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Lee Goguen says her parents' decision to receive medical assistance in dying at Saint John Regional Hospital gave the couple, who were both suffering from cancer, a merciful and peaceful death.

A Chilliwack mother faces a year-and-a-half wait for an epilepsy procedure. The hospital that performs them, VGH, can only do two a month.

Bruce Masales had a 21-year volunteer firefighting career in Eastern Passage. But he doesn't qualify for workers' compensation or other municipal insurance coverage, falling through a gap in both systems.

Five years after COVID-19 sent Canada's kids into a cycle of virtual learning and school closures, long-term effects of it still remain. Experts say international studies point to lags in performance in math and literacy, and that there are other, less quantifiable impacts, like lacking a sense of belonging at school.

Quebec is the first province to publicly cover costs of long-acting injectable HIV prevention medication Apretude. Experts say it's a much-needed, long-awaited tool — and they're pushing to make it and other HIV prevention medications completely free.

Measles is so infectious that when under-vaccinated individuals mingle, they'll always be at risk. That's why public health officials across Canada stress the importance of high vaccination rates amid backsliding and growing outbreaks.

In an 11-page court document filed Thursday, the former CEO of Alberta Health Services alleges the province’s health minister and AHS have crafted a narrative about her that is “completely unfounded, entirely fictitious, malicious” and replete with “bad faith allegations.”

Even people who have a family care clinic say they face long waits to get an appointment, while thousands more compete for slots at walk-in clinics.

Hundreds of nurses rallied outside several Ontario hospitals on Thursday to demand that CEOs improve patient care by implementing safe staffing levels across the province.

Canada has slipped to 18th place in the global World Happiness Report, down three spots from last year and placing it among the "largest losers" in happiness in the last two decades, according to the annual report released Thursday.

Scientific evidence is painting an unsettling picture: COVID infections, even if mild or asymptomatic, may be causing long-term cellular and organ damage, as well as increasing your risk of developing long COVID.

The health unit for Oxford County, Elgin County and the City of St. Thomas in southwestern Ontario says there are now 228 reported cases of measles in its jurisdiction, predominantly in unvaccinated kids, as case numbers in Ontario continue to rise.

Originally touted as a healthier option than cigarettes, statistics show vaping’s popularity is rising among young people in Quebec. Health experts say it’s now become a public health issue, and they’re trying to develop ways to help people stop.

Jeanette Zacarias Zapata, an 18-year-old boxer from Mexico, died five days after being knocked unconscious during a fight in Montreal. Radio-Canada’s investigative program Enquête found pre-fight medical reports that were either fake or grossly misrepresented the young boxer’s concussion history.

5 years after COVID-19, scientists are watching another virus warily: H5N1. It’s been circulating widely in the U.S. — and now, wild birds are set to start north for migration season.

Marcie McIlveen hated health care after negative experiences in treatment programs. Now, she’s spearheading a pilot at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton where people who’ve experienced addiction offer peer support to patients.

Fewer than half the claims in popular ADHD-related TikTok videos actually aligned with clinical guidelines, according to a new UBC study.

The Alberta government has issued a letter of apology to a former assistant chief medical examiner, with the province saying no miscarriages of justice resulted from his work and he was “treated unfairly.”

As astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams acclimatize to Earth, the effects of being stranded in space for nine months, and their recovery, will give scientists a chance to improve preparations for long distance flights.

CBC News has obtained documents that lay out extensive government influence over AHS contracts with private surgery clinics and more.