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Ahead of the federal election, Canadians are worried about access to health care. Some private clinics, which are growing in number, charge thousands a year for primary care and out-of-pocket fees, as many people struggle with a soaring cost of living. An estimated 6.5 million Canadian adults don’t have a regular health-care …

This First Person article is the experience of Gale Uhlmann, a superintendent in Stirling, Ont. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. Most people assume I wear a mask to places like the gas station, the bank and the grocery store because of COVID. But …

White Coat Black Art26:30What if palliative care was about living better? Palliative care has an image problem. Despite what people think, it’s not some kind of “Grim Reaper service,” say two of Canada’s leading experts in this field of medicine. Ideally, it should focus on improving a patient’s quality of …

When Premier Doug Ford goes to Lt. Gov. Edith Dumont to dissolve the Ontario legislature, he will kill several bills introduced by his government, including proposed legislation once considered a priority. The act of dissolving the legislature, required for an election campaign to take place, wipes the slate clean for …

Warning: This story details of intimate partner violence and may affect those who’ve experienced or been impacted by it. Lydia was just five years old, yet vividly remembers the knock on the door of her family’s southwestern Ontario home that would change the trajectory of her life.  Two police officers and a …

During her cancer treatment, Vanessa Percoco felt forced to choose between paying to feel better or making rent. Percoco, 33, of Laval, Que., worked in special education and had just started on a short contract working with some Grade 3 students with special needs. A diagnosis of advanced colorectal cancer in 2022 put those plans …

As It Happens6:59‘Motorcycle’ Mary McGee, pioneering racer, dies at 87 Mary McGee’s motto in life was: Always say yes.  That’s how she ended up driving race cars in the ’50s when women were expected to stay home and raise kids.  It’s also how she became the first woman to compete …

A misinterpretation of federal rules may have caused tens of thousands of Canadian veterans to be overcharged for long-term care since at least 2005. Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) says it’s investigating — and some lawyers have filed a new class-action lawsuit application — after an analysis by CBC News uncovered a possible …

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her plan to “Uber-ize” and replace the province’s online continuing care directory is aimed at making it easier for patients to navigate spaces, and the analogy shouldn’t be taken too far. It comes a day after Smith announced at a continuing care conference she aims …

More than 550 people who attended the P.E.I. International Shellfish Festival last weekend reported getting sick, according to the province’s chief public health officer.  “This is the biggest gastrointestinal illness outbreak we have on record,” Dr. Heather Morrison told CBC News on Friday. Stool samples taken from people who ate …