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

The U.K. Health Security Agency described the event as 'rapidly evolving' and warned of the potential for further cases.

Minister for Primary Health Care, Adriana LaGrange, said a standing measles warning was issued for Parkland County after 17 people west of Edmonton tested positive for the virus.

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.

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.

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.

The FSIN is holding its first assembly meeting since being asked by Ottawa to repay over $28 million in funding, closing the meeting to media and other advocates.

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.

Police said the 20-year-old suspect admitted to entering the school with two guns, which he claims to have stolen from his father without permission. 

According to the department, more than 10,000 hours of officer time have been dedicated to managing these events, which have been taking place for 126 weeks.

A statue of a golden feline can be seen in the background of a picture sent out by Premier Danielle Smith’s office on social media and has since become a popular meme.

A coroner’s inquest held this week has ruled Aaliyah Burrell’s manner of death to be undetermined. The 12-year-old was found unconscious in her Florenceville, N.B., home in 2021.

OPSEU is slamming a planned merger between St. Lawrence and Fleming colleges, saying staff were blindsided by a consolidation driven by provincial underfunding.

Police in Amherst, N.S., say they're still looking for the suspects in a fatal shooting outside a homeless shelter in the town on Monday evening. 

The closure of Saskatoon's only supervised drug consumption site seems to be having spillover effects in the city, including at one of its emergency rooms.

Calgary's Mount Royal University is facing some strong criticism over the lack of information provided to students and staff during Monday's shelter in place advisory.

Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency, close to the Revolutionary Guard, claimed that talks set for Saturday wouldn’t happen unless Israel stopped its attacks in Lebanon.

The ambulances belonged to Hatzolah, a volunteer organization that responds to medical emergencies and works alongside the U.K.'s National Health Service.