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A hospital waiting area.

Why it’s time to move past the Canada Health Act

A young girl plays a game on a phone.

As Canada regulates online design, where do video games fit?  

In an area filled with computer stations, two women look at a screen together.

The hardest part of Canada’s health data space won’t be the technology

A photo showing a phone with an image of a red circle that says “use protection” in it.

Canada approved a contraceptive app. Now it needs to explain what approval means.

A bronze statue of a woman holding a proclamation to the sky with one hand.

Canada must reckon with its history of slavery

A masked nurse administers a shot to a blond girl’s right arm.

The hidden cost of Canada’s measles outbreak

Two men look at a betting app on a telephone while watching soccer.

Governments are gambling with Canadians’ well-being

An illustration of two telephones communicating, one featuring an older man and the other a robot.

Artificial intelligence regulation must not leave older adults behind

Abstract human heads.

Embedded researchers can drive real change in mental health systems

An aerial view of dozens upon dozens of steel coils lined up in an outdoor lot.

Canada weighs bailouts as U.S. tariffs threaten businesses

How to create a health-care superpower

Illustration of a tree with leaves shaped like hearts. On the branches, they are red. Some of them turn into birds flying away. The fallen leaves are dark or light grey.

The mirage of “death as a benefit”

Mark Holland stands in front of Canadian flags and answers questions from journalists who hand him their microphone

Mark Holland’s new interpretation of the Canada Health Act: too little too late?

Birth tourism has doubled since the pandemic lull

Quebec should make breast cancer screening accessible from age 40

Classifying risk to prepare for disruptive threats

A simple line drawing showing a house and a key.

Housing for people with intellectual disabilities must be entirely rethought

An older white woman is sitting up in a bed with white sheets. She is holding hands with aa younger woman who is in a chair next to the bed.

Better MAiD oversight is needed to protect patients

The man is holding open the door to the clinic, which has a row of tall windows framed in black. Above them a yellow sign with black letters says “COVID, Cold and Flu Vaccine Clinic, Region of Peel, working with you.” The building is a deep blue. The man is white with short black hair and a pale-blue mask over his mouth. He is wearing a black jacket, black pants and black shoes.

Bridging faith and public health to overcome vaccine hesitancy

Older white man sits on a sofa as he leans forward with folded arms. A set of crutches lean against the furniture. The room is Spartan with a small white square plastic table covered in items like a roll of toilet paper and a small spray bottle. A stack of folded linens sit at the end of the bed.

Why the Canada Disability Benefit won’t end disability poverty, and how it could

The case for permanent standard time

Dr. Boozary on the right is wearing a hospital scrub shirt and is holding a stethoscope. Fred Vitor holds a folder of papers while sitting on an examination table.

Patients benefit from providing health care alongside housing and other social supports

A stack of books with a stethoscope on top.

Scapegoating international medical students won’t solve Ontario’s health-care crisis

For Canada, the 15-minute city is made trickier by sprawl

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