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Expectant mothers in the Gaspé are frequently redirected to hospitals hours away to give birth, and some are warning the situation may grow even worse if the province doesn’t intervene. Source link

Hundreds of pistachios and pistachio-containing products have been recalled in Canada in recent months. Source link

Six months after a measles outbreak first began in northeast B.C., Northern Health says the virus will continue to circulate in the region well into 2026, prolonging the strain on healthcare workers and keeping vulnerable people at risk. Source link

Many people associate Calgary’s warm chinook winds with the onset of headaches, but experts say the science behind the correlation remains unclear. Source link

When Chris Mallinos’s son Theo was diagnosed with leukemia, he was prepared for the physical isolation that would come with avoiding infection during Theo’s treatment. However, Mallinos wasn’t prepared for the emotional isolation of his son being a cancer parent. Source link

More than 53,000 eligible Manitobans have accessed birth control at no cost in the first year of the provincial government’s free contraception program, the province says.  Source link

Did you know ambulance services on Prince Edward Island were once largely provided by funeral homes? Source link

Mission Memorial Hospital in B.C.’s Fraser Valley is closing its emergency department during overnight hours from from Dec. 29 to Jan. 6 due to staffing challenges. Source link

The Public Health Agency of Canada is reporting a fifth hospitalization in an E. coli outbreak linked to recalled Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops. The federal agency says 23 people in seven provinces got sick with the bacterial illness after eating or handling certain flavours of the frozen snack between early October and late November. Source […]

The IWK is urging people in the Maritimes to get vaccinated for the flu after reporting a big increase in the number of children coming to emergency rooms with flu-like symptoms.  Source link