Health Canada

• Unauthorized health products seized from 2 nutrition stores in B.C. city

  Health Canada issued an advisory after the products were seized, with dozens listed including ones used for bodybuilding and anti-aging.

  Health

  Dec 24
  
• The Wegovy weight loss pill could come to Canada. What we know

  The FDA approved the one-a-day Wegovy pill, the first oral GLP-1 medication for obesity in the U.S., Wegovy manufacturer Novo Nordisk said in a statement Tuesday.

  Health

  Dec 24
  
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• ‘Frustrating’: Veterinarians urge regulatory changes as medicine shortages mount

  Canadian veterinarians are sounding the alarm about their loss of access to about 40 per cent of medications they once were able to use and they are blaming Health Canada.

  Health

  Nov 28
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• If cloned meat enters the food supply, will Canadians know?

  Meat from the offspring of cloned animals is entering Canada's food supply without safety reviews or mandatory labelling.

  Consumer

  Nov 15
• Health Canada warns of serious health risks after raid of Kelowna wellness clinic

  The advisory comes in the wake of a Health Canada raid at Ezra Healing in Kelowna, B.C.

  Canada

  Nov 7
• ‘This is a big deal’: Health Canada approves 1st drug to slow Alzheimer’s disease

  The treatment, lecanemab, has already been approved in some other countries, including the U.S., the U.K., Japan, Mexico and China.

  Canada

  Oct 29
• Pistachio products could carry salmonella risk. What we know so far

  The recent recall of pistachios and pistachio-related products are linked to an ongoing investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak, Health Canada said.

  Canada

  Oct 5
• Keep taking Tylenol during pregnancy, Health Canada says amid Trump claims

  The advisory is the latest pushback on claims raised by U.S. President Donald Trump and his top political health appointees this week linking acetaminophen to autism.

  Health

  Sep 24
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• Ozempic approved in Canada to reduce kidney decline in people with diabetes

  The patients taking the drug were also less likely to die from cardiovascular disease — another condition that affects many patients with diabetes.

  Health

  Aug 19
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• Canada’s vaccine injury program declared her dead. But she’s not

  Asked about being declared deceased while battling a life-altering condition that left her partially disabled, a B.C. woman choked up: 'It really didn't feel good, you know?'

  Investigations

  Aug 15