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B.C. Premier David Eby has rebuffed the province's retiring chief coroner's swansong pleas for non-prescription safe supply of drugs, calling it a "fundamental issue'' of disagreement on how to curb the toxic drug crisis.

B.C.'s attorney general is appealing a court decision that put the brakes on the province's plans to crack down on drug use in public spaces.

Premier David Eby joins officials in introducing new services for substance users the day after it was revealed that toxic illicit drugs killed a record number of people in B.C. last year.

Climbing a tree, tobogganing or rough-and-tumble play are all outdoor activities that children should be encouraged to do to promote health, Canadian pediatricians say in new guidance.

A 74-year-old woman with dementia who was admitted to hospital with multiple serious infections suffered medical neglect at a nursing home in Barrhead, her children allege.

After a string of recent youth suicides and unexplained deaths in First Nations across northwestern Ontario, federal government officials and Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) leaders gathered Wednesday at an emergency meeting with federal officials in Ottawa.

Ottawa Public Health is recommending the federal government consider a New Zealand-style generational smoking ban, which sought to prevent anyone born after 2008 from ever buying tobacco products in their lifetime.

Karen Brown has advocated for elementary school teachers, Black educators and single mothers. Now, after her kidney disease took a turn for the worse, she’s advocating for herself — and the hundreds of Ontarians waiting for a transplant.

The survey, conducted by ThinkHQ, suggests 91 per cent of the 1,375 doctors who responded are concerned about the continued financial viability of their practices and 52 per cent are very concerned.

A now authorized class-action lawsuit against the Quebec government alleges that the province's response to the first two waves of COVID-19 was improvised and that a pre-existing pandemic plan was ignored until it was too late.

Dr. Rao Tadepalli says the Yukon’s healthcare system hasn’t kept up with the needs of a growing population, and a lack of resources —  including a shortage of family doctors —  means people are increasingly turning to the emergency department for various medical needs. 

Ken Harrower, who was flying out of Calgary bound for Toronto, said he was approached by the flight's pilot prior to boarding and told he could not board the flight with his power chair because of the batteries it uses. 

The Humanity Project, a Moncton non-profit that serves meals to people in need, has been working for several years to turn a187-acre farm into a “therapeutic community,” with a focus on people who are not being served by existing shelters and services in the city.

A woman who is acting as power of attorney for her previously healthy brother following a massive stroke says there should be more resources available to help Canadians prepare to take over for a loved one when “just in case” becomes a reality.

The first routine vaccine to protect children from malaria, one of Africa's deadliest diseases, launches in Cameroon.

For years, peanuts and tree nuts have been considered off-limits in school snacks and lunches as a key precaution to protect those with life-threatening allergies. However, as one Canadian school lifts that restriction, is the tide beginning to turn away from specific food bans?

A handful of new virtual cancer screening programs in British Columbia are connecting people who don't have a family doctor with potentially life-saving treatment they may otherwise be missing out on.

Roughly four to six per cent of Canadian adults are diagnosed with ADHD, but thousands more are undiagnosed, experts say, because they don't match the stereotypical image of someone living with the condition.

New data shows that the number of people with dementia is rapidly growing in Ontario and doctors are urging the province to invest in home care to meet their needs.

Early trials showed Paxlovid could be a 'game changer' to keep people out of hospital. Yet the COVID-19 landscape has changed since then, with most people now protected against serious illness thanks to vaccination or past infections. So who should get the Pfizer antiviral going forward?

Nova Scotia sends out about 180,000 at-home kits to screen for colon cancer, but less than half are sent back to the lab to be checked. Arlinda Ruco will spend the next five years trying to change that.

A collaboration between CBC's Marketplace and British researchers at the University of Bristol found gambling messages fill up to 21 per cent of each broadcast, on average, based on an analysis that looked at seven games.

B.C. health authorities are warning that group A strep was identified in four children who have died since mid-December, and the province is seeing unusually high levels of the disease this winter.

Businesses in the downtown area of New Brunswick’s largest city say they’re grappling with the impacts of a deepening addiction and homelessness crisis.

A health-care union is repeating fears that a longstanding staffing shortage of medical technologists could lead to the collapse of a lab and put patients at the hospital in Thompson, Man., where 83 per cent of the specialized positions remain vacant.

