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Government of Canada announces Grand Prize Winners of the Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Challenge
Press Release From: Public Health Agency of Canada May 20, 2026 Diabetes is a common chronic condition affecting many, and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes varies due to…
Government of Canada invests in Indigenous-led research
Press Release From: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada May 20, 2026 Investing in Indigenous-led research is essential to meaningfully and sustainably advancing reconciliation in Canada. It empowers…
Canada Facing $17.6 Billion Kidney Disease Crisis by 2050; Kidney Foundation Calls for Early Detection to Save Lives and Reduce Health Care Spending
Press Release May 20, 2026 New Deloitte report commissioned by The Kidney Foundation of Canada calls for early intervention to prevent up to 32% of kidney failure cases. Chronic kidney…
Nurses at Brant Community Healthcare System Concerned Over Cuts to Registered Nurse Positions
Press Release BRANTFORD, ON, May 19, 2026 – Hundreds of Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) members are voicing concerns about 22 registered nurse (RN) position cuts at Brant Community Healthcare System…
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…
The Daily Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Press Release May 20, 2026 Health Reports, May 2026 A new national study entitled “Geographic variation in female breast cancer incidence and mortality in Canada” is published today in Health…
Drinking water safety update for Łutsel K’e Dene School
Press Release May 19, 2026 Water testing for Łutsel K’e Dene School, Łutsel K’e is complete. Testing has confirmed that all water fixtures show lead levels below the maximum acceptable…
