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When Zahra Khozema first started going to the gym in university, it made her feel powerful and beautiful. The guilt and stress came later.

Most people who take prescription opioids as an alternative to illicit drugs must now take them under the supervision of a pharmacist. Some worry the move will push people back to toxic street drugs, while others say the changes were long overdue.

The Northwestern Health Unit has confirmed a case of measles in the Kenora area of northwestern Ontario, in a year that saw an alarming rise in cases in Canada and the country lose its measles elimination status.

After tragedy struck their team, the Toronto Dingos turned to a simple weekly tradition -- sharing video life updates -- creating a culture of connection that experts say highlights why friendship matters more than ever.

Six months after a measles outbreak first began in northeast B.C., Northern Health says the virus will continue to circulate in the region well into 2026, prolonging the strain on healthcare workers and keeping vulnerable people at risk.

Many people associate Calgary's warm chinook winds with the onset of headaches, but experts say the science behind the correlation remains unclear.

When Chris Mallinos's son Theo was diagnosed with leukemia, he was prepared for the physical isolation that would come with avoiding infection during Theo's treatment. However, Mallinos wasn't prepared for the emotional isolation of his son being a . ...

A downtown Toronto long-term care home is rebuilding with a new design that considers lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, going beyond the province's standards -- but some say those standards are out of date.

Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services Matt Jones said on social media Friday that he had directed Acute Care Alberta to work with Covenant Health to review the circumstances and potential contributing factors.

More than 53,000 eligible Manitobans have accessed birth control at no cost in the first year of the provincial government's free contraception program, the province says.