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Quebec coroner Stéphanie Gamache will lead an inquiry into the deaths of five people who were experiencing homelessness in Montreal over the last seven months.

The mother of a young Calgary cancer patient is reminding Albertans the flu season is not over yet, and she's calling on people to consider the vulnerable when they're weighing vaccination this fall.

Changes to regulatory oversight for health-care professionals that come into effect Wednesday could cause doctors to retire early or leave the province, a group representing medical professionals has warned.

Stephen Lewis, a giant in Canadian activism, is being remembered as a tireless fighter who demanded better of all.

The federal public health agency is taking over administration of a program that compensates people who have been injured by vaccines, months after Health Minister Marjorie Michel ordered an audit of the program following complaints about its ...

Former patients of a dental clinic in Brantford, Ont., are being warned by Grand Erie Public Health to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV due to an infection prevention and control lapse investigation.

Sherry Bagnato isn't a millennial or a screenager. She's a 67-year-old retired Toronto mother of two, and her phone habits have flipped the script at home. Now, she admits, it's her adult children telling her to put the device down.

As of Wednesday, the federal government will require provinces and territories to start to pay for primary care services, including those provided by nurse practitioners. The new policy aims to ensure Canadians aren't being billed for "medically ...

P.E.I. is lowering the screening age for colorectal cancer from 50 to 45, and it's the first province in the country to do so. Colorectal cancer is on the rise in younger people, so officials say lowering the screening age is a big deal. CBC's Connor ...

Pay attention to the link between heart and brain health, new Canadian recommendations say.