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The CMA is seeking to intervene in a Supreme Court case on Saskatchewan’s use of the notwithstanding clause over a landmark pronoun case.

The Canadian Medical Association says the trend is especially alarming because so many people don't have access to a primary care provider.

Tackling health misinformation and rebuilding public trust are top priorities for Canada's incoming chief public health officer Dr. Joss Reimer.

Canada's incoming chief public health officer Dr. Joss Reimer said it's critical for the federal government to take a proactive approach to countering false information.

Experts say easy-to-use betting apps and heavy advertising are fuelling a rise in sports gambling among teens, with some youths already reporting significant losses.

The rate of young men contacting Ontario’s mental health helpline for gambling-related problems has spiked after the province allowed private online gambling, a new study suggests.

The survey found though a majority of Canadians have primary care access, the rate at which people have a clinician depends on what province they're living in.

Nathalie Provost was shot in the leg, foot and forehead by a gunman who killed 14 women and injured more than a dozen people in 1989, including six of her classmates.

Now when people join the list, health officials will speak with them about their needs, a change the government says will provide better and faster care. 

Olympic officials made the right call in postponing the Canada-Finland women's hockey game on Thursday after several players on the Finnish team came down with norovirus, doctors say. 

As Torontonians dig out from more than 40 cm of snow, health-care professionals are urging people to take precautions to avoid straining their heart when shovelling.

Health workers say the crisis facing Alberta hospitals, including inadequate staff and funding, not enough infrastructure and a failure to plan, has been years in the making.

Doctors in Canada's FIFA World Cup host cities say they're concerned the already strained health-care system will buckle if an unexpected surge happens during the tournament.

The daughter of a Canadian woman killed in a bus crash in the Dominican Republic says her family is still searching for answers three days after the incident.

The Lake Valley Fire Protection District said that the eight-year-old boy fell about 30 feet from the Grandview chairlift at the resort.

A group representing cattle farmers in New Brunswick say it takes issue with the province's plan to axe government-run veterinary services.

The government says the funding will go through United Nations agencies and the Red Cross to provide food, medical services, shelter and clean water.

NATO’s top commander, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, confirmed earlier Friday that the alliance has pulled several hundred personnel out of Iraq and relocated them to Europe.

The legislation from U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker would launch a U.S. Trade Representative investigation into whether the Canadian law unfairly burdens American commerce.

Self-harm is described as a non-suicidal injury, often done as a coping mechanism to deal with big emotions. While mental health stigma is lessening, more discussion is needed.