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Pharmacare bill passes key test ahead of next week’s final Senate vote

The government’s pharmacare legislation has survived a key step on the way to becoming law and could pass the Senate…

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Updated COVID-19 vaccines roll out at pharmacies

As two new Health Canada approved vaccines start to arrive at pharmacies, public health officials are encouraging those who most…

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Cindy Ouellet among Canadian Paralympians on mission to impact medical field

Cindy Ouellet is determined to build herself a new hip. The six-time Paralympian, who will soon begin her PhD in…

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Beef tongue products recalled due to Listeria risk

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a food recall warning for certain brands of beef jelly tongue products in Ontario…

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Getting fitness tips on social media can be harmful — but it doesn’t have to be

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

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This ER doc responds to critical calls in B.C. in his spare time. For free

White Coat Black Art26:30Bringing the emergency department to the trauma scene There’s an area on Highway 3 near Nelson, B.C.,…

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Anti-tobacco groups say Addictions Minister Saks must resign if she fails to ban flavoured vapes

Three anti-tobacco groups are calling on federal Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks to resign if she fails to pass regulations banning flavoured vaping…

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Joyce Echaquan remembered at Montreal rally, 4 years after her death

People gathered in downtown Montreal Saturday evening on the fourth anniversary of Joyce Echaquan’s death for a rally calling on Quebec to…

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Why Canada’s health-care system needs more Indigenous professionals

The Current18:54Indigenous life expectancy is dropping. How do we fix it? When Dr. Danièle Behn Smith first saw the data…

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COVID rapid tests may be trickier to find at pharmacies this fall. Here’s what you need to know

Montreal pharmacist Aleck Brodeur just got a shipment of COVID-19 rapid tests. Ever since the temperature has been dropping, more people…

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