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Eastern Ontario community leader named to Order of Ontario – Quinte News
Feb 17, 2026 A prominent Indigenous leader from Amherstview, Dr. Jamaica Cass, is one of 30 people to be named to the Order of Ontario this year. A nationally-recognized leader…
Complaint prompts recall of birth control pills prescribed in Canada – CTV
February 16, 2026 Two brands of birth control pills prescribed in Canada have been recalled due to packaging error. The public advisory posted late last week warns users not to…
B.C. Cancer looks to integrate rehab, exercise into patients’ care as soon as they’re diagnosed – CBC
‘Prehabilitation’ with exercise helps patients recover from cancer, says Kelowna-based doctor Feb 17, 2026 B.C. Cancer is looking to integrate exercise into its recovery program for cancer patients as soon…
Family says small option home abandoned man with Down syndrome at hospital – CBC
‘We try our best to keep his cheer up and to make sure he knows that we care for him’ Feb 17, 2026 The sister of a Cape Breton man…
Doctors worry about fate of at-risk patients when Peninsula clinic closes – Times Colonist
Feb. 17, 2026 The SPOT clinic, which is set to close at the end of March, provides walk-in service for people with addictions and mental-health problems, almost two-thirds of whom…
Feeling something was a bit off, a doctor went to see his own GP. He was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer – CTV
February 15, 2026 WINNIPEG – Terrence May has always been an active person. He runs, cycles, and plays hockey. But last spring, he said, he felt something was off. “I…
If you have Parkinson’s disease, experts say you should be dancing. Here’s why – CBC
Dance found to improve mental abilities, boost mood and improve movement Feb 16, 2026 Though she’s always danced, Barbara Salsberg Mathews found a more urgent reason to take classes a…
New family medicine chair in Indigenous health to be named for trailblazing alum John Big-Canoe – University of Toronto
Feb 13, 2026 A new endowed chair in Indigenous health in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine will now have a name…
Nunavik intervention teams keep more than 90% of crises calls out of jail, hospital – Nunatsiaq News
Feb 13, 2026 Saqijuq launched in Puvirnituq in 2019, Kuujjuaq in 2025 Mobile intervention teams in Puvirnituq and Kuujjuaq kept most crisis situations out of the justice system in 2025…
Women’s heart symptoms can look different, expert warns – CTV
February 13, 2026 Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for women worldwide, yet it is still widely under-recognized, underdiagnosed and undertreated, according to one health expert. “Wear Red…
