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Ontario Health Minister defends plan to expand private clinic use

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Ontario is significantly expanding the number of medical procedures performed in privately run clinics as the province deals with a surgical backlog made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones and opposition critics NDP MPP France Gélinas and Liberal interim leader John Fraser weigh in on Power & Politics. »»» Subscribe to […]

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Dr. Deena Hinshaw out as Alberta's chief medical officer of health

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The Alberta government has replaced Dr. Deena Hinshaw as chief medical officer of health with Alberta Health Services vice-president Dr. Mark Joffe. Premier Danielle Smith had said she would replace Hinshaw when she was sworn in. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking news, video,

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Human health 'at the mercy of fossil fuels,' Lancet report finds

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A report in The Lancet authored by more than 100 experts at 51 institutions around the world finds that climate change is having broad effects on human health and health-care systems. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: http://bit.ly/1Z0m6iX

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Pfizer's bivalent vaccine for Omicron variant approved by Health Canada

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The updated version of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants was approved by Health Canada on Friday. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: http://bit.ly/1Z0m6iX Find CBC News on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1WjG36m Follow CBC

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Chief nursing officer appointed to deal with Canada's 'health-care crisis'

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Leigh Chapman, a 20-year veteran of the profession, has been named chief nursing officer after the role was scrapped a decade ago. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Chapman’s appointment will help deal with the ‘health-care crisis’ currently being felt across the country. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS Connect with CBC

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10 "healthy" food labels, exposed (CBC Marketplace)

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Get our newsletter http://cbc.ca/marketplace/watchdog Facebook: http://facebook.com/cbcmarketplace Twitter: http://twitter.com/cbcmarketplace Instagram: http://instagram.com/cbcmarketplace Lousy Labels: Health Hype | Originally broadcast February 3, 2012 We find the truth behind the latest buzzwords on food packaging. For more: http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2012-episodes/lousy-labels-health-hype »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/cbcnews?sub_confirmation=1 Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking news, video, audio and

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Health P.E.I. shuts overnight ER until Sept. 15 due to staff shortages

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Health P.E.I. says the Collaborative Emergency Centre at Western Hospital in Alberton will remain closed until the end of the summer due to continued staff shortages. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: http://bit.ly/1Z0m6iX Find CBC News on Facebook:

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COVID-19 cases surge in Asia, Europe as public health measures relax

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Figures showing a global rise in COVID-19 cases are ‘just the tip of the iceberg,’ says the director general of the World Health Organization, blaming the increase on the BA.2 subvariant, easing public health measures and low vaccination rates in some countries. #COVID19 #Asia #Europe #CBCNews »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos:

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