FederalHealth Minister Mark Holland has tabled a bill that paves the way for a universaldrugplan, starting with coverage for birth control anddiabetesdrugs. Doctorsand advocacy groups hailed the plan asthey wait for specifics on coverage.

British Columbia saw a record-breaking 563 organ transplants last year from a record 160 deceased organ donors and 77 living donors.

An Ontario woman who became ill after eating cantaloupe is the lead plaintiff in a second proposed class-action lawsuit filed over cantaloupe-linked salmonella infections across the country.

Addiction specialists say a lack of readily available long-term treatment represents a major gap for those who need immediate addiction services, while others are calling on B.C. to regulate private treatment facilities to ensure they provide evidence-based care.

Former Ontario inmates saw their risk of dying from a toxic-drug overdose jump as much as 50 per cent at the start of the pandemic compared to the years before COVID-19, says a study.

There's a big problem for everyone waiting for a kidney in British Columbia, where only four surgeons do all the transplants at two Vancouver hospitals: kidneys that can't be used are getting shipped to other provinces.

Statistics Canada says there was a notable decline in new cancer diagnoses in 2020, possibly due to pandemic-related disruptions in screening services.