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At 11, he suffered in palliative care for weeks. His mom says MAID should have been an option

WARNING: This story contains images and details of a child near the end of his life. Valérie Daigle wishes her…

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More vegan Nutrabolics bars recalled over undeclared milk

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a recall of Nutrabolics brand Feed Me Vegan Real Food Protein & Oats bars…

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New med school for family doctors aims to help solve the shortage. Can it do so with doctors alone?

White Coat Black Art26:30This school’s for family docs only The people behind a year-old medical school dedicated solely to turning…

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Men get breast cancer, too. But they can’t always access new drugs

Warren Kotler has outlived his prognosis.  Eight years ago, Kotler was told he had three to five years to live. The…

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How one family’s tragedies helped unlock a cause of sudden cardiac arrest

Sudden cardiac arrest hits some 60,000 Canadians out of hospital each year. The heart abruptly stops beating, blood circulation and breathing…

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Caregiving ‘an undervalued labour of love,’ says charity exec urging more support for marginalized caregivers

Researchers are recommending that more race-based data be collected about family caregivers who are Black, Indigenous and newcomers to Canada,…

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Kenneth Law, who sold poisonous chemical linked to 131 deaths, sued by Ontario teen’s parents

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Two years after losing her only child, Maria Lopez says she takes strength from…

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Nursing jobs not being held for international recruits, health minister says

Health Minister John Hogan says the Newfoundland and Labrador government is making headway in its recruitment of nurses. (Mark Quinn/CBC)…

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Health Canada approves Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for fall

Health Canada said Thursday it has authorized Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for those aged 12 years and up.  The product,…

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Indigenous people in Quebec want more than an apology from CMA. They want ‘concrete actions’

Jennifer Brazeau says an apology means little without a plan for meaningful action to drive change.  That was her sentiment ahead…

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