The federal government will require travellers arriving from China, Hong Kong or Macao to provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test before their departure.
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Travellers from China to Canada will require proof of negative COVID-19 test as cases surge
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How these yellow phones on Lower Mainland bridges continue to save lives
Advocates for reducing suicide deaths in B.C.’s Lower Mainland say crisis phones on bridges across the region have helped provide critical support for people in their worst moments of anguish.
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Canadian Blood Services supply running low following winter storms
Major winter storms across Canada have negatively impacted supplies at Canadian Blood Services blood banks.
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The doctor wrote me off. But miracles happen and now it's 20 years since my last mental breakdown
When Darleen Murdoch suffered a severe manic episode while on vacation in Hawaii, a doctor told the family she would never work again. But here is what she’s learned about medical miracles.
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Alberta woman expected a 6-month wait for surgery. Two painful years later, she's still waiting
A woman from Cold Lake, Alta. says she has been waiting over two years for her spinal surgery to correct scoliosis.
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Delayed deportation keeps pandemic PSW from being separated from daughter — for now
A personal support worker who faced deportation to Uganda despite working on the front lines during COVID-19 over the past three years has been granted a brief reprieve, days after CBC Toronto reported on her plight.
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Canada must help legal cannabis sector complete with the illicit market, experts say
The federal government's ongoing review of the Cannabis Act emphasizes protecting public health — but experts and industry insiders say it also has to find a way to boost the legal marijuana industry and help it compete with the illicit market.
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Big Tobacco's divestment from Quebec's Medicago 'a step in the right direction' for its COVID vaccine
Philips Morris International, producer of Marlboro cigarettes, has pulled its shares from Canada's vaccine collaborator, Medicago. The company's COVID-19 vaccine, Covifenz, can now hit international markets if it reapplies with the World Health Organization, an expert says.
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Lack of information on China's COVID-19 surge stirs global concern
Six countries, including Italy and the U.S., have announced testing requirements for passengers from China, as the country continues to be accused of not being forthcoming about the virus.
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Skip the doctor, see a pharmacist: 13 conditions you can have treated at an Ontario pharmacy in 2023
Ontario pharmacies will officially be able to assess and prescribe medication for 13 common ailments as of Jan. 1. People will not be required to pay out of pocket for pharmacist visits.
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Is the COVID-19 pandemic almost over?
Social behaviour is a big indicator of whether the COVID-19 pandemic is considered to be over, even if there are 30 deaths daily, says Dr. Samir Gupta, a Toronto respirologist.
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Canadians fined at least $15M for breaking COVID quarantine rules for 1st 8 months of year: data
Canadians who were caught violating federal COVID-19 quarantine rules racked up at least $15 million in fines this year, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, but it's not clear how much of that will actually be paid.
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What the latest COVID-19 outbreak in China means for its residents, and the world
China may be in for 'tough several months ahead' due to its latest COVID-19 outbreak, says infectious diseases specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch. But he says that while Canada remains at risk from variants emerging around the world, vaccines are still effective against severe outcomes.
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China to scrap quarantine for inbound travellers as COVID-19 rules ease further
Chinese people who have been cut off from the rest of the world for three years by COVID-19 curbs flocked to travel sites on Tuesday ahead of borders reopening, even as rising infections strained the health system and roiled the economy.
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Emergency rooms in rural B.C. were closed for equivalent of around 4 months in 2022, data shows
Emergency rooms at 13 hospitals in rural B.C. were closed for the equivalent of around four months in 2022, according to data analyzed by CBC News. Mayors say the problem will likely continue if the province does not significantly invest in health care and prioritize rural residents.
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Public health, buy-in from gay and bisexual men helped get Canada's mpox outbreak under control
An aggressive public health response and immediate buy-in from men who have sex with men — the group most affected by the outbreak — has helped contain mpox in Canada, public health doctors say.
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Oji-Cree First Nation frustrated as majority of community members ineligible for drinking-water settlement
Leaders from an Oji-Cree First Nation in Treaty 9 in Ontario says they want the Canadian government to take action to properly compensate all their community members enduring a long-term boil-water advisory, after learning most of them won't be eligible for a class action settlement.
