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Dr. Vivien Suttorp says hospitalizations for respiratory viruses peaked on Dec. 31, when there were 700 influenza patients — a number that has since dropped to 513.

New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health says a new report has found no evidence of a mysterious brain disease that has allegedly been impacting about 400 residents.

Dr. Vivien Suttorp, a longtime medical officer in southern Alberta, is now the province's CMOH — the first person in three years appointed to the role on a permanent basis.

New chief medical officer of health Dr. Vivien Suttorp and primary care minister Adriana LaGrange say they're looking forward to working together as the province enters a new era.

Dr. Yves Léger, the province's chief medical officer of health, says his office knows New Brunswickers are eager for answers.

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.

Alberta doctors are hoping a new pilot project to introduce triage physicians into emergency department waiting rooms is properly resourced.

Health Minister Sylvia Jones said she believed flu cases had already peaked for the season, accepting they had strained the province's health-care system.

The Nova Scotia government in December ordered police to crack down on illegal cannabis, with the premier saying the unregulated drug poses a serious public health risk.

Alberta Hospitals Minister Matt Jones said a judge-led fatality inquiry will look into what happened when Prashant Sreekumar died while waiting for care at the Grey Nuns Hospital.

'The state of the acute-care system in the Edmonton zone is an absolute crisis. I have never seen it this bad,' said a Royal Alexandra Hospital emergency department physician.

The Ontario Hospital Association issued a statement Tuesday, saying there was an alarming increase in cases, which have now hit a three-year high.

Chief Adam MacIntosh was sworn in Tuesday, promising to modernize the force with body cameras and focus on officer mental health to ensure better community service.

Police said five people were involved, four were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

RCMP in Manitoba say they've arrested a man at the centre of a dangerous person alert after a 24-hour search and found the woman he's accused of violently abducting. 

The official archive of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper's has been opened — and Harper says the archive demonstrates the value of considered, paper-based decision-making.

Saskatoon Police Chief Cam McBride says traffic enforcement has taken a hit in recent months compared to previous years, due in part to staffing shortages.

The Mounties say the 28-year-old victim was receiving help at the side of the road when he was hit by the truck driven by Jerrold Cotton, then a volunteer fire chief.

Chief Ross Perley says the community is hurting and feeling anxious following Bronson Paul's death. 

Janice Charette will serve as Canada's chief trade negotiator to the United States ahead of a scheduled review of the North American free-trade pact.