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canada's prime minister mark carney delivers a speech during the world economic forum (wef) annual meeting in davos on january 20, 2026.
opinion: what carney's davos speech teaches us about fixing health care 
cancer treatment access timeline from approval
from approval to access: innovative cancer treatments continue to be just beyond reach
woman looking off in thought. woman looking distressed holding a paper.
opinion: canada risks sliding into the u.s. path of healthcare denial
woman breaking cigarette in half. blurred out face of woman breaking cigarette.
opinion: ontario government needs to invest tobacco settlement into smoking and vaping prevention efforts
woman at the pharmacy purchasing medicines and medical products, she is inserting the credit card in the terminal
tariffs and healthcare in canada: the threat of rising drug prices, limited access and risks to medical research
side view portrait of black doctor holding bottle of pills while consulting woman in clinic
women’s health collective canada calls for change amid upcoming election
exhausted tired people sitting on chairs and falling asleep in the waiting room
from referral to care: new study shows canadians are waiting the longest in recorded history to get the care they need
 
doctor vaccinating a senior woman. virus protection. covid-2019.
why new rsv vaccine recommendations are essential for seniors and long-term care facilities
in the hospital, the patient undergoes a screening procedure for a mammogram, which is performed by a mammogram. a modern technologically advanced clinic with professional doctors.
new breast cancer screening guidelines go against expert recommendations: what this means for canadians
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craven’s new mayor and council are a powerful example of  ‘being the change you wish to see’
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opinion: canadian healthcare choke points put patient lives at risk
unnecessary tests tax the system and potentially cause patient harm
opinion: getting rid of unnecessary tests is the key to freeing our health-care system from deadly backlogs
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ontarians split on bill that could force patients into nursing homes
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ontario extends deadline for ltc staff to be fully vaccinated
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alberta will no longer allow support people with covid-19 symptoms into maternity wards
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ndp demands province provide more support for covid long-haulers
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legislation to create 'safe zones' around sask. hospitals
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mitzi dean: b.c. needs safety net to better support families of neurodiverse children and youth
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ontario targeting 70-plus, astrazeneca recipients for covid boosters
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mandryk: sask. party government has its own vaccine hesitancy problem
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new long-term care legislation aims to reform battered care system
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burnout among ont. nurses is threatening the health system
 
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health-care workers are dealing with 'compassion fatigue'
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vaccine passports ok: ontario human rights commission
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alberta declares state of public health emergency
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opinion: parties should remove barriers for iehps
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the fight for funding life-saving glucose monitors
nurses quitting ontario
ont. emergency order holds nurses 'basically hostage'
drug pricing
opinion: should we trust the feds' plan for pricing drugs?
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dea argues allowing limited amounts of medical psilocybin could bolster illegal drug trade
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medicare
opinion: public medicare is on trial, pay attention
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was 'pneumonia' chatter in europe a covid-19 warning?
rapid antigen testing
what's going on with rapid covid testing in canada?
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why doug ford is stumbling during the second wave
covid notification app
you can't remove covid notification software from these phones
ontario premier doug ford with minister of health christine elliott and ontario chief medical officer of health dr. david williams.
defeating covid-19 requires a societal shift in thinking
warehouse worker blowing his nose on a tissue
paid sick days in canada: a look at what's happening
 
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institute for pandemics takes aim at the next health crisis
podium placards promoting the covid alert app are seen on a table on parliament hill in ottawa, on friday, july 31, 2020. the app tracks the locations of phones relative to other phones, and notifies users if they have been in proximity to another app user who has tested positive for covid-19. the canadian press/justin tang
covid alert app is a case of tech-driven bad policy design
reopening ontario phase 3 and how to minimize risk
stage 3: why it's too early to let your guard down
participants attend a vigil for covid-19 victims at the orchard villa long-term care home in pickering, ont. in june 2020.
the coronavirus exposes the perils of profit in seniors' housing
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covid-19 shows we should treat public health the same as public works
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as u.s. buys up remdesivir, ‘vaccine nationalism’ threatens access to covid-19 treatments
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covid-19 public health restrictions shouldn’t mean dying alone
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lockdown lessons from italy: keep a routine, dress nicely, 'try to have hope'
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