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Whooping cough cases spike in Quebec, where public-health experts are calling it an ‘epidemic’
Whooping cough cases are on the rise in Canada with some provinces reporting more than double their pre-pandemic averages. An infant receives a routine vaccination at First Georgia Physician Group Pediatrics in Fayetteville, Ga., Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Angie Wang
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Daycare in central Alberta closed due to E. coli outbreak
A daycare in central Alberta has been temporarily shut down due to an E. coli outbreak. A microbiologist points out an isolated E. coli growth on an agar plate from a patient specimen at the Washington State Dept. of Health, in Shoreline, Wash., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Elaine Thompson
opinion
The neighbourhood in which you live may reveal how long you’ll live
Michael Wolfson
british columbia
B.C. Insider: Life expectancy for B.C. Indigenous people drops by six years
First Nations Health Authority Chief Medical Officer Dr. Cornelia Wieman, back left, and B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry stand during a First Nations welcoming before a news conference, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, August 21, 2024. The First Nations Health Authority and the office of the provincial health officer released an interim update related to the First Nations Population Health and Wellness Agenda. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Sharp rise in whooping cough cases reported in several provinces
A Toronto Public Health sign is seen at Dundas and Victoria St. in Toronto on Monday, August 21, 2017. Toronto Public Health is reporting a meningococcal disease outbreak in the city that has left one person dead.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
opinion
Opposing beer and wine in corner stores isn’t a public health priority
André Picard
opinion
To cure health care worker burnout, the system needs a cultural revolution
Molyn Leszcz, Julie Maggi, Heather Flett and Robert Maunder
opinion
Finding a balance for all communities in drug policy
The Editorial Board
opinion
The wrong diagnosis in New Brunswick
The Editorial Board
opinion
Why do we have to keep getting COVID?
Flannery Dean
canada
Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milks appears to be slowing: PHAC
The Public Health Agency of Canada says it appears a Listeria outbreak linked to several plant-based milks appears to be slowing with no new cases reported in the last two weeks. Almond and other alternatives to dairy milk products are displayed for sale at a grocery store in Aylmer, Que., Thursday, May 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Closing supervised consumption sites in Ontario is a fatal mistake
Matthew Larventz
opinion
I loved my teaching career. COVID normalization stole it from me
Jacob Scheier
british columbia
B.C. addictions minister allowed to respond to decriminalization court challenge
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jennifer Whiteside speaks during a news conference about improving access to mental-health and addiction care for people in the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, on Friday, May. 31, 2024. British Columbia's Coroners Service says about six people continue to die each day from toxic drug poisoning, though the numbers have dipped compared with 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
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New Brunswick declares whooping cough outbreak across entire province
New Brunswick's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Monday July 6, 2020. The whooping cough outbreak that had previously been declared for New Brunswick's Acadian Peninsula is now considered a province-wide outbreak. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
The trains have stopped. An economic and public health crisis is now brewing
Bob Masterson
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Quebec endures summer surge of COVID-19, positivity rate highest since December
People wear face masks as they walk through a subway station in Montreal, Sunday, July 17, 2022. Quebec is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 outbreaks, with hospitalizations at their highest level since last winter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
newsletter
Morning Update: Ontario’s controversial stand on the overdose crisis
Outreach workers prepare overdose response medical kits, which include the overdose-reversing drug Naloxone in the InSite supervised drug consumption site in the Downtown Eastside neighborhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, November 14, 2023. REUTERS/Jesse Winter NO ARCHIVES. NO RESALES.
canada
Life expectancy for Indigenous people in B.C. declined by six years, report says
First Nations Health Authority Chief Medical Officer Dr. Cornelia Wieman, back left, and B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry stand during a First Nations welcoming before a news conference, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, August 21, 2024. The First Nations Health Authority and the office of the provincial health officer released an interim update related to the First Nations Population Health and Wellness Agenda. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Doug Ford calls supervised consumption sites ‘worst things’ to happen to communities
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to reporters in Halifax on July 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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