As childhood vaccination rates slide in Canada, health-care providers look for new ways to fight skepticism
Experts see rise in online misinformation and reduced access to primary care as factors that explain drop in childhood ...
U of S expert concerned about next flu season with U.S. opting out of World Health Organization
The United States is no longer submitting its data on flu cases to the World Health Organization after President Donald Trump ...
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What’s next for the World Health Organization? US exit could reshape agency
The US withdrawal will not officially happen until January 2026, so there will be months of uncertainty over budgets and ...
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Judge rejects Health Canada's 'trust us' approach in glyphosate pesticide approval
Health Canada's approval of the glyphosate pesticide Mad Dog Plus failed to consider contradictory science, court rules.
U.S. health agencies joined WHO's flu meeting despite Trump's plan to pull out
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration took part in a World Health Organization meeting to discuss flu vaccine composition, an official at the UN ...
Canada needs to reset its priorities for the G7 presidency
Facing a newly belligerent America, Canada’s focus for the presidency and upcoming leaders’ summit needs to change ...
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If U.S. attempts World Bank retreat, China-led AIIB could be poised to step in – and provide a model of global cooperation
Donald Trump is no fan of international organizations. Just hours after taking office on Jan 20, the U.S. president announced ...
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Starting in March, this change is coming to Airdrie’s water supply
Airdrie residents will again drink fluoridated water as the City of Calgary reintroduces fluoride into its municipal water ...
FIFA requests priority health care access for athletes, VIPs ahead of 2026 World Cup in Toronto and Vancouver
Organizers of the FIFA Men’s World Cup in 2026 have requested pre-arranged access to medical care for athletes and VIPs at ...
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Canada reports outbreak of H5N5 bird flu on backyard farm
Canada has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N5 avian influenza on a non-commercial backyard layer poultry farm in ...
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Health Matters: Mystery illness kills over 50 people in DRC
An unknown illness has killed over 50 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to doctors on the ground and the World Health Organization on Monday. Katherine Ward has this story and more ...
Alberta’s oil and gas wells threaten people’s health, but there are disparities in who is most at risk
An estimated 13 per cent of Albertans live within 1.5 kilometres of an active oil or gas well. This proximity can have ...