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As measles cases continue to rise across the country, an Ipsos poll shows that most Canadians see the disease as dangerous. Fewer said the same for COVID-19 and the flu.

Across Canada, the burden of premature opioid-related deaths doubled between 2019 and 2021, representing more than one-quarter of deaths among younger adults, a study found.

Left out of the budget is Hot Docs, the nation's largest documentary film festival, which organizers said is in dire financial straits and may not be able to do an event next year.

The released figure of 784,980 comes during National Immunization Awareness Week, which runs April 22-30.

Flu season may be winding down, but health officials are noting a rise of norovirus in Canada, the nasty stomach bug that can cause severe gastrointestinal symptoms.

Two sisters from Nova Scotia are warning the public about an invasive form of strep after their mother and step-father died from the disease on the same day earlier this year.

It will be available throughout the provinces at pharmacies, regional health-authority clinics, some primary-care offices, and community health centres. 

In a release from the New Brunswick SCPA, it was said that the animal rescue group is already up 149 calls from this point a year ago.

OPSEU says the proposed closures would close labs in Timmins, Sault Ste. Marie, Orillia, Hamilton, Kingston, and Peterborough.

The surge in auto thefts has led to rises in home invasions, violent robberies and gun violence throughout the GTA, according to Toronto police.  

Stephen Malthouse's licence to practise medicine in B.C. has been suspended since March 2022, amid an investigation launched after complaints from other doctors. 

Statistics Canada reported that the overall inflation in the country was 2.9 per cent year-over-year in March, up from 2.8 per cent the previous month. 

According to RHS, dogs are waiting 64 per cent longer to be adopted than the average for dogs in its care, after COVID-19 saw very high adoption rates.

Quebec's Health Department reported 16 measles cases in Montreal and a total of 29 cases across the province, up from 17 on March 11.

There is a "systemic shortage of nurses" across all sectors, according to a briefing document for Long-Term Care Minister Stan Cho when he took over the file in September. 

The Toronto Parking Authority is reporting a 20 per cent jump in revenue for 2023 largely due to more people paying for parking, it says.

Neurological conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease, migraines, stroke and multiple sclerosis, are now the leading of ill health and disability around the world.

A small Nova Scotia town that has struggled to tame its sometimes rowdy population of university students is considering advice from an unlikely source.

As the avian flu, also known as bird flu, continues to spread across the globe, concerns persist regarding its potential risks to human health.

Vaccinating children who missed their measles shots during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical, a senior World Health Organization official said on Tuesday.