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How 5 years of COVID-19 has prepared Toronto to face potential crises in the future

Five years on, Toronto-area doctors and public health officials are looking back at what they've learned since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic — and most agree the early...

RSV shot now free for larger number of older Albertans

More Alberta seniors are now eligible for a provincially funded RSV vaccine.The provincial government announced in October it would provide the RSV shot, Abrysvo,...

Director says Saskatoon safe consumption site ‘drowning’ amid overdose crisis

Kayla DeMong fought tears as she described the dire conditions on the front lines, pleading for more help from the province as staff at the harm reduction...

‘It was life and death’: McNeil, Strang reflect on early handling of COVID-19 pandemic

As anxiety grew among Nova Scotians over the fear of the arrival of COVID-19 in early March 2020, Premier Stephen McNeil wanted to meet with a...

Elderly patients can deteriorate hourly in the ER. This team works against the clock to get them out

White Coat Black Art26:30Saving elderly patients from the hazards of the ERIt's 7 a.m. in the emergency department of St. Mary's Hospital in Montreal,...

How COVID changed Canadians, their health and the future

This story is part of CBC Health's Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings....

Alberta looking to save $400M in doctor payments, medical association president says in memo

The Alberta government wants to cut more than $400 million in the fees it pays to doctors, according to a confidential memo obtained by...

Advocacy groups won’t appeal Ontario court’s dismissal of Charter challenge to long-term care law

Advocacy organizations won't appeal an Ontario court's decision to dismiss their Charter challenge of the province's long-term care (LTC) law, which allows hospitals to move...

B.C. doctors get new guidance on involuntary care for drug users

British Columbia clinicians have received new guidance about involuntary care for adults, including a directive that it cannot be used to prevent harmful "risk-taking"...

2 die on Victoria streets little more than an hour apart as Island Health issues drug toxicity warning

Two people died a little over an hour apart in Victoria on Monday, Victoria police and the B.C. Coroners Service have confirmed. An outreach worker says the city's...