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Ontario considers allowing over-the-counter hearing aidsThe Ministry of Health has launched a 30-day consultation on allowing the sale and use of certain devices that function as hearing aids, without a prescription.HealthApr 28
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Overdose alert issued tied to drugs sold in ReginaRegina saw 140 overdose calls in the first three weeks of April, according to the Saskatchewan Health Ministry, which said multiple calls resulted in cardiac arrest.HealthApr 23
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Ontario’s more restrictive transparency law nixes request for health minister recordsMore than 70 per cent of Ontario hospitals are forecasting deficits, and Health Minister Sylvia Jones has told them to come up with three-year plans to balance their budgets.CanadaMay 14
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Saskatoon overdoses nearly doubled in 2025, fire department saysThe Saskatoon Fire Department reported a stark and significant increase in overdoses in 2025. Its crews responded to almost double the number of calls compared to 2024.HealthMay 1
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Flu briefings given to Ontario health minister hidden in transparency clampdownSweeping changes to Ontario's freedom of information laws were brought in as part of the Ford government's budget this year and are now being enacted.CanadaMay 19
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Saskatoon sees 150 overdose calls in under two weeks, prompting public alertA drug overdose alert is in effect for Saskatoon after 150 calls were made in the first 12 days of April, as officials of a higher risk of overdose for the city.HealthApr 14
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Town of Smithers extends private security contract at homeless encampmentIn February, the town of Smithers said it was selected as one of the Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs and BC Housing’s HEART and HEARTH communities.PoliticsApr 3
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7 more in Ontario told to isolate, considered ‘low-risk’ hantavirus contactsAnother six are isolating in Alberta and British Columbia, and remain asymptomatic for hantavirus, according to provincial health officials.HealthMay 12
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With Canada approving 1st generic semaglutide, how will costs compare?Manufactured by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories in India, the injectable medication has been approved for once-a-week treatment of Type 2 diabetes in adults.HealthApr 29
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Ontario colorectal cancer screening dropping to 45, survivors say it’s a ‘huge’ changeNew guidelines say Ontario is lowering its colorectal cancer screening age to 45 from 50 in response to a "notable" increase in younger people diagnosed with the disease.HealthMay 6
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Hantavirus: Possible human transmission in cruise ship outbreak, WHO saysA World Health Organization official said that the cruise stopped at several islands off the coast of Africa, some of which 'have a lot of rodents.'WorldMay 5
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Ford government started 19 forensic audits in 5 years, including at Ministry of LabourThe government has initiated almost 20 audits since 2022. The ministry with the most audits is in charge of the controversial skills development fund.PoliticsApr 8
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Nurse practitioners struggling to find employment in B.C., despite high demandAngela Wignall, chief executive officer of the Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia, told Global News that students and new graduates are struggling to find work.HealthMar 25
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As clock ticks down for Ontario consumption sites, users fear they won’t surviveFor Riley Bisson, the unassuming one-storey house with a red brick exterior in Toronto's downtown core is more than just a place to safely use drugs.PoliticsMay 15
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Hantavirus strain can spread via humans, WHO says as 62 more feared exposedThe World Health Organization has identified the Andes strain of hantavirus, which can be transmitted from person to person, in passengers who were on the cruise ship.WorldMay 6
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A year after HART Hubs opened, advocates say addiction services still MIAOne year after Ontario closed supervised consumption sites for HART Hubs, advocates say long waitlists for addiction treatment continue and the new model doesn't do enough.PoliticsMar 31
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Ontario cutting funding for 7 supervised drug consumption sitesThe government in 2024 banned supervised consumption sites within 200 metres of a school or daycare, targeting 10 sites across the province for closure by the end of March 2025.HealthMar 16
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B.C. says it has recruited more than 400 U.S. health-care professionals to provinceAs of January, the province says more than 400 U.S.-trained health professionals have accepted job offers in B.C., including in remote and rural regions.HealthMar 17
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Brain injury a shadow crisis amid overdose deaths in British ColumbiaEdwin Bergsson's friend broke down the door of his recording studio in Victoria about five years ago, found him unconscious, and saved his life.CanadaApr 9
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Drug alert issued for medetomidine in SaskatoonSaskatchewan's Ministry of Health has released another drug alert regarding medetomidine, a veterinary sedative not reactive to naloxone and increasingly found in opioids.CanadaJan 30