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CBC News - Health

How a 1st year resident in St John's helped solve a medical mystery, and didn't stop there - Ian Gillies Jr. had spent a month in hospital, slowly getting sicker and sicker. Just as doctors warned the family he might not make it through the night, a "saviour arrived," says his dad. Lindsay Bird - News - Canada - Nfld. & Labrador - | January 11

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Doctors urge Alberta to cancel more surgeries to ease pressure in crowded emergency rooms -- Jennifer Lee -- -

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Flu surge adding to ER strain, doctors say -- Amina Zafar

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Canada now approves far fewer Jordan's Principle education requests in Ontario, tribunal hears -- Brett Forester

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Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ont. wants military to help evacuate residents over lack of clean water -- Jonathan Migneault -- -

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Treating patients in hospital ambulance bay 'not acceptable care,' N.B. premier says -- Savannah Awde -- -

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Early diagnosis one focus of N.B.'s new strategic plan for dementia -- Sam Farley -- -

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Rogers program to reduce youth screen time is a good first step, say parents and experts - Jessica Wong - News - Canada - | January 9 - |

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Hate Pap smears? Self-tests exist, but are hard to get in Canada -- Nick Logan

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Video - Montreal ER installs metal detectors, increases security in bid to prevent violent incidents - January 10

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Thousands of Quebec children with disabilities kept out of school due to lack of resources -- Gloria Henriquez -- News -- - -- Canada -- - -- Montreal -- |

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Heated Rivalry's Shane is autistic. If you didn't notice, that's the point -- Natalie Stechyson -- News -- - -- Canada

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People regained weight, worsened heart health after stopping weight loss drugs: review -- Amina Zafar -- News -- - -- Health

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Northern Health Region CEO steps down, group names acting leader -- Eric Westhaver -- -

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Cheaper obesity medications could come to Canada this summer, as Health Canada reviews generics -- Amina Zafar -- News -- - -- Health

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As emergency department closures persist, minister pledges continued community consultation -- Michael Gorman -- -

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Video - Some Montreal-area clinics say they may not close after all amid changes to doctor pay law - January 7

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Alberta's measles case count topped 2,000 last year, and the outbreak is not over yet -- Jennifer Lee -- -

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New dietary guide from Trump administration flips food pyramid for Americans to eat more protein -- News -- - -- Health -- |

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An unusually severe flu season is pushing hospitals in northeastern Ontario beyond capacity - News - Canada - | January 7

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Pharmacare claims for Ozempic have soared in Manitoba in last 4 years, provincial data shows -- Justin Fiacconi -- -

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Manitoba cuts ties with dozens of private nursing agencies to curb reliance on the firms -- Ian Froese -- News -- - -- Canada -- - -- Manitoba -- |

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Hospital ER in 100 Mile House, B.C., closes temporarily for 2nd time in 2026 -- Jon Azpiri -- -

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CBC Investigates -- 'It's like on Amazon': Illegal drugs advertised online, delivered by Canada Post -- Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco -- News -- - -- Canada -- - -- Ottawa

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'A no-brainer': Why some U.S. health-care workers are moving to Nova Scotia -- Moira Donovan -- -

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