<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Health News - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Health News news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[66 opioid calls in 1 day. This is how bad the overdose crisis is, Winnipeg first responders say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Front-line workers say Winnipeg is in the midst of a drug epidemic, driven by a surge in opioid overdoses that is killing users and overwhelming first responders who are dispatched to dozens of calls daily.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/66-opioid-calls-in-1-day-this-is-how-bad-the-overdose-crisis-is-winnipeg-first-responders-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/66-opioid-calls-in-1-day-this-is-how-bad-the-overdose-crisis-is-winnipeg-first-responders-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still no triage liaison physicians in Alberta ERs, 4 months after province's pledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than four months after pledging that emergency physicians would soon begin roles monitoring waiting room patients, the Alberta government&rsquo;s promised triage liaison physicians aren&rsquo;t yet on the job.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/still-no-triage-liaison-physicians-in-alberta-ers-4-months-after-provinces-pledge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/still-no-triage-liaison-physicians-in-alberta-ers-4-months-after-provinces-pledge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IWK leans on Nova Scotia Health for radiology help amid shortage]]></title><description><![CDATA[The IWK Health Centre is leaning on colleagues at Nova Scotia Health as the Halifax hospital contends with an ongoing shortage of radiologists and works through the result of a workplace assessment in an effort to &ldquo;rebuild&rdquo; its diagnostic imaging department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/iwk-leans-on-nova-scotia-health-for-radiology-help-amid-shortage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/iwk-leans-on-nova-scotia-health-for-radiology-help-amid-shortage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women in farming more vulnerable to mental-health struggles and stress, Guelph study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study from the University of Guelph has found that women in farming are more vulnerable to mental-health struggles often tied to the visible and invisible workloads, and feelings of being undervalued. It's something that resonated with Jennifer Schooley, who runs a lavender farm in Norfolk County and speaks regularly about being a woman in agriculture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/women-in-farming-more-vulnerable-to-mental-health-struggles-and-stress-guelph-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/women-in-farming-more-vulnerable-to-mental-health-struggles-and-stress-guelph-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virus detected in invasive mosquitoes found in B.C.'s Sea-to-Sky region]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers found two mosquito species that tested positive for California serogroup virus, a group of mosquito-borne viruses that can cause encephalitis and meningitis in humans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/virus-detected-in-invasive-mosquitoes-found-in-bcs-sea-to-sky-region/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/virus-detected-in-invasive-mosquitoes-found-in-bcs-sea-to-sky-region/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family seeks answers after death of First Nations girl twice discharged from hospital with broken arm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of a nine-year-old First Nations girl who died after being discharged from a Manitoba hospital's emergency room twice is "carrying unanswered questions" about her death, says Southern Chiefs' Organization Grand Chief Jerry Daniels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-seeks-answers-after-death-of-first-nations-girl-twice-discharged-from-hospital-with-broken-arm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-seeks-answers-after-death-of-first-nations-girl-twice-discharged-from-hospital-with-broken-arm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Game changer' experimental drug doubles survival time for pancreatic cancer, trial shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[An experimental drug that doubles survival time for people with pancreatic cancer is being hailed as a breakthrough for combating one of the world's deadliest cancers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/game-changer-experimental-drug-doubles-survival-time-for-pancreatic-cancer-trial-shows/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/game-changer-experimental-drug-doubles-survival-time-for-pancreatic-cancer-trial-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba MAID law 'punishing' 94-year-old woman, pro-choice group says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 94-year-old Steinbach, Man., woman has stopped taking her heart medication and antibiotics in the hopes of hastening her death after she was refused medical assistance in dying, or MAID, earlier this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-maid-law-punishing-94-year-old-woman-pro-choice-group-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/manitoba-maid-law-punishing-94-year-old-woman-pro-choice-group-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Village in N.S. set to lose only pharmacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Municipality of the District of St. Mary&rsquo;s is hoping to attract a new pharmacy to Sherbrooke, N.S., with the only drugstore set to permanently close this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/village-in-ns-set-to-lose-only-pharmacy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/village-in-ns-set-to-lose-only-pharmacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is B.C. the last province in Canada to allow cigarette sales in drugstores?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The question prompted a testy exchange in the B.C. Legislature earlier this week, spurred on by the advocacy of Sidney, B.C., anti-smoking advocate Leo Levasseur.