The funding will allow for the construction of 40 affordable rental units at the MacDonald Centre for Independent Living.

The federal government has quietly rolled back what it pays hospitals to take care of military members.

Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, a Moncton MP, will unveil a plaque at the cathedral during a ceremony Thursday morning.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Democrat presidential candidate, has announced plans to accompany diabetics this weekend to Canada to buy life-saving insulin, which costs roughly one-10th the price here than in the States.

Ginette Petitpas Taylor warned some practices used by provinces to charge women for abortions violate the Canada Health Act.

Ginette Petitpas Taylor says that even modest increases in insurance rates could pose a hardship for people who travel regularly to the United States for work or leisure.

The announcement that the federal government is launching a $50 million national dementia strategy – a first for Canada – is music to the ears of a number of health organizations. 

In Alberta, funding for any new supervised consumption sites, including a permanent facility planned for Red Deer, was recently frozen, pending a review.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he plans to raise the issue of abortion access with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday.

Small communities in Canada have hospitalization rates for opioid poisonings more than double those in the country's largest cities, according to 2017 data presented last year by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.