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• 'This is an unusual situation': Feds monitoring monkeypox cases in Canada

  Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the federal government is monitoring monkeypox cases and their chains of transmission after two cases were confirmed in this country.

  

• Flu cases on the rise in Canada despite expected fall

  The federal government is reporting a sharp rise in influenza in recent months, at a time of the year when detected cases generally start to fall in Canada.

  

• Rise of new opioid highlights unpredictable drug supply: expert

  A national substance use research organization is warning about a new type of opioid that is increasingly being found in Canada's unregulated drug supply.

  

• Monkeypox outbreak: What is it and how does it spread?

  A growing number of countries, including Canada, the U.S., Spain, Portugal, and the U.K, are reporting an unusual outbreak of monkeypox. Here is what we know about this rare virus.

  

• African scientists baffled by monkeypox cases in Europe, U.S.

  Scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks of monkeypox in Africa say they are baffled by the disease's recent spread in Europe and North America.

• New York officials investigate case of suspected monkeypox

  New York health officials are investigating a potential case of monkeypox after a patient tested positive for the family of viruses associated with the rare illness, state health officials announced late Friday.

• Canada considering smallpox vaccine for monkeypox cases, says Dr. Theresa Tam

  The risk posed by monkeypox is low, but nearly everyone in Canada is susceptible because routine vaccination against smallpox ended decades ago, top public health officials said Friday.

• Rising temperatures from climate change could reduce sleep: study

  Rising global temperatures could reduce the amount of sleep people get every year, according to a new study.

• Trudeau says government will do 'everything we can' to avoid U.S.-style formula shortage

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to reassure parents on Friday amid a nationwide shortage of baby formula designed specifically for infants with food allergies.

• Monkeypox in B.C.? 'Couple' cases looked into, but still no confirmation of the disease

  Hours after the country's top doctor suggested there could be a "couple" of cases of monkeypox in British Columbia, provincial officials said it’s been determined those people do not have the disease.

• WHO calls emergency meeting as monkeypox cases cross 100 in Europe

  The World Health Organization was due to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west and central Africa, after more than 100 cases were confirmed or suspected in Europe.

• Britain offers smallpox shot as monkeypox cases spread in Europe

  A smattering of monkeypox cases in Britain has prompted authorities to offer a smallpox vaccine to some healthcare workers and others who may have been exposed, as a handful more cases were confirmed in parts of Europe.