HIV

• Manitoba declares HIV public health emergency over sharp rise in cases

  Climbing HIV cases in Manitoba prompted the province to declare a public health emergency, its chief provincial public health officer announced Thursday.

  Health

  May 7
  
• Toronto man’s HIV in remission after bone marrow transplant to treat cancer

  Doctors say a Toronto man has shown no signs of his HIV infection since receiving a bone marrow transplant. If he stays virus-free through 2027, he'll be considered cured.

  Canada

  Apr 26
  
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• Oral HIV self-test can now be sold in Canada in ‘key’ move

  OraSure Technologies announced Tuesday its OraQuick HIV self-test, which can produce results in 20 minutes, received a licence to distribute from Health Canada.

  Health

  Feb 10
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• Touting better HIV treatment, Toronto service organization closing after 42 years

  An organization that bills itself as Canada’s oldest HIV service agency says it will close next year, in part due to groundbreaking medical advances that have reduced its need.

  Health

  Sep 12, 2025
• Advocates against HIV criminalization decry Carney silence on reform Trudeau promised

  HIV advocates say Ottawa’s delay in reforming disclosure laws is fuelling stigma and fear, nearly a decade after the Liberals first pledged change.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2025
• Canada must renew support to fight AIDS, TB abroad, advocates urge

  Several Canadian civil society organizations are calling on Ottawa to invest $1.37 billion over three years for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

  Health

  Jul 21, 2025
• HIV programs’ U.S. funding must be replaced to avoid millions of deaths: UN

  United Nations officials warn that if the funding isn’t replaced, it could lead to more than four million AIDS-related deaths and six million more HIV infections by 2029.

  Health

  Jul 10, 2025
• ‘Monumental’ HIV shot could be coming to Canada. What we know

  Health-care experts and advocates say Gilead's HIV prevention shot could be a "wonder drug," but there are concerns about accessiblity.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2025
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• The U.S. OKs twice-a-year HIV prevention shot. Could it end transmission?

  The shot nearly eliminated new infections in two groundbreaking studies of people at high risk, better than daily preventive pills they can forget to take.

  Health

  Jun 19, 2025
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• Nova Scotia expanding STI home testing to include HIV screening

  Nova Scotia Health is expanding its STI home-testing kit program to include HIV screening. It has been offering chlamydia and gonorrhea testing since last summer.

  Health

  May 9, 2025