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Some spending years in N.B. psychiatric beds because housing options scarce, says ombud

The province is leaving some people hospitalized longer than necessary because there are few housing options for those with chronic mental illnesses, New Brunswick's ombud says.

Savannah Awde

News Canada New Brunswick October 3

Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta outbreak's 1st death

Jennifer Lee

News Canada Calgary October 3

Toronto ER costs, visits by frequent patients reduced with new housing model

Liam Casey

News Canada Toronto October 3

Some non-union staff at Alberta Health Services told to take unpaid time off due to 'budgetary pressures'

Jennifer Lee

News Canada Calgary October 2

No standards for what's acceptable in New Brunswick long-term care, advocate says

Allyson McCormack

News Canada New Brunswick October 2

Balfour Mount, who revolutionized end-of-life care, died at palliative unit named in his honour

Matthew Lapierre

News Canada Montreal October 2

CBC Investigates

Why millions of Canadian taxpayer dollars are spent on U.S. medical treatments

Valerie Ouellet

News Investigates October 1

'Fragmenting care': How a pilot project in N.B. pharmacies fell apart

Jacques Poitras

News Canada New Brunswick October 1

First Person

I've watched my parents grow old over video calls. It's a quiet grief I never expected

Estefania De La Concha

News Canada Montreal October 1

New clinical trial shows cannabis-based oil improved chronic low back pain

Amina Zafar

News Health September 30

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5 million Canadians now covered by national dental care plan, but nearly half haven't been to a dentist

Marina von Stackelberg

News Politics October 3

CBC Explains

What is involuntary care? And how does it work in B.C.?

News Canada British Columbia September 29

COVID-19 vaccine campaigns launch across Canada for 2025-26

Amina Zafar

News Health September 29

Marketplace

Sextorters are targeting young boys online — and flaunting how rich the scam is making them

Dexter McMillan

News Marketplace October 3

First Person

I worried about being a mom with a disability. Now, I've embraced it — all with one hand

Kiaira Fedorus

News Canada Edmonton September 29

Joyce Echaquan's death sparked change. But 5 years later, change is still just beginning

Antoni Nerestant

News Canada Montreal September 28

Video

Why some parents choose to deliver their children with midwives

September 23

THE DOSE

Testosterone supplements won't boost hormone levels, experts caution

Sameer Chhabra

Radio White Coat, Black Art September 28

'Best news' for Huntington's disease community comes with unanswered questions

Alison Northcott

News Health September 27

This Ontario ER built a separate waiting room for patients with mental health emergencies

Jennifer Warren

Radio White Coat, Black Art September 27

Stay of ostrich cull in southeast B.C. an ongoing potential health risk, CFIA says

Ashley Joannou

News Canada British Columbia September 27

Researchers are projecting more cancer cases. Is Canada ready?

Jennifer Yoon

News Health September 25

What is leucovorin, the drug the Trump team touted at its autism announcement?

Amina Zafar

News Health September 25

U.S. policy changes mean Canadian children with cancer are losing access to clinical trials

Alison Northcott

News Health September 25

Salmonella outbreak related to pistachios has hospitalized 16, sickened 105

News Health September 24