The panel's report, called "The Time to Act is Now," says disease surveillance ... It had been requested by Health Canada last August. The report also recommended that evolving health information ...

A Surrey B.C. woman wants to know why she needed to take advantage of a loophole in the Canada Health Act to get badly-needed surgery. Carolyn Latzen was suffering from what she said was an ...

Health Canada has published a report from a group of experts tasked with reviewing the federal government's approach to ...

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount MP Anna Gainey has appealed to federal Health Minister Mark Holland to intervene under the Canada Health Act in a controversial new language directive in Quebec.

As previously reported, on February 29, 2024, the Minister of Health introduced Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare (Pharmacare Act), ...

Canada has passed the Pharmacare Act, and provinces and territories need to act quick to secure free contraceptives and ...

Drug-related supply chain issues in Canada were 40% less likely to result in significant drug shortages than in the United ...

The NDP has long regarded Vancouver Island as a stronghold, but Conservative Leader John Rustad has said he sees it as winnable territory, while both of the Greens' two current seats are on the island ...

The federal government should leave employer-paid virtual care offered through workplace benefit plans alone when it issues a long-anticipated interpretation of the Canada Health Act to address ...

Each year, more than 250,000 newcomers make Canada their home, drawn by its reputation for a strong economy, excellent education system and its free and universal health care system. "Overall we ...

Health Canada estimates free diabetes medication will benefit 3.7 million Canadians living with diabetes. Photo via Shutterstock. Canada has passed the Pharmacare Act, and provinces and ...