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Quebec rolling out new screening tools to help detect cervical cancer earlier
The province is moving away from the traditional Pap test in favour of a more accurate test for human papillomavirus (HPV). It can pick up abnormalities sooner because it looks for the presence of high-risk HPV infections which cause the majority of cervical cancer cases. Source link
'A better way of life’: Ochapowace stabilization centre aims to fill gap between detox and treatment
Ochapowace First Nation has opened a new facility for people who have gone through detox and are waiting to get into a treatment centre. Patients can stay for up to two weeks and will have access to health care, therapy and spiritual care. Source link
B.C. won't extend its drug decriminalization project, health minister announces
The three-year pilot project, which allowed people to be in possession of small amounts of illicit drugs, began on Jan. 31, 2023, and will expire at the end of this month. Source link
New Brunswick health minister mulls Ontario pilot for some ER patients to wait at home
New Brunswick’s health minister is eyeing an Ontario pilot project aimed at decreasing wait times by allowing some non-urgent ER patients to wait comfortably at home and receive a text message when it was the best time to head to the emergency department. Source link
Pilot project aims to address health record headaches for those living near Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary
A new Alberta government pilot project is hoping to address a common challenge facing citizens accessing health care in a city that straddles two provinces. Source link
This 90-year-old says an emergency call bell saved her life. Her care home has since removed it
The emergency call bell system in Chelsey Park Long Term Care’s independent living building has been disconnected since October 2025, leaving residents without a way to get help quickly. In a memo to residents, the care home recommended people buy their own cell phones or personal alarm systems instead. Source link
Quebec on pace to record back-to-back years with 600 drug overdose deaths
Quebec is projected to surpass 600 drug overdose deaths for a second consecutive year and experts are repeating calls for the province to do more to curb this trend. Source link
Alberta appears to be through the worst of bad flu season, chief medical officer of health says
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says while it’s far from over, the province appears to be through the worst of a bad flu season. Source link
You’re probably not getting enough vitamin D. Here’s what Health Canada thinks will help
To give Canadians a boost in vitamin D, Health Canada now has requirements in place for milk and margarine producers. Source link
We started drinking more during the pandemic — and that habit hasn't changed much, a new survey finds
Many people are starting 2026 by taking part in Dry January, swearing off alcohol for the first month of the year. But new research from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is raising concerns about how much Canadians are drinking. Source link