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Manitoba nursing stations face 'extreme shortage of nurses' over holidays
The chief of a northern Manitoba First Nation fears for his community’s safety amid a critical nursing shortage at nursing stations across the province over the holidays.
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Want to run outdoors this winter? Here are some tips from a Canadian Olympic marathoner
Marathon and Olympic competitors who live in Hamilton manage a running group that meets at the Bayfront every Tuesday for training, and members also benefit from getting advice for hitting the streets in winter.
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The virus behind COVID-19 is mutating and immune-evasive. Here's what that means
As COVID-19 approaches its fourth year, Omicron continues to mutate and become more immune evasive. But what does mutation mean, what doesn't it mean and why does immune evasiveness matter? Here are some answers based on what we know at this stage in the pandemic.
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Is virtual care a panacea for Canada's battered health-care system?
Many provinces have turned to virtual care as a way of taking pressure off their strained health-care systems, and hospitals have been able to divert patients from crowded emergency departments. But a new agreement in Ontario could mean fewer doctors will be interested in providing such services.
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The holidays can be lonely for those struggling with addiction. Advocates say connection is key
Lee-Anne Richardson knows first-hand how difficult the holidays can be for people on the path of sobriety. Work parties and family gatherings can be minefields.
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Canada's grants for master's, PhD students haven't increased since 2003. These researchers want that changed
Students doing graduate-level research say Canada risks losing its future scientists to other countries because the dollar amounts of annual grants have remained stagnant for nearly 20 years.
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Advice from a psychiatric nurse now a 911 phone call away in remote parts of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan residents who call 911 during a mental health crisis, and RCMP officers trying to defuse a potentially deadly confrontation will now be able to receive advice from a psychiatric nurse, the Mounties say.
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N.L. woman who allegedly faked nursing licence was jailed in Ontario over 4-year-old son's death
A woman who allegedly faked a nursing licence to work at a long-term care home in Gander was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in jail for the death of her four-year-old son in Hamilton, Ont.
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Government has no plans to bring back federal mask mandate, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is not looking at bringing back a mask mandate for federally-regulated industries.
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Surrogate daughter seals connection between 2 Ontario women who met on Facebook
A Facebook post asking for a surrogate led Toronto mom Karen Scutt to Cindy Gilbank, who carried a daughter for her. More than two years later, the two women's families share a lasting bond.
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'A weight's been lifted': New law allows jurors to share trial deliberation details with health providers
A new law, Bill S-206, carves out a narrow exemption in the Criminal Code to allow jurors to speak about jury proceedings with health care professionals.
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City of Edmonton policy forbids most employees from administering naloxone during work hours
A health and safety consultant who teaches people how to administer naloxone is calling a recently updated City of Edmonton policy on naloxone “an absolute failure.”
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How to be less stressed and more present this holiday season, according to experts
The holidays can be a time to celebrate but for some people, the holidays may bring stress or sadness. Mental health and mindfulness experts suggest mindfulness practices this holiday season.
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Health care is showing the cracks it's had for decades. Why it will take more than cash to fix it
The one-nurse emergency room in the remote community of Alert Bay — off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island — has shut down until January due to no staff. It's just the latest example of a 'broken' health-care system that showed cracks during the pandemic. Critics say it will take smart spending to fix.
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This health unit is charging teens for birth control, and some worry it's causing a barrier
A young teenage girl in Chatham-Kent approached the health unit for birth control and left empty handed because she couldn't afford to pay for it.
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WHO calls on China to provide more data as it limits its definition of COVID deaths
The country only defines COVID-related deaths as those who died from pneumonia or respiratory failure, which underestimates the death toll, says WHO.
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State of emergency declared amid water shortage in Oneida Nation of the Thames
Leaders of an Indigenous community near London, Ont., are calling on the federal government to work with them to help solve chronic water supply problems after a state of emergency was issued Tuesday due to low water levels.
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746 births over 36 years: Inuk midwife long served her remote community
Nunavik midwife Akinsie Qumaluk handled surprise twins, haemorrhaging and no access to emergency planes in her community of Puvirnituq.
