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. Continue reading →

Ottawa has announced funding for a Nova Scotia program called UpLift, which promotes physical activity and healthy eating for students. Continue reading →

Federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor announced funding for three palliative care projects that are looking to improve access. Continue reading →

Harjit Sajjan will meet with local residents and community leaders who are dealing with flooding. Continue reading →

Pharmacare in Canada should include a national drug formulary and a national agency to run it, but an interim report doesn’t detail what that looks like. Continue reading →

The funding will assist a project that provides 1,200 Grade 9 students in Nova Scotia with the tools that “help them build and maintain healthy relationships.” Continue reading →

Quebec won’t be part of a working group the federal government wants to examine claims that Indigenous women have been sterilized against their will. Continue reading →

Canada’s Food Guide was last updated in 2007. Continue reading →