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-is-bc-the-last-province-in-canada-to-allow-cigarette-sales-in-drugstores/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/why-is-bc-the-last-province-in-canada-to-allow-cigarette-sales-in-drugstores/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future doctors get chance to train in rural Manitoba health facilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[A doctor in a small Manitoba town says getting future physicians to choose rural medicine should start in their first year of medical school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/future-doctors-get-chance-to-train-in-rural-manitoba-health-facilities/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/future-doctors-get-chance-to-train-in-rural-manitoba-health-facilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.S. seeing an increase in teens with long-lasting psychosis due to high-potency cannabis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clinicians at Halifax's IWK Health Centre say more young patients are arriving with severe symptoms tied to high-potency cannabis &mdash; and their symptoms are taking much longer to clear, even after they stop using the drug.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ns-seeing-an-increase-in-teens-with-long-lasting-psychosis-due-to-high-potency-cannabis/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/ns-seeing-an-increase-in-teens-with-long-lasting-psychosis-due-to-high-potency-cannabis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should Toronto landlords be required to provide air conditioning in rentals? These councillors say yes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bylaw laying out a maximum temperature for the city&rsquo;s rental units could be around the corner, with Toronto city council set to consider a framework for the new rules in late June. But for longtime advocates of the bylaw, the multi-year delays have already stretched on for far too long.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/should-toronto-landlords-be-required-to-provide-air-conditioning-in-rentals-these-councillors-say-yes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/should-toronto-landlords-be-required-to-provide-air-conditioning-in-rentals-these-councillors-say-yes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Health Organization chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed the importance of building community trust and ensuring safe burials to prevent the spread of the disease, and he urged countries to reconsider travel bans and border closures, saying they "discourage transparency."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/world-health-organization-chief-visits-epicentre-of-ebola-outbreak-in-eastern-congo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/world-health-organization-chief-visits-epicentre-of-ebola-outbreak-in-eastern-congo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family looking for answers after man dies in Edmonton ER waiting room]]></title><description><![CDATA[A family says their son was a patient who died in the waiting room of the Royal Alexandra Hospital&rsquo;s emergency department in Edmonton earlier this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-looking-for-answers-after-man-dies-in-edmonton-er-waiting-room/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/family-looking-for-answers-after-man-dies-in-edmonton-er-waiting-room/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump turns 80 soon. Questions about his health aren't going away]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump celebrates his 80th birthday in June, and will do so amid questions about whether his physical health and mental sharpness are on the decline. A memo from his physician that was released by the White House on Friday says Trump &zwnj;remains in excellent health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/donald-trump-turns-80-soon-questions-about-his-health-arent-going-away/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/donald-trump-turns-80-soon-questions-about-his-health-arent-going-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Podcasters cited for criminal contempt for harassing former AHS CEO]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Alberta Court of King&rsquo;s Bench justice has cited podcasters David Wallace and James DiFiore for criminal contempt of court for harassing former AHS CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos via a series of podcasts released last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/podcasters-cited-for-criminal-contempt-for-harassing-former-ahs-ceo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/podcasters-cited-for-criminal-contempt-for-harassing-former-ahs-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He says luck saved his life, but early detection of pancreatic cancer could save others]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year ago, Albert Penney was rushed to hospital suffering what he thought was a heart attack. Instead, doctors found pancreatic cancer. Now Penney is cancer-free, and wants others to know how vital early detection can be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/he-says-luck-saved-his-life-but-early-detection-of-pancreatic-cancer-could-save-others/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/he-says-luck-saved-his-life-but-early-detection-of-pancreatic-cancer-could-save-others/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Generic Ozempic is now about $100 a month across the country. Canadians are taking note]]></title><description><![CDATA[Highly anticipated generic versions &mdash; which arrived at some pharmacies, including select Rexall and Shoppers Drug Mart locations across Canada last week &mdash; are being hailed as a gamer-changer. According to pharmacies, generics have slashed the price to roughly $100 a month, which they expect will quickly drive up demand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/generic-ozempic-is-now-about-100-a-month-across-the-country-canadians-are-taking-note/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/generic-ozempic-is-now-about-100-a-month-across-the-country-canadians-are-taking-note/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plastic surgeon ordered to pay $22.5M for filming patients with cameras inside Toronto clinic]]></title><description><![CDATA[A plastic surgeon has been ordered to pay $22.5 million to former patients after filming them without their consent using surveillance cameras installed at his clinic in Toronto.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/plastic-surgeon-ordered-to-pay-225m-for-filming-patients-with-cameras-inside-toronto-clinic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 03:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/health-news-canada/plastic-surgeon-ordered-to-pay-225m-for-filming-patients-with-cameras-inside-toronto-clinic/</guid></item></channel></rss>