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The World Health Organization has issued a blunt assessment of the coronavirus outbreak in Saudi Arabia, acknowledging for the first time that there are concerns the virus may be spreading from person

WINNIPEG - The CEO of an agency that runs two personal care homes in Winnipeg has been put on administrative leave while the province investigates new accusations against the group.

Allegations surfa

OTTAWA - Health Canada has completed a safety review of the anti-acne medication Diane-35 and determined the drug’s benefits outweigh its risks when appropriately used.

In Canada, Diane-35 is approve

GENEVA - The World Health Organization says a yellow fever booster vaccination given 10 years after the initial shot isn't necessary.

The U.N.'s global health agency said Friday that its expert group

TORONTO - The Ontario Nurses Association is calling for a moratorium on cuts to registered nursing positions in the province.

The union says Ontario has the second-lowest RN-to-population ratio in th

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Opposition party is calling for an inquest into the death of a woman who left a hospital emergency room without being seen by a doctor.

The Progressive Conservatives say Bonnie

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TORONTO - Victims of the tainted blood scandal and their families are urging the Ontario and federal governments to stop blood-plasma clinics from operating in the province.

They say Canada could fac

FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government will continue to help multiple sclerosis patients pay for a controversial treatment that's not offered in Canada.

Finance Minister Blaine Higgs says $75,000