Health

Construction has begun on a 2,000-square-foot Indigenous-led healing space at HSC Children's Hospital, described as the first of its kind in Canada. The $2.2 million project includes ceremonial and cultural supports, and the foundation is seeking an additional $1 million in funding.

The Health Employers Association of BC and the Community Bargaining Association have reached a tentative agreement covering more than 25,000 community health workers, and details will be released after a ratification process that is expected to begin soon.

Countdown For A Cure's 2026 Evening of Energy gala raised over $1 million, presented the 2026 Powerhouse Award to Sonya Knebel, and included remarks noting CFAC's 2025 grant support for mitochondrial biomarker development.

A Global News piece outlines common pillow fillings and how they suit different sleep styles, and it lists product picks from Canadian brands while offering care and replacement guidance.

Tarot Stephens, a Toronto woman who completed treatment for breast cancer, marked her final year of remission by completing an eight-day climb of Mount Kilimanjaro that ended on World Cancer Day while raising funds for Rethink Breast Cancer.

Federal consultations on a national men's health strategy began in Ottawa and included remarks from skateboarder Richie Bullbrook; officials said the public engagement will run through June.

At a Winnipeg trial, the accused, Jamie Felix, was reported by his former girlfriend to have said he had killed people after a November 2023 rooming house shooting; Felix has pleaded not guilty to five counts of second-degree murder.

At a routine physical, a doctor heard an unusual heart sound and referred Keri Pratt to a cardiologist; she was diagnosed with a bicuspid aortic valve and later had a Ross procedure.

The Alberta government said it will invest $7.7 billion in physician services, recruitment and education in the 2026–27 budget, a 22% increase from Budget 2025, and reported 13,008 physicians registered at the end of 2025.

A University of Calgary report found Calgary spent just under $58 million responding to domestic violence in 2019 and says expanding prevention programs would cost about $1.2 million per year.

The federal government has opened a national consultation to help develop a men's and boys' health strategy, with an online questionnaire open March 2 through June 1 and the strategy expected later this year.

Lindsey Vonn says surgeon Dr. Tom Hackett performed a fasciectomy that prevented amputation after she sustained complex tibia and fibula fractures and was diagnosed with compartment syndrome.

Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi announced a Stage 1 adenocarcinoma cervical cancer diagnosis after a cone biopsy, and doctors plan a PET scan with a hysterectomy likely depending on results.

Between 27 and 36 million people in Europe live with a rare disease and only about six percent have access to an approved treatment; AOP Health, marking Rare Disease Day 2026, emphasizes the need for clearer patient information, data sharing and cross‑community collaboration.

A registered dietitian told CTV that most Canadians are not meeting national fibre recommendations, which vary by age and sex and are about 38 g/day for men 19–50 and 25 g/day for women 19–50. She noted common sources include whole grains, fruits, vegetables, seeds and some high‑fibre processed foods.

Zimbabwe has begun a donor-supported rollout of lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection offered free to selected high-risk people.

After about 15 months in hospital, Fredericton-area man Doug Forbes, who has Lewy body dementia, was moved into a nursing home in October and his wife reports noticeable health and mood improvements.

Dr. Joss Reimer was named Canada's chief public health officer for a three-year term and identified countering health misinformation and rebuilding public trust as top priorities.

Dr. Joss Reimer, a Manitoba physician who helped lead that province's COVID-19 response, will begin a three-year term as Canada's chief public health officer on April 1, replacing Dr. Theresa Tam.

Dr. Joss Reimer will begin a three-year term as Canada's chief public health officer on April 1, replacing Dr. Theresa Tam; the appointment was announced about eight months after the role became vacant.

Dr. Joss Reimer will begin a three-year term as Canada's chief public health officer on April 1, replacing Dr. Theresa Tam; the Health Minister said she will face several public health challenges.

Joss Reimer will become Canada's chief public health officer for a three-year term starting in April, and the Public Health Agency of Canada highlighted her experience in health communications, immunizations and health equity.

Health Minister Marjorie Michel announced Dr. Joss Reimer will become Canada's chief public health officer on April 1; Reimer led Manitoba's COVID-19 Vaccine Implementation Taskforce and previously headed the Canadian Medical Association.

More than 150 people attended a Saskatoon town hall where many speakers voiced support for the Prairie Harm Reduction supervised consumption site; its director said the clinic served over 1,000 clients last year and staff reversed more than 150 overdoses.

British Columbia is allocating $50 million to expand access to nasal naloxone, with $18 million described as new funding and the remainder from existing funds; kits will be distributed first to 150 community sites and then to all 2,400 take-home naloxone locations from April.

Island Health recorded 343 unregulated drug deaths in 2025, about a 25% decline from 2024, the BC Coroners Service reports; province‑wide toxic drug deaths fell to 1,826 in 2025, down 21% from 2024.

Officials report annual drug toxicity deaths in British Columbia have fallen to levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, and nearly half of those deaths occurred in private residences.

Brian Reeve, a Toronto lawyer and private equity investor, has given $10 million to Sunnybrook to expand obsessive-compulsive disorder research and treatment after receiving care there in 2019. Sunnybrook says the gift will fund a permanent Reeve OCD Centre at its Bayview campus and support program expansion.

CIHI data show pneumonia hospitalizations in Canada rose about one-third in 2024–25 compared with the prior period, with a 143% increase among children and youth.

Christy Carlson Romano says a recent cancer screening returned a non‑negative result while her husband’s test was negative. She has said she will pursue a PET scan next to clarify the finding.