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Dying Toronto woman’s daughter says she spotted bedbugs in palliative care bed – Global News
September 30, 2025 Erin Hayes spent day and night at her mother’s bedside as she lay dying at Michael Garron Hospital this month. Nancy Hayes, 81, had been suffering from…
Doctor calls RSV vaccine a ‘game-changer’ as Sask. plans to expand immunizations on Oct. 1 – CTV
September 29, 2025 As the season of colds, flus and respiratory viruses approaches, Saskatchewan is trying to protect its youngest residents from a nasty virus. The province has expanded its…
Canada bans raw-milk cheese imports from Europe after cattle disease outbreak – CTV
September 29, 2025 Some popular cheeses will be missing from store shelves this holiday season after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) banned imports of raw-milk products from France, Italy…
Flu shot rollout begins this week as doctors urge vaccination for people at risk – CTV
September 29, 2025 Flu and COVID-19 vaccine shots are available in parts of the country this week, with doctors urging people at highest risk in particular to get vaccinated as…
New drug could be gamechanger for those with Alzheimer’s … but you can’t get it in Canada – CTV
September 30, 2025 Two drugs that have shown success in slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s disease are not available in Canada, which is now the only country in the G7…
What is involuntary care? And how does it work in B.C.? – CBC
Anyone admitted under involuntary treatment must meet a specific set of criteria, the province says Sep 29, 2025 Involuntary care. It’s a legal process that has existed for a long…
New clinical trial shows cannabis-based oil improved chronic low back pain – CBC
‘This is what we’ve been waiting for,’ says Canadian pain specialist Sep 30, 2025 An experimental cannabis extract reduced low back pain in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial in Europe, and…
Sask. apologizes, agrees to pay $40M to survivors of Île-à-la-Crosse residential school – CBC
Sep 29, 2025 Court of King’s Bench expected to approve the proposed settlement in early 2026 WARNING: This story contains details of experiences at residential schools. In 1967, when Melvina…
Jordan’s Principle funding cut ends Yukon rural food program feeding Indigenous kids – APTN News
Sep 29, 2025 A Yukon-based First Nations education advocacy organization says it was forced to axe its rural nutrition program after its Jordan’s Principle funding was cut — and warns…
Flu shot roll out is almost here. Who should get them? – GLOBAL
September 29, 2025 Seniors, long-term care residents, hospital staff and patients in Ontario will be able to get the flu shot starting this week. Vaccination will open to everyone else…
