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Parents, educators on alert as Ontario measles outbreak rises to 572 cases – CTV
March 27, 2025 TORONTO — A mother of an infant, a principle of a religious school, and a public health physician — they all share the desire to get kids…
‘The zombie drug’: Health Canada finds more animal tranquillizer in illicit drugs – CTV
March 27, 2025 A potent animal tranquilizer is making its way into Canadian street drugs at an exponential rate. Medetomidine is used to sedate animals and is only approved for…
UBC scientists invent stir stick that detects drugs in drinks – CTV
March 28, 2025 A team of researchers at the University of British Columbia want to make a stir stick drug testing tool for spiked drinks the norm in the hospitality…
McMaster University researchers create guidelines to help COVID-19 longhaulers – CBC
Canada’s chief public health officer hails ‘significant milestone’ in ongoing efforts to address long COVID Mar 28, 2025 Researchers at McMaster University say they’ve created Canada’s first-ever comprehensive guidelines for…
COMMENTARY: Why health care should be the ballot box issue this election – CMA
March 27, 2025 Canadians have a lot to worry about right now. We read daily news stories daily about the lack of affordable housing and the economic pain that will…
Inuit Child First Initiative extended, but nobody is sure when money will flow – Nunatsiaq News
Mar 27, 2025 Future of food voucher program remains uncertain Even with the extension of Inuit Child First Initiative funding, there is still uncertainty around the future of programs that…
Headed into a crisis’: Nunavut community worried federal food voucher program could end – CBC
Mar 27, 2025 Inuit Child First Initiative renewed, but future of food program for children uncertain While many celebrated the federal government’s renewal of the Inuit Child First Initiative, some still…
Deadly, drug-resistant fungus spreading at ‘alarming rate,’ CDC warns – GLOBAL
March 27, 2025 A fungal superbug called Candida auris is spreading through hospitals and nursing homes at an “alarming rate,” with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Saskatoon’s fentanyl overdose crisis: 9 deaths, more than 435 overdoses in March – CTV
March 26, 2025 Nine lives lost — and the month isn’t over yet. The devastating pace of Saskatoon’s fentanyl overdose crisis was set in sharp relief as government officials revealed…
How antibiotics could fight superbugs: Canadian scientists make key discovery – CTV
March 26, 2025 For the first time in decades, researchers have found a new class of antibiotics that could effectively fight superbugs, which are some of the planet’s most drug-resistant…
