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Dialysis patient fears Vitalité’s change to medication pickup will bring added costs

Dialysis patient fears Vitalité’s change to medication pickup will bring added costs

Dialysis patient fears Vitalité’s change to medication pickup will bring added costs

Today Statement July 7, 2026

Three times a week, Kim Brennan travels from his home in Blissfield, N.B. to Miramichi. It’s a...

Feeling summertime sadness? Seasonal affective disorder is not just a winter thing

Feeling summertime sadness? Seasonal affective disorder is not just a winter thing

Feeling summertime sadness? Seasonal affective disorder is not just a winter thing

Today Statement July 7, 2026

LISTEN | Why summer SAD is very much a thing: The Current17:53Struggling with the summer blues? You’re...

Alberta pharmacists scramble to keep up as reports of prescription forgeries tick up again

Alberta pharmacists scramble to keep up as reports of prescription forgeries tick up again

Alberta pharmacists scramble to keep up as reports of prescription forgeries tick up again

Today Statement July 6, 2026

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based...

Canadians are spending more time in the sun – but many are ditching sunscreen

Canadians are spending more time in the sun – but many are ditching sunscreen

Canadians are spending more time in the sun – but many are ditching sunscreen

Today Statement July 6, 2026

1 hour ago News Duration 1:48 Some experts say while sun exposure is on the rise in...

Sylvan Lake pushes to upgrade health clinic as urgent care demand swells

Sylvan Lake pushes to upgrade health clinic as urgent care demand swells

Sylvan Lake pushes to upgrade health clinic as urgent care demand swells

Today Statement July 6, 2026

Arnold Poohkay visits the Sylvan Lake Community Health Centre regularly for diabetic blood work. He is happy...

Potential measles exposure at 3 healthcare centres at the end of June: Toronto Public Health

Potential measles exposure at 3 healthcare centres at the end of June: Toronto Public Health

Potential measles exposure at 3 healthcare centres at the end of June: Toronto Public Health

Today Statement July 5, 2026

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Cold water shock can be life-threatening, but this B.C. paramedic says there are ways to mitigate the risk

Cold water shock can be life-threatening, but this B.C. paramedic says there are ways to mitigate the risk

Cold water shock can be life-threatening, but this B.C. paramedic says there are ways to mitigate the risk

Today Statement July 5, 2026

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After addiction, I had to earn my daughter’s trust and learn to be a mom

After addiction, I had to earn my daughter’s trust and learn to be a mom

After addiction, I had to earn my daughter’s trust and learn to be a mom

Today Statement July 5, 2026

This First Person column is written by Melissa MacMillan, who lives in Sudbury, Ont. For more information...

Venezuelan doctors return home to give aid amid quake devastation

Venezuelan doctors return home to give aid amid quake devastation

Venezuelan doctors return home to give aid amid quake devastation

Today Statement July 5, 2026

Venezuelan doctor Marianyi Bastidas says she put her job on the line in Chile for a one-way...

Overdose calls to paramedics on the rise in several Ontario cities, CBC analysis shows

Overdose calls to paramedics on the rise in several Ontario cities, CBC analysis shows

Overdose calls to paramedics on the rise in several Ontario cities, CBC analysis shows

Today Statement July 5, 2026

The number of opioid overdose calls to paramedics has risen sharply in four Ontario cities compared with...