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N.B. surgeries down 13% compared to pre-pandemic levels, data shows
About 20,500 fewer surgeries were performed in New Brunswick during the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to pre-pandemic levels, new data shows.
This U.K. team brings hospital care into homes. Could more of these programs help Canada?
Health-care teams in the U.K. are providing hospital-quality care for people in their homes to help ease systems facing a shortage of hospital beds. And while versions of these programs exist in Canada, some experts say we need more of them.
Jagmeet Singh says Liberals must expand dental care program to maintain deal with NDP
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says next week's federal budget must expand dental care in order to maintain the confidence-and-supply agreement his party has with the Liberals. He said he also wants to see some action on mental health, financial supports for the vulnerable and a response to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act.
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'Tranq dope': Dangerous animal tranquillizer spreading in Canada's street drugs
More surgeries being scheduled, but not enough to clear pandemic backlog, nationwide data suggests
Shortage of key heart medication — nitroglycerin spray — sparks worry in Alberta
CBC Investigates
Average time on hold for 911 was over 6 minutes in Toronto one day last year
Vaccine makers prep bird flu shot for humans 'just in case' as rich nations lock in supplies
Skunks are dying of avian flu. What does that mean for you and your pets?
Second Opinion
Why Canada avoided a severe winter COVID wave
The Dose
You probably eat twice the recommended salt per day. Here's how to cut back
Recall issued for some Nestlé infant formula due to potential bacteria contamination
Newly available COVID-19 origins data could point to raccoon dogs in Wuhan market, study says
Canada lifting COVID-19 screening requirements for travellers from China, Hong Kong
Quebec doctors fear spread of misinformation as TikTok ban forces them off platform
15,000 Ottawa children missed measles vaccine during pandemic, says OPH
World Health Organization updates variant names to track Omicron's rapid evolution
Life-changing surgery allows Quebec woman paralyzed from chest down to use hands again
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin suing Trudeau, federal government over his termination from vaccine rollout
Feds back supervised consumption sites day after Manitoba introduces bill on licensing them
Why parents of some Ontario adults with severe autism say they're 'terrified' for their futures
A Conservative government would sue pharma companies over opioid crisis, Poilievre says
CBC Explains
Do private, for-profit clinics save taxpayers money and reduce wait times? The data says no
13 times more babies born with syphilis in Canada over 4 years, data shows
