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The outbreak began in March 2025 and lasted more than a year, with the final reported sicknesses happening in May and caused 200 lab-confirmed cases in six provinces.

The Public Health Agency of Canada states that the recommended amount of sleep for teenagers between the ages of 14 and 17 is eight to 10 hours per night.

Jan Przeranski suffers from a chronic, progressive condition that has caused swelling and infections in his arm, rendering it mostly non-functional.

Between May 1 and July 21, the province recorded 140 cases of cyclosporiasis, compared with just 40 in the same time period in 2025. 

Ottawa is launching a temporary ban on foreign nationals entering Canada if they have visted DRC, the site of an ebola outbreak, 21 days before coming to this country.

Physicians are being urged to specifically consider anaplasmosis in regions with a growing prevalence of blacklegged ticks, which range in size from a poppyseed to a sesame seed.

A Quebec doctor says health-care professionals would be 'optimistically naive' to believe cases of cyclosporiasis won’t keep increasing, but there is no reason for alarm.

The number of drug-related deaths in Manitoba has been rising again over the last several months, according to the province's chief medical examiner.

For those who are worried about potentially ingesting the parasite, PHAC says there are some steps that can reduce risk of exposure.

As of July 1, the CDC reported 145 cases of cyclosporiasis across 17 states from May 1 through June 16, with 20 people being hospitalized.

The jalapenos were supplied by California-based Coast Citrus Distributors, sourced from Mexico and served at Chipotle Mexican Grill, Qdoba and other restaurants.

Cyclosporiasis is an illness of the intestines caused by a parasite called cyclospora, which is only spread through eating food or drinking water that contains the parasite.

The Treasury Board announced the change to remote work rules in February. Executive public servants returned to the office full-time in May.

British Columbia health officials say the Canadian who fell ill with hantavirus on a cruise ship stricken with an outbreak earlier this spring has recovered.

A statement from the Office of the Provincial Health Officer says the resident of the Yukon was discharged from hospital late last week.

Black-legged ticks can transmit Lyme disease, and it's hoped the online tool will raise awareness of areas where there's a higher risk of being bitten by one.

Consumers may be entitled to a piece of a multi-billion dollar settlement if they consumed some recalled Silk brand plant-based beverages.

Calls are mounting in Saskatchewan for overdose-related emergency supports on frontlines following an increase in the number of overdose emergency calls in the province.

PHAC said the traveller has departed back to Paris. The Air France flight, along with all other passengers, has continued to Detroit.

Health officials have cited the FIFA World Cup as justification, but some infectious disease experts are siding with the WHO in saying travel restrictions will have little effect.