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Doctor at a keyboard.

AI scribes in health care raise risks for patients and privacy

A wide angle on Iqaluit from ridge above it in winter, under a mostly blue sky.

A northern university built on unstable ground

Mark Carney walking past a line of soldiers, including Canadian Rangers wearing their bright red hooded sweaters.

Northern infrastructure needs northern talent

A boy in a red sweater is doubled over face-down in front of a box containing cards. Two women sit on the floor on either side of him.

Who pays when autism-care systems fall short? Mothers do

A dozen or so women are lined up outside.

U.S. expansion of the global gag rule is a leadership test for Canada

A man gesticulates talking to a woman, who is holding the bridge of her nose in a pose of stress.

Criminalizing coercive control is necessary, but not enough

Drawing of a row of office workers sitting in front of computers.

The true test of Quebec’s new workplace stress law

A nurse sits on the edge of a bed talking to a patient. Half eaten food sits on the table nearby.

Break down licensing barriers holding back Canada’s health workforce

Is the federal health transfer really growing faster than provincial spending?

Seen from the side of a length of rail line, the locomotive is yellow with an illustration of a waving American flag painted on its side.

A new trade policy for the “geopolitical turn”

Shoppers pushing carts in a parking lot are kept at a distance by a maze of stacked wooden pallets.

Empowering public health officials requires trust in government

La main d'un nouveau-né, avec un bracelet d'hôpital rose.

A Quebec case shows the need for more regulation on sperm donation in Canada

A man places a bag of rice into an insulated bag, with mostly empty shelves in the background.

Canadian governments need a new way to measure poverty

A paramedic stands among eight or nine patients in a hallway.

The end-of-life care, environment and health system ‘polycrisis’ needs a new approach

Une personne portant un gilet réfléchissant, un masque et un casque transporte une cruche blanche translucide contenant de l’eau jaune.

Scaling back on wastewater testing in Ontario leaves people vulnerable to illness

Federal funding for research prompts call for more partners in health care

Can Ottawa force the provinces to pay for virtual care?

Dozens of people stand in front of the ornate, brown stone buildings. Many hold signs that say things like “Save our public healthcare.”

The Canada Health Act at 40: Spring forward or fall back?

Hansen stands in front of a large screen split into six images depicting some of the people in the company. One person looks into a microscope. Two others sit in front of a laptop. A third walks down a hallway, clipboard in hand.

Canada’s pandemic preparedness investments still make equity an afterthought

Canada’s recreation and parks sector is much more than fun and games

Le véhicule est blanc avec un marquage bleu. Le photographe a suivi l’ambulance en mouvement alors qu’elle passait devant un bâtiment vitré situé de l’autre côté de la rue, et qui est flou sur l’image.

Crisis-level ratings of the health system are a flashing danger sign

How to help older Canadians continue to work

Tight crop around a woman’s bare belly, where a handheld monitor is attached to a small, metal sensor being held to the skin.

Health policies need to stop marginalizing Indigenous midwives

Young woman with down syndrome leans against a brick wall while she texts on a cell phone. She has a straw hat and a navy blue short-sleeved shirt with white and red stripes across it.

The disability tax credit needs immediate reform

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