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Ontario to ban research testing on dogs and cats, premier says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the upcoming legislation will be simple: no more experimenting on cats and dogs because they are part of people’s families.
Advocates against HIV criminalization decry Carney silence on reform Trudeau promised
HIV activists say there is mounting frustration in communities affected by the virus, amid near-silence from the federal government nearly 10 years after the Liberals pledged to reform laws surrounding HIV disclosure.

Royal College announces $25K in grants for rural and remote health innovations

The Rural and Remote Team Innovation Grant offers up to $25,000 in funding for physician-led innovation projects. Some examples of innovation may include supporting peer learning, creating networking opportunities or introducing new technologies, the Royal College says.
Premier Danielle Smith defends Alberta's $100 COVID shot fee during radio show

Alberta’s wasteful purchase of children’s pain and fever medicine three years ago helped inform the province’s decision to charge some people $100 for a COVID-19 vaccine shot this fall, Premier Danielle Smith said Saturday.
Reader photo: Mellow yellow

Today's reader photo celebrates the simple beauty of a bright yellow bloom.
Ontario couple whose teenage son died after 8-hour wait in ER calls for law reform

GJ and Hazel van der Werken, of Burlington, Ont., said their 16-year-old son, Finlay, had a few days of mild illness and was suffering from migraines before his condition began to worsen.
Despite PPNs, Canada is still ‘far from U.S.-style coverage’

A new study from C.D. Howe found that there’s little evidence of widespread harm if PPNs are introduced into the Canadian healthcare system.
Alberta Premier Smith says unions prompted COVID-19 shot coverage expansion

Earlier this week, her health ministry said COVID-19 vaccine coverage would be extended to all healthcare workers this fall under the first phase of the province’s rollout.
Ontario court awards $1.7M in damages to public health advocacy group targeted in smear campaign

An Ontario Superior Court judge issued the ruling this week in the case of eight volunteer directors and staff members of the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange, who were referred to as ‘creeps,’ ‘groomers’ and ‘pedophiles’ online by a British Columbia man.
Quebec's RSV immunization campaign led to sharp decline in infant hospitalizations

The agency's director of public health operations says nearly 75% of all eligible infants received more than 56,000 doses of the vaccine during the campaign. That's more than double the agency's initial target.