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Eyasu Yakob was inspired to become a nurse by his father, who worked in the same profession in Ethiopia. He’s committed to putting in the hours but nothing prepared him for the financial burdens of becoming a registered nurse in Canada.

With no alcohol-drug detox centre of its own, Long Lake #58 First Nation in northwestern Ontario is supporting 42 members by sending them to a hotel where they can safely go through the process of stopping substance use. Here's how the community aims to support healing through on-site medical, social and cultural supports.

Experts say if the Trump administration applies tariffs to pharmaceuticals, it would disrupt delicate supply chains — and shortages in life-saving drugs could be on the line.

The province’s auditor general released 2 reports Monday condemning shortfalls in different government services, including mental health services for youth and children, and oversight of non-municipal drinking water.

A New Brunswick woman wants to donate one of her kidneys to her cousin in Ontario but discovered not having a family doctor could prevent that.

Canada's health-care system could stand to benefit from the political upheaval unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump as American physicians look to move north and Canadians forgo opportunities south of the border.

Within 10 minutes of disclosing his sleepless nights to his family doctor, Georges Marcoux had a little white pill in his hand.

The family birth unit emphasized physiological — or natural — medication-free births and collaborated with midwives, who shared their expertise and knowledge with the unit's nurses. Some say the closure is a missed opportunity for Montreal.

There's a sizzling debate on social media over seed oils, with some people adamantly claiming they are unhealthy. But new research, which expands on previous studies in this area, finds that they could reduce your risk of an early death. 

An Ontario judge has granted an injunction to keep 10 supervised consumption sites open while he considers a Charter challenge of a new provincial law that bans the sites from operating within 200 metres of schools or daycares.

Bianca Buitrago-Poulin, 34, was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia two years ago, but her illness had been affecting her long before then. After more than a decade of working in geriatric care, symptoms were making it hard to hold down a job.

Justice C.A. Rickards of Court of King’s Bench denied a request by Aaron Brown, a man with opioid use disorder, to keep the OPS open beyond March 31. 

Northern Health is warning that a toxic drug that is "equal or more toxic than fentanyl" is being sold in northern B.C.

The New Brunswick government has begun the "data analysis phase" of its investigation into undiagnosed neurological symptoms affecting hundreds of people in seven provinces and whether environmental substances, such as heavy metals and pesticides, are a factor.

Dawson Creek is looking at team care to serve the needs of the community.

As Canada deals with its largest measles outbreak in more than a decade, health experts say a COVID-era tool could help tame the spread. 

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.