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Parents in Manitoba are growing more concerned as measles cases rise, and for the first time, officials have called what's happening in the province an outbreak.

After a landmark ruling by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in 2021, the provincial government must close large institutions that house hundreds of people with disabilities. The trouble is that for some, it's home. Portia Clark has the story.

Waitlists for mental health and substance use services are one of the deterrents for girls and young women in Canada looking for professional help, a new report from Statistics Canada suggests.

Cases of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses have been increasing in Quebec for more than a decade, and experts say climate change is partially to blame.

Emergency room doctors in Lethbridge are warning that ongoing staffing shortages could make growing wait times even longer.

The late-stage cancer diagnosis of former U.S. president Joe Biden has some wondering how the disease was able to go undetected when his health has been under intense scrutiny, especially near the end of his presidency.

Members of the World Health Organization have adopted an agreement intended to improve preparedness for future pandemics following the disjointed global response to COVID-19.

A man was able to celebrate his 87th birthday, albeit in hospital, after the quick thinking of a stranger saved his life when he went into cardiac arrest while on a walk. His family says they want to find the stranger and thank them, whoever they ...

The province says the reason behind the uptick is only because it is counting them differently, but a patient safety advocate says that's no comfort because they shouldn't happen at all.

Canadians who need a hip or knee replacement could get the surgery quickly without needing more operating rooms or funding if surgeons worked off a centralized list of patients, the author of a new study says.