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Boxing Day draws shoppers despite poor weather in Toronto, much of Ontario
December 26, 2025 - 6:43 AM

TORONTO — Shoppers in some Canadian cities braved heavy snow and wintry conditions on Boxing Day, undeterred by the challenging weather in their hunt for a good deal.
This is what Canada's pain medication shortages have been like for chronic pain patients
December 17, 2025 - 7:00 PM

TORONTO — Amanda Godda has been bedridden since August.
B.C. requires witness for those using supply drugs to stop diversion to streets
December 02, 2025 - 10:10 AM

VICTORIA — Rules are being tightened for British Columbia's overdose-prevention safer supply program to require a witness when a user takes their drugs in an effort to stop the pills from being sold on the streets.
NDP leader says Liberals are being 'dishonest' about the future of pharmacare
December 02, 2025 - 7:51 AM

OTTAWA — The federal government's response to a report it commissioned on national pharmacare was "shockingly dismissive," NDP interim leader Don Davies said this week as he called on the Liberals to come clean on their plans for the program.
Quebec's federation of family doctors launches legal challenge against pay reform law
November 22, 2025 - 3:45 AM

The federation representing family doctors in Quebec has launched a legal challenge against a new law that sets physician pay according to performance metrics.
How Canada can regain its measles elimination status
November 11, 2025 - 6:19 AM

TORONTO — Infectious disease experts say Canada's loss of measles elimination status shows how badly investment is needed in public health, rebuilding vaccine confidence and solving the primary care crisis.
Menopause care is more widely available, but financially out of reach for many
November 05, 2025 - 8:29 AM

TORONTO — Karine Beauchamp couldn't think straight, felt so exhausted she could barely get out of bed and had unpredictable mood swings ranging from sadness to anger.
Prescription painkillers shortage in Canada expected to continue into new year
November 03, 2025 - 11:45 PM

TORONTO — Pharmacists say a shortage of medications that contain oxycodone is expected to continue into the new year, while supply of another type of painkiller has increased since a nationwide disruption in the summer.
Quebec follows Alberta's move to stop offering COVID vaccine for free to most people
September 18, 2025 - 2:50 PM

Quebec is now the second province after Alberta to announce it will no longer offer free doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to its entire population, starting this fall.
Ontario’s top doctor says province needs to modernize vaccine registry, calls for national schedule
September 04, 2025 - 11:53 AM

TORONTO — Ontario's top doctor is calling for a national immunization schedule and registry to address gaps exposed by the resurgence of measles in Canada – but first, he says his own province needs a centralized digital vaccine system.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
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Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
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Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Boxing Day draws shoppers despite poor weather in Toronto, much of Ontario

This is what Canada's pain medication shortages have been like for chronic pain patients

B.C. requires witness for those using supply drugs to stop diversion to streets

NDP leader says Liberals are being 'dishonest' about the future of pharmacare

Quebec's federation of family doctors launches legal challenge against pay reform law

How Canada can regain its measles elimination status

Menopause care is more widely available, but financially out of reach for many

Prescription painkillers shortage in Canada expected to continue into new year

Quebec follows Alberta's move to stop offering COVID vaccine for free to most people

Ontario’s top doctor says province needs to modernize vaccine registry, calls for national schedule

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