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Quebec judge overturns parts of federal, provincial laws on medically assisted dying
Steve Rukavina
Canada -Montreal ||
'A very dangerous situation': Psychiatrists sound alarm over Sask. children's hospital design
Jason Warick
Canada -Saskatoon |
OxyContin maker, governments agree to tentative $12B deal over opioid crisis
Business |
3-week wait for wheelchair repair shows system is 'broken,' says Toronto man
Joshua Dvorkin, 44, has been waiting for about three weeks to have his wheelchair, bed and commode repaired.
Lisa Xing
Canada -Toronto ||
Youth suicide prevention program aims to expand across Canada
Hospital for Sick Children testing a youth suicide prevention strategy in a unique clinical trial.
Camille Bains
Health |
PharmaCare fight ends in win for B.C. amputees denied new limbs
Kia Johnsen will soon be able to walk on two feet again, one real and one artificial. She's finally won her battle to have the replacement of her worn-out artificial leg covered under B.C. health care — something denied to her and others who underwent ground-breaking surgery to better attach prosthetics.
Eric Rankin
Canada -British Columbia |
Blog
Blood test offers hope for earlier lung cancer diagnosis
Health |
No nasal spray available for flu vaccine this year
Krystalle Ramlakhan
Canada -Ottawa |
U.S. FDA warns Juul over its marketing practices
Business |
1 person dies by suicide every 40 seconds, says WHO
Health ||
Hemophilia disease 3 times more prevalent than previously thought, study finds
Desmond Brown
Canada -Hamilton ||
Tips for surviving — and thriving during — school transitions
Vik Adhopia
Health ||
Ontario school boards must develop service animal policy: Minister
Kate Bueckert
Canada -Kitchener-Waterloo ||
Second Opinion
A team of maverick scientists is trying to build a bootleg version of a million-dollar drug
Kelly Crowe
Health |
E-cigarette ban would just create vaping black market, cautions public health expert
Radio -Cross Country Checkup |
More vaping-linked deaths reported in U.S.
Amina Zafar
Health ||
Why an image problem is slowing e-scooter rollout in Canada
Thomas Daigle
Technology & Science ||
Pharma industry launches court challenge of federal regulatory changes
Politics ||
CBD oil is seen as a magic elixir — but the jury is still out on its medical effectiveness
Health |
Generic drugmaker Mallinckrodt settles 2 opioid lawsuits
Health ||
Vaping causes 'havoc' in the lungs, study with mice finds
Amina Zafar
Health ||
As It Happens
Moviegoers in Halifax save man's life after he goes into cardiac arrest
Radio -As It Happens |
B.C. expands biosimilar drug program to include treatments for Crohn's, colitis
Canada -British Columbia ||
Ottawa ordered to compensate First Nations children impacted by on-reserve child welfare system
Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
CBC Investigates
Months-long wait for death certificates taking emotional, financial toll on Quebec families
Leah Hendry
Canada -Montreal ||
Blood cancer survival rates in Canada on the rise, report finds
Health ||
Doctor disciplined for failing to order CT scan for man later diagnosed with cancer
Jack Julian
Canada -Nova Scotia |