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Internal emails from the agency tasked with regulating the price of patented drugs in Canada shows discord and division was sparked by a letter from the health minister, culminating in an indefinite pause on major drug-price reforms…

