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Northern Ontario health authority’s ex-CEO, former chief of staff raise concerns after baby’s death – CBC
May 21, 2026 Pat Chilton says he’d worked to establish high-calibre care at WAHA in partnership with Accreditation Canada A former chief executive officer of the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority…
Alberta to hold consultation sessions this year on future plans for dealing with oilsands tailings ponds – CBC
May 21, 2026 Province says process to include Indigenous communities, local municipalities, environmental groups and more The Alberta government has announced it will be launching engagement sessions this year as…
These regions in Canada face the highest rates of breast cancer, study reveals – CTV
May 20, 2026 Breast cancer risks are highest in rural regions in Quebec, Ontario, and the Prairies as well as in certain urban centres with large immigrant and racialized populations,…
Some women have fallopian tubes removed for permanent birth control. It could also lower ovarian cancer risk – CBC
Researchers, doctors working with general surgeons to spread word about opportunistic salpingectomy May 20, 2026 Franziska Bohm long knew she didn’t want kids and asked her family doctor to have…
Generic Ozempic is now on Canadian shelves. Is it the same as the brand name version? – CBC
Health Canada has approved two generics, one of which is already in some pharmacies May 20, 2026 Some Canadian pharmacists are already stocking their shelves with generic versions of semaglutide,…
Fort Simpson homeless shelter plans for new building – Cabin Radio
May 20, 2026 Architectural plans for a new homeless shelter in Fort Simpson are ready. Now operators say they need funding and a plot of land to make it a…
Federal government advising Canadians not to travel to east DRC area hit by Ebola outbreak – CTV
May 19, 2026 TORONTO — The federal government is advising Canadians not to travel to the province hit by a rare type of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.…
‘It’s appalling’: Halifax women condemn 15-month wait for mammograms – CBC
IWK Health Centre says staffing shortage most significant factor in wait times May 19, 2026 Some women in the Halifax area say a 15-month wait for routine mammograms is “appalling”…
At ‘crucial’ moment for pandemic preparedness, experts say world isn’t ready – CBC
Government funding cutbacks, distrust in public health authorities put everyone at risk: report May 19, 2026 Government funding cutbacks and a distrust in public health authorities means the world is…
Northern health-care ‘trailblazers’ to receive honorary degrees – TimminsToday.com
May 19, 2026 Inaugural NOSM University honorary degree recipients Theresa Fiddler and Maureen Lacroix have more than a century of health-care work and advocacy between them With more than a…
