‘Centralized monitoring’, ‘tolerance zones’: Montreal, Longueuil release new protocols for homeless encampments
Manoj Subramaniam / citynews - Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada and Longueuil Mayor Catherine Fournier announced new protocols for intervention homeless encampments including centralized monitoring, tolerance zones, perimeters and restrictions on belongings. At a press conference…
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Dr. Joss Reimer named Canada’s new chief public health officer
theglobeandmail - Reimer replaces Dr. Theresa Tam, who retired in June
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Ottawa says national security incident and error at emergency stockpile unrelated
Sarah Ritchie / theglobeandmail - Public Health Agency of Canada lost $20-million worth of pharmaceutical products from national stockpile in 2024
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Olympic Village reportedly runs out of condoms just days into Winter Games
Dan Bilicki / nationalpost - The supply of condoms at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics has run dry after three days.
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Road closure in effect after wire snaps detected on Calgary’s Bearspaw feeder main
Adam MacVicar / globalnews - The Bearspaw feeder main, which carries 60 per cent of the city's drinking water, has experienced two critical failures in less than two years.
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Company countersues Ontario government, alleging reputational harm
John Marchesan / citynews - A mental health company being sued by the Ontario government over alleged fraudulent misrepresentation has filed a statement of defence and a counterclaim against the province, alleging it has damaged the company’s reputation. Get A-Head Inc. and its pare…
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Newfoundland's COVID-19 travel restriction a justifiable Charter infringement: court
sootoday - OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the constitutionality of a pandemic-related rule that curbed travel to Newfoundland and Labrador for public health reasons.
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Feds say $20M loss at emergency stockpile was caused by open freezer door
Sarah Ritchie / nationalobserver - While officials did not say exactly what was destroyed or how much, PHAC has said previously that a quantity of one type of therapeutic drug was lost as a result of temperature fluctuations that it said were "caused by several factors."
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Canada’s first oral HIV self-test has been approved for sale
Hannah Alberga / theglobeandmail - While it’s not the first self-test on the market in Canada, it’s the first oral swab, which doesn’t require a drop of blood
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Doctors warn against dangers of health misinformation from AI sources
Lola Kalder / citynews - The Canadian Medical Association says doctors are worried that more of their patients are turning to artificial intelligence for health advice — and getting answers that put them in danger. The national group, which represents physicians across the countr…
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Now the Swiss Olympic women’s hockey team is dealing with norovirus — and set to play Canada next
Patrick Johnston / nationalpost - A norovirus outbreak already delayed the first game for the Canadian women's hockey team at the Milan-Cortina Olympics. Could it be happening again?
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Next stage of Bearspaw South Feeder Main construction revealed; expect disruptions until October
Myke Thomas / westernstandard - The City of Calgary has unveiled Stage B of the Bearspaw South Feeder Main (BSFM) replacement project that will further disrupt traffic, home and business owners in the area when construction begins in May.
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A new survey suggests Canadians feel health-care system has deteriorated
Hannah Alberga / nationalobserver - A new survey suggests Canadians feel the health-care system has deteriorated over the last decade as they increasingly struggle to access family doctors and encounter hurdles to seeing specialists.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 5, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 18783 / 10 stories in 29 days
Seniors struggle with cold and loneliness in freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall
News Staff / citynews - TORONTO — Calls to Toronto Seniors Helpline are on the rise as older adults struggle with issues ranging from no heat in their homes to loneliness amid brutal cold and impassable snow-covered sidewalks. “(Many) seniors do face isolation anyway, but when i…
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Quebec private doctors challenge law forcing five years of public system work
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Quebec’s private doctors' federation challenges a law requiring new doctors to work five years in the public system, calling it discriminatory and harmful to patient care.
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Quebec announces compensation plan for caregivers
News Staff / citynews - Quebec has launched its national home support policy (PSAD), investing $107.2 million, and caregivers can now be compensated. Health Minister and Minister Responsible for Seniors and Caregivers Sonia Bélanger made the announcement Thursday morning in Pier…
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency cutting more than 1,300 jobs, union says
Catherine Morrison / theglobeandmail - More than 10,000 federal public servants have received notices this month warning their jobs may be eliminated
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More Pizza Pops recalled due to possible E. coli contamination
News Staff / citynews - A recall of select Pizza Pops products that was announced before Christmas has been expanded. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says numerous types of Pizza Pops have been added to the recall, including three-cheese, pepperoni, pepperoni and bacon, delu…
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Montreal and Quebec brace for extreme cold over the weekend
Alessia Simona Maratta / globalnews - The Montreal area is under a yellow cold warning, which warns of frigid weather with wind chill values reaching almost -35 C Friday night.
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Illness breaks out in beleaguered Ontario First Nation
Sonal Gupta / nationalobserver - Health tests at Kashechewan First Nation, which is already in a state of emergency due to water contamination, show a widespread outbreak of the water-borne cryptosporidium — likely a result of the contamination.
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