3 h. ago Opinion: Alberta's COVID vaccine limits go against ethical health

“Making COVID-19 vaccines accessible to those Albertans at highest risk of severe outcomes will reduce hospitalizations and deaths in those populations and help curb the spread of COVID-19,” Alberta’s Ministry of Primary and Preventative Health Services, Aug 12. 2025. Dissect these words carefully — because if your scalpel is too blunt — you will miss […]

Science

44 h. ago Israeli gunfire kills at least 25 in Gaza as Netanyahu urges ‘voluntary migration’

TEL AVIV — Israeli gunfire killed at least 25 people seeking aid in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials and witnesses said, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again called for what he refers to as the voluntary migration of Palestinians from the war-ravaged territory. Netanyahu wants to realize U.S. President Donald Trump’s vision of relocating much […]

Events

8 d. ago Opinion: 'New approach' to COVID shots puts Albertans at risk

On June 13, the minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services, Adriana LaGrange, announced “a new approach to COVID-19 immunizations” to reduce vaccine wastage and “better align supply with demand while continuing to protect those at highest risk.” This rationale is a red herring. The “new approach” drastically limits Albertans’ access to the lifesaving […]

Science

8 d. ago Former B.C. health ministers weigh in on expensive drugs for rare diseases

Brineura, the drug used to treat 10-year-old Charleigh Pollock's neurodegenerative Batten disease, costs more than $800,000 a year.

Politics

9 d. ago Un nouveau traitement contre une tumeur cérébrale rare approuvé aux États

La Food and Drug Administration a approuvé un médicament pour traiter une tumeur cérébrale rare et agressive, qui touche les plus jeunes.

Other

3 w. ago Israeli troops shoot Palestinians at aid site, kill 67: Gaza health ministry

Seven Palestinians were also killed while sheltering in tents in Khan Younis, including a five-year-old boy, according to the Kuwait Specialized Field Hospital

Events

4 w. ago Charleigh’s story: Mom says reinstating drug funding allows daughter to have dignity

After weeks of fighting for the B.C. government to reinstate drug funding for Charleigh Pollock, Health Minister Josie Osborne announced Thursday that funding would be reinstated.

Economics

4 w. ago B.C. Health Ministry restores drug funding for girl with rare disease

The minister says the Vancouver Island girl and her family should not suffer because of a disagreement over the drug

Politics

4 w. ago B.C. limits sales of two more diabetes drugs used for weight loss

British Columbia's Health Ministry is limiting the sales of two more diabetes drugs to curb their off-label use for weight loss and preserve supply for people who are diabetic.

Other

4 w. ago Health care advocates afraid of major cuts and privatization hold shadow summit and rally at Council of the Federation next week

HUNTSVILLE, Ontario, July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Outside the Council of the Federation and the gathering of First Ministers, public health care advocates from across Canada will be joining a shadow summit, rally, and car cavalcade. Attendees include Health Coalitions, patients, patient advocates, nurses, doctors, care workers, mental health advocacy organizations, environmental groups, Indigenous […]

Politics

4 w. ago Sources close to LHSC state Musyj will be in London until at least 2028. He still maintains a  residence in Windsor, as well as a home in London.

It looks like London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) supervisor David Musyj will be sticking around. Musyj was seconded to London from Windsor Regional Hospital, where he was chief executive, as a temporary measure in May 2024. When he was appointed by the province as LHSC’s supervisor four months later, a spokeperson for the health minister said […]

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4 w. ago B.C. NDP admits Charleigh Pollock is the only kid in Canada to be denied funding for rare disease

Vaughn Palmer: Health minister's claim of fair treatment as hollow as her insistence that she and her colleagues hold young girl and her family 'in our hearts'

Society

last month Canada’s minister of health is an unknown to most, but Liberals call her the ‘godmother’

Marjorie Michel never wanted to run for office. And yet, here she is, succeeding Justin Trudeau as the MP for Papineau

Politics