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A cancer diagnosis can also be a 'financial double-whammy.' Here's what advocates want to change

Cancer can rob working age Canadians of their retirement savings. That's why this federal election, the Canadian Cancer Society is calling for tax changes and other solutions to boost affordability.

News Health 9 hours ago

Got accessibility issues with voting? Here's what you might need to know

News Canada Saskatchewan 5 hours ago

Do I need a third dose of the measles vaccine? And other common questions answered

News Health April 24

Canada Votes 2025

What matters? From coast to coast to coast, Canadians share their priorities for the federal election

News Canada Calgary April 25

Alberta in the midst of worst measles outbreak since 1997 as doctors call for action

News Canada Calgary April 25

New momentum to ease labour mobility rules worries some Manitoba health-care leaders

News Canada Manitoba April 25

Calgary company at centre of daycare E. coli outbreak pleads guilty to bylaw offences

News Canada Calgary April 24

Fentanyl is the poison that killed my brother and many others. I want my vote to save lives

Richard Anderson

News Canada April 24

Rising demand at food banks seen as 'canary in the coal mine' for affordability crisis

Benjamin Shingler

News Canada Montreal April 24

Quebec passes law requiring doctors to work in the public system for 5 years after med school

News Canada Montreal April 24

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Don't have a copy of your medical record? You're not alone. Health experts say it should be an election issue

Jennifer La Grassa

News Canada Windsor April 25

Artificial food dyes are under the microscope in the U.S. Here's what happens in Canada

News Health April 23

'I am horrified': Why autistic people say RFK Jr.'s comments on autism are so dangerous

Natalie Stechyson

News World April 23

Worries about flying seem to be taking off. Here's how to cope

News Health April 23

15-year-old's suspected drug overdose likely involved hydromorphone and cough medicine, RCMP say

News Canada British Columbia April 23

Quebec says measles outbreak has ended

News Canada Montreal April 22

Why Quebec doctors say proposed colour system for patient priority is concerning

Need a family doctor? Here’s how the parties say they’ll help

Aging infrastructure, construction are fuelling pest problems in Montreal hospitals

This 11-year-old skipped school over climate anxiety. Here's how they're learning to cope

News Canada Saskatchewan April 22

Why I want to see more stories about South Asian Canadians living with HIV, like me

News Canada Ottawa April 22

Influenza blamed in deaths of Regina-area women, ages 33 and 48, last month

Colleen Silverthorn

News Canada Saskatchewan April 22

'Your face looks grotesque': How looksmaxxing can harm young men and boys

Frances Willick

News Canada Nova Scotia April 22

Desperate to walk again, this 25-year-old Ontario woman is ready to pay $40K for U.S. spinal assessment

News Canada London April 22

Reproductive health advocates praise Liberal pledges but caution more details needed

News Politics April 21

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