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Canadian scientists give thumbs down to fast food, sugary drink posts aimed at kids
Social media marketing of fast food, soft drinks, chocolate and other snacks…
The only obstetrics unit within 800-km stretch of northern Ontario could soon close, raising safety fears
It only took just one general practitioner's sudden departure to destabilize the only…
26 beds at Manitoba nursing home closed for months because of government delays fixing elevator
A personal care home in Winkler, Man., has been forced to close…
More than 1 million Canadians have now received dental care under new national insurance plan
More than a million Canadians have now received dental care under the new…
Tobacco firm opposes proposed $32.5B settlement with provinces, smokers, court documents say
One of three major tobacco companies involved in years of negotiations with…
Alberta woman’s medically assisted death delayed last minute by B.C. judge
An Alberta woman was denied a medically assisted death in Vancouver this…
Inquest into deaths of 5 Niagara inmates told health and security can be at odds in jail
A senior official at the Niagara Detention Centre (NDC) told the inquest into…
Slivered onions likely source of E. coli outbreak at U.S. McDonald’s, CDC says
Slivered onions served on McDonald's items including Quarter Pounder hamburgers were the likely…
Quebec will expand list of work-related cancers linked to firefighting
After years of firefighters' unions lobbying to get Quebec's workplace health and…
