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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.

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.

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.

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

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

'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 Nova Scotia government is cracking down on illegal cannabis dispensaries, which it says outnumber legal NSLC stores in the province.

Keel Digital Solutions, which was approved for more than $35 million in government funding, has been accused of 'misleading' the province in an attempt to gain more funding.

An outbreak of infant botulism is growing in the U.S., with at least 15 babies in 12 U.S. states becoming sick after consuming the same recalled baby formula.

Edmonton city council approved additional transit officers for increased safety back in April 2025, so 15 will be deployed this month and the rest should be in place by the summer.

The shooting comes a day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a woman in Minnesota.

Trump has repeatedly threatened to invoke the rarely used federal law to deploy the U.S. military or federalize the National Guard for domestic law enforcement.

The crew includes U.S. astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov.

The family of a man who died last week after a physical altercation with security at Saskatchewan's largest hospital is identifying him as Trevor Dubois.

The Alberta government has ordered a review after a 44-year-old man died of an apparent cardiac arrest while waiting for care in an Edmonton emergency department.

Chief Monias said the emergency in Pimicikamak First Nation is ongoing, and confirmed eight members of the Canadian Armed Forces will arrive Monday to support the community.

Despite the frigid temperature of -30 C, RCMP said the suspect repeatedly refused to get off the ground and into the police vehicle voluntarily, resulting in severe frostbite.