Canada is seeing a record number of cases of invasive Group A strep, a bacterial infection that kills roughly one in 10 people who contract it, according to data obtained by CBC News. 

A Brantford woman who pleaded guilty last month to faking pregnancies and fraudulently seeking the services of dozens of doulas across Ontario faces a sentencing hearing today, when victims will also share how her actions have affected their lives.

A new protocol that gives people who are waiting for a nursing home bed in a "critical state" hospital priority over other New Brunswickers on the waiting list may only be shifting the problem instead of fixing it and could actually make things worse, says an advocate for staff.

Steve Iseman of Toronto cycled across Canada in 2022 to raise awareness about Parkinson's disease. Researchers at the University of Guelph tested him and found even though the 57-year-old was in great physical shape before the ride, his symptoms improved after cycling 8,000 kilometres.

Health professionals are growing increasingly concerned health-care delays are leading to more patient deaths as wait times in Winnipeg emergency rooms continue to soar.

It's easy to use busy lives as excuses to skip workouts, but short bursts of intense physical activity can be a way to increase your daily movement to get the health benefits — without necessarily increasing the amount of time you spend working out. 

The menstrual cycle can cause many physical, mental and emotional changes — but there are ways to take care of your health during your cycle to help you handle those shifts, say experts. 

People 65 years of age and older may receive another dose of updated vaccine to protect against severe illness from COVID-19, says Canada's advisory body on immunizations.

The Alberta government is reviewing the seniors' lodge program and examining why so many rooms that could house low-income seniors are sitting vacant.

A study conducted by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control has found that prescribing medical-grade opioids dramatically reduced the rates of deaths and overdoses for drug users living in B.C.

Like many rural hospitals across Canada, the New-Wes-Valley health centre has been plagued by closures because there were no doctors or nurses to keep it open. The virtual-care solution, however, has saved at least one life.

Davy Short's alcoholism has made it difficult to maintain housing, while his homelessness has made it difficult to get treatment for alcoholism. Without help soon, he doesn't know if he'll survive.

Julie Jewett was overwhelmed when her daughter was diagnosed with cancer. That’s when her neighbour came into her life with a simple offer to help.

Financial troubles are prompting Alberta Health Services to cut back on overtime pay, reduce reliance on private staffing agencies and leave some jobs vacant, says a leaked memo to health leaders.

John Scully wants to know that a medically assisted death would be an option for him, should he want one. The former war correspondent suffers from severe mental illness, a mix of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety.

As Canadians grapple with rising grocery prices, they’re becoming more aware — and more infuriated — over food marketing tactics they believe are deceptive.

When Jaelene Tweedle visited the hospital's emergency department in late December, she was ushered into an area filled with makeshift treatment spaces divided by temporary tarps.

The province has had years to achieve its goals and hasn't, say advocates and people in the disability community. Still, they say the year from the deadline shouldn't be wasted, and needs to be spent trying to close the gap on accessibility.

The Comfort Hotel near St. John's International Airport is being converted into a transitional housing facility, with 140 rooms dedicated to supporting homeless people.

Rosemary Barton speaks with B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix about his province's response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowing states to import prescription drugs from Canada. In recent years, Canada has run short on a range of drugs, including the popular weight-loss and diabetes drug Ozempic.

Donors cite both the pressing need for organs and a sense of meaning they derive from helping to save a life as reasons for making donations requiring major surgery and recovery time.

A father wants to spread awareness about synthetic opioids sold to teens after he says his son died of an overdose. The 15-year-old took a drug known as isotonitazene thinking it was oxycodone.

Though creating new habits is hard, experts say there are specific ways to craft your new year’s resolutions to be more likely to succeed — as well as a few approaches to avoid. 

Joey Salmingo took his two-and-a-half-week-old son to a Markham hospital with a fever. He wasn't seen by a doctor for eight hours. Experts in the industry say this is indicative of a worsening crisis in emergency room wait times, and more needs to be done.

Canada’s health-care system will need to navigate some major obstacles in 2024, from critical staffing shortages to dangerous pathogens to soaring Ozempic demand. CBC’s Christine Birak and Lauren Pelley get you up to speed on four big stories to watch in the year ahead.