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The flu season is kicking off early across Canada, and the pressures are already hitting hospital systems. Health reporter Katherine Ward has more on what’s driving case counts, and what people can do to protect themselves. 

As we creep closer to winter, we’re also getting closer to cold and flu season in our province. Global’s Katherine Dornian has more on what to expect this year, and how to protect yourself.

As health care teams brace for respiratory virus season across the country, doctors are urging people to do what they can to protect themselves and others. For seniors that includes getting an R-S-V vaccine. Health reporter Katherine Ward reports why doctors say getting the shot can make a big difference if you get sick.

WATCH: Pharmacist Kelly Kizlyk explains RSV along with cold and flu season which typically runs from October to the beginning of April.

Respiratory illness season is upon us, and soon the province will start rolling out its seasonal vaccination program. Family Physician, Dr. Anna Wolak, shares advice on the importance of immunizations and how to keep healthy this time of year.

Montreal’s emergency rooms are filling up ahead of Christmas, as hospitals face an influx of patients with the flu and other respiratory viruses. How much worse can it get? And Quebec is also facing a new outbreak of the highly contagious measles virus. Dr. Christopher Labos joins Global News Morning’s host Laura Casella with a...

Alberta horse rescues are taking action to prevent their herds from being impacted by an equine herpes virus outbreak that began in late 2025. Sarah Ryan explains what the disease is and how Albertans are working to protect their animals.

In a show of solidarity on Sunday, farmers in France banded together to protest a government order to cull their cow herds to stop the spread of lumpy cow disease, a virus that causes blisters and reduces milk production.

As hospitals across Quebec deal with a surge of influenza cases, doctors are now sounding the alarm about another highly contagious virus: measles. An outbreak has now been declared after several confirmed cases, some involving children. Felicia Parrillo has more on where the cases are and what people should watch out for.

This is the time of year for the cold and flu virus. Yes, it seems like we always get sick around this time of year. How about preventing it? We provide you with the top proactive natural support tips to maintain optimal immune system function as well as products that can help protect your body...

As Monday marks world AIDS day, a coalition of doctors have released new recommendations for prescribing medications which can help prevent HIV infection. The goal of these recommendations is to help eliminate the virus as a public health threat by 2030.

With the arrival of winter and the rise in seasonal viruses, Santé Québec has been preparing for the holiday season to help manage what is traditionally a very busy period in hospital emergency rooms. Robin Marie Coleman, Chief Executive Director of Operations and Coordination VP at Santé Québec, joins Global News Morning’s host Laura Casella...

Though initially eliminated in Canada in 1998, measles is making a comeback and the country has officially lost its measles elimination status. Outbreaks have been happening in under-vaccinated and unvaccinated communities in multiple provinces. In 2025 alone, more than 5,000 cases were reported nationwide – the majority being in Alberta and Ontario. Touria Izri explains...

Canada has lost its measles elimination status after a new decision from the Pan American Health Organization. This comes after a massive, multi-jurisdictional outbreak of the virus, with cases found in multiple provinces and one territory. Joe Scarpelli has this story and more in Health Matters for Nov. 10, 2025.

Doctors are warning about a surge in seasonal viruses as temperatures drop. Toronto family physician Dr. Christine Palmay joins Candace Daniel to break down what RSV is, who’s most at risk, and how to stay protected this winter, including how the RSV, flu, and COVID vaccines all fit together this season.

It’s been more than three decades since a made-in-B.C. medical breakthrough led to a global decline in HIV cases. Now a patient and the doctor who pioneered the treatment are both raising concerns that recent international funding cuts may threaten the global fight against the virus.

BC Children’s Hospital is gearing up for what could be another busy respiratory virus season. Global News Morning speaks with pediatrician Dr. Tom McLaughlin about protecting your little ones from getting seriously sick during cold and flu season.

Some Canadian seniors are living with incurable muscle weakness and atrophy after contracting polio in their childhood, before a vaccine emerged to eradicate the devastating disease in the country. Now, the polio survivors are speaking out about dropping immunization levels, warning Canadians to protect their children so they don’t endure the same post-polio syndrome struggles....

COVID continues to linger as we head into the fifth flu season since the virus became widespread across the globe.