canada: A prescription for cross-border success

American physicians moving to Canada face complex cross-border tax rules. Here are four key financial issues U.S. doctors should understand before relocating. The post American ...

Female climber, 33, airlifted to hospital after being stung by wasps so badly she suffered severe allergic reaction

A 33-year-old woman stepped on a wasp nest and got airlifted to British Columbia Emergency Services while climbing in backcountry Vancouver.

200-plus pills found in three Ottawa parks, no illnesses or illicit drugs: police

OTTAWA - An investigation into hundreds of pills found in suburban Ottawa parks has expanded to a third location but police say none of the drugs appear to be illicit and there ...

200-plus pills found in three Ottawa parks, no illnesses or illicit drugs: police

200-plus pills found in three Ottawa parks, no illnesses or illicit drugs: police

U.S. going backwards on vaccines, B.C. health officials say

VANCOUVER — British Columbia health officials say vaccine misinformation promoted by United States officials is stoking unnecessary fears about vaccines proven to work. Prov...

GLP-1 sales in Canada on pace to set a new record this year

In the first half of 2026, $2.4-billion worth of GLP-1 drugs were sold in Canada

NDP should explain Shared Health’s value to Manitobans waiting for promised ‘fix’

Eight years after Shared Health was created, the revolving door in its executive ranks should prompt a more fundamental question than who gets the next job. The real question sh...

Manitoba set to announce phys-ed curriculum overhaul

All high school students will be required to show up for in-person phys-ed classes to graduate, the province is set to announce. Phys-ed and health are compulsory classes from g...

Canada’s nursing students face rising costs

FILE - An exam all registered nurses in Canada have to take before they can start their formal practice just got a lot more expensive.

The Star exposed his five years in isolation at this Ontario psychiatric hospital. He's suddenly set to be released from seclusion

Andrew Azevedo's doctor at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care attributes his sudden improvement to a change in medication — not the public attention.