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This toddler was discharged 48 hours after open-heart surgery. His mom worries it was due to overcrowding
A Tillsonburg, Ont., mother says she was surprised her toddler was released from SickKids in Toronto just 48 hours after he had open-heart surgery this month, and worries overcrowding at the hospital was behind him being discharged earlier than she had expected.
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SickKids reports 'cybersecurity incident' affecting some phone lines and web pages
Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children says it's responding to a cybersecurity incident affecting some of its phone lines, web pages and clinical systems. The hospital says all patient care continues and there is currently no evidence that personal health information has been compromised.
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Almost all surgeries postponed because of COVID-19 have now been completed, B.C. health minister says
The B.C.'s government says that almost all surgeries delayed during five waves of the COVID-19 pandemic have now been completed.
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For Inuit in northern Quebec, care closer to home could cut down on stressful medical travel
If a patient in Nunavik requires specialized medical care, they have to get on a plane and travel more than 1,400 kilometres to Montreal. But a new regional hospital proposed in Kuujjuaq, Que., could help keep some patients closer to home.
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'It's terribly lonely': Some Nova Scotians with long COVID just want to return to work
For some people with long COVID, the symptoms are so severe they are unable to work. Some Nova Scotians say government is not providing enough supports.
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Inuit come to Montreal for medical care. The lodge where patients stay is riddled with problems
Ullivik, located near Montreal’s airport, was intended to serve as a place of healing for the hundreds of Inuit who come to the city every month for treatment. But in recent years, providing a welcoming environment has been a challenge.
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Meningitis outbreak declared at Dalhousie University residence following student death
Nova Scotia Public Health is declaring an outbreak of meningococcal disease in Shirreff Hall, a residence at Dalhousie University, after two cases were detected including a student who died suddenly.
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Why there is so much happiness in this long-term care home that doubles as a Grade 6 classroom
A long term-care home in Saskatoon is providing a place for powerful exchanges between residents and Grade 6 students in an intergenerational classroom and through other activities designed to keep residents from being bored, lonely and feeling helpless.
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Children are dying from flu. Some provinces are slow to report it — and these experts say that's dangerous
With influenza sending Canadian children to hospital at rates far above normal for this time of year, there are calls for provincial health systems to be more transparent about pediatric flu deaths and the severity of communicable diseases because it can help people protect themselves and in this case, their kids.
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From smell kits to a nose implant, how researchers are trying to help anosmics regain their sense of smell
COVID-19 has shone a brighter light on loss of smell, but some Canadians, like Kerri Wall, lost their sense of smell well before the pandemic.
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N.B. woman shocked after blind mom, 88, put in hospital supply room
A New Brunswick woman is demanding answers after her 88-year-old mother, who's in hospital awaiting a nursing home bed, was moved into a cramped room filled with supplies.
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2 Montreal children have died from group A strep complications. Here's what parents need to know
Montreal Public Health said Friday that two children, both under the age of two, have died as a result of complications related to invasive group A streptococcus infections, and Canadian doctors are suggesting parents know the signs of severe illness from the common bacteria.
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Emergency stockpile of cholera vaccine exhausted due to high demand, WHO says
The global stockpile of cholera vaccines the World Health Organization helps manage is "currently empty or extremely low," a WHO official says.
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Sask. mom says inconsistent formula supply adding to babies' health challenges
Kieran Gibson's three children, all under two years, are diagnosed with failure to thrive. She says they now have to contend with changing formula brands amid a shortage, which can worsen digestive issues.
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Virtual walk-in clinics may contribute more strain to health-care system, OMA finds
Virtual-care clinics may be adding pressure to the overwhelmed health-care system, the Ontario Medical Association said Thursday, even as some patients and doctors say they are vital alternatives to an otherwise necessary visit to an emergency room.
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Are sober parties a thing of the future? Some Nova Scotians say yes
People in Nova Scotia are hosting sober parties while more people become interested in the idea of sobriety.
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Calgary's adult hospitals still under pressure, doctors and nurses say
Staff at Calgary's adult hospitals say their facilities are still under strain as they deal with a combination of staffing shortages, very sick patients and a particularly bad respiratory virus season.
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