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BC cannabis company says they got Health Canada approval to sell cocaine

A B.C. cannabis company says it has approval from Health Canada to include cocaine as a substance the company can…

2 years ago

Nova Scotia health minister announces measures to improve care amid ER deaths | FULL

Nova Scotia Health Minister Michelle Thompson and provincial health authority CEO Karen Oldfield announced actions to improve care in emergency…

2 years ago

Doug Ford addresses Ontario health-care system concerns, promises improvements | FULL

Ontario Premier Doug Ford spoke on Wednesday to the media at a Shoppers Drug Mart store where he provided assurances…

2 years ago

Alberta Premier discusses opposition to just transition, health care, sovereignty | FULL

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith held a press conference on Tuesday, where she discussed various topics including her opposition to Justin…

2 years ago

Health Canada says mask-wearing, latest vaccine shots vital amid new COVID-19 surge | FULL

Canada’s top doctor provided an update on Thursday on the numbers of COVID-19 infections across the country, showing increased growth…

2 years ago

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

Premier Danielle Smith has followed through on her pledge to remove Dr. Deena Hinshaw from her position as Alberta’s chief…

2 years ago

Health Canada approves Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster shot | FULL

Health Canada chief medical advisor Dr. Supriya Sharma discussed on Friday the agency’s approval of Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster…

2 years ago

Family doctor exodus leaves Canadians scrambling for health-care services

It's no secret that finding a family doctor these days can be frustrating. But since the start of the pandemic,…

2 years ago

Ontario nurses demand action to address health care staffing shortage

There is a war of words going on over the state of health care in Canada's biggest province. Staffing shortages…

2 years ago

Global National: Aug. 5, 2022 | More voices in Canadian health care cry out for help

On this episode of Global National: Every day, there’s an increase in voices in Canada’s health-care system crying out for…

2 years ago

NDP Leader Singh calls on Liberals to fix Canada's health-care system amid "national crisis" | FULL

Canada's NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called on Justin Trudeau and the Liberals on Thursday to take action to fix Canada's…

2 years ago

COVID-19: Alberta government orders AHS to end vaccine mandate for health-care workers | FULL

Alberta's Health Minister Jason Copping and chief medical officer of health Deena Hinshaw gave a COVID-19 update for the province…

3 years ago

Ontario health minister Christine Elliott says she won't seek re-election

Ontario’s health minister and deputy premier says she is not seeking re-election for the upcoming provincial election. Christine Elliott made…

3 years ago

Health Canada approves Medicago, first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine | FULL

Health Canada’s chief medical advisor spoke Thursday regarding the agency’s approval of Covifenz, a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Quebec-based company…

3 years ago

COVID-19: BC bringing in vaccine mandate for all remaining health-care workers | FULL

More than three months after promising to require all health-care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the province is finally…

3 years ago

Some UK NHS health-care workers protest against vaccine mandates in London

Some staff of the U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) took to the streets of London on Saturday in protest of…

3 years ago

"Certainly been a long two years": BC marks COVID-19 anniversary | FULL

It has been two years since the vast majority of B.C. residents were introduced to provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie…

3 years ago

Why It’s So Hard To Get Mental Health Care | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix

This episode of Patriot Act includes the topics of mental illness, self-harm, and suicide. Mental health is finally having a…

3 years ago

COVID-19: Ontario's top doctor provides update as Omicron strains health resources | FULL

Ontario's chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore provided an update Tuesday about the province's COVID-19 situation as the…

3 years ago

COVID-19: Quebec to allow some health-care, essential workers to work even if positive

Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé announced Tuesday that due to concerns over staffing as the Omicron COVID-19 variant surges in…

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