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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.

Most at-home devices use IPL (intense pulsed light) to target hair pigment and generally work better on darker hair with lighter skin tones; regular treatments often show noticeable reduction after about eight to twelve weeks.

Wayne Manning was the only man in a 1978 Humber nursing cohort of 100, a detail that highlighted gender and racial dynamics in nursing education; Humber's nursing program drew on the Osler School and shifted into an integrated college-based diploma model in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Alberta Precision Laboratories will transfer from Alberta Health Services to Primary Care Alberta on April 1, 2026, and the provincial government says services and staffing will continue without change.

Kane Biotech is expanding commercial activities in the United States while promoting its revyve wound-care products; those products are U.S. FDA 510(k) cleared and two are also Health Canada approved.

A $10 million donation from Mr. Reeve, a participant in Sunnybrook's OCD program, will fund the Thompson Centre's expansion and relocation at Sunnybrook’s Bayview campus and establish the Reeve OCD Centre with increased bed capacity.

More than 6,000 CUPE Local 873 members voted 97% in favour of strike action; the employer says Essential Service Orders from the Labour Relations Board are still outstanding.

The article reviews the Feb. 10 Tumbler Ridge school shooting, noting the shooter had a reported history of mental illness and prior hospitalizations, and says studying patterns in mass shootings may offer clues for prevention.

Nova Scotia will open the first menopause clinic in Atlantic Canada in Halifax next winter, with $4 million in startup funding and $2.4 million in annual operating support.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams told a podcast audience he does not care about critics of his painted nails and described how the practice began with family influence and later became a way to support causes.

The federal government announced new permanent-residence streams for researchers with Canadian work experience, transportation workers, and skilled military recruits. A separate Express Entry stream for foreign-trained doctors with Canadian work experience will begin accepting applications this week.

Vaccines train adaptive immune cells to recognize pathogens without causing disease and can create long-term immune memory; mRNA vaccines provide instructions for a small part of a virus rather than the whole virus.

Nova Scotia is launching the first phase of a specialized menopause clinic as part of a planned Menopause Centre of Excellence, with an RFP for clinic space issued and an expected opening in winter 2026–2027.

Quebec has approved more than 2,100 advance medical assistance in dying (MAID) requests since October 2024, allowing some people with illnesses such as Alzheimer’s to arrange MAID after loss of capacity; federal criminal-law rules still require capacity immediately before MAID and federal and international bodies have raised concerns.

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton launched the Pegasus palliative care team to bring palliative specialists into other clinic areas; the pilot began in February 2025 and the team has served about 40–50 patients.

Health officials warn measles is spreading internationally and are urging Canadians to check vaccination status before March Break; Canada has reported more than 5,000 cases since early 2025 while outbreaks continue in Mexico and the U.S.

B.C. Cancer has started a cancer physiatry program in Kelowna to provide integrated rehabilitation and exercise from the time of diagnosis, and Dr. Lauren Capozzi says the team received about 100 referrals in five months; the program cites a New England Journal of Medicine study linking structured exercise with improved colon cancer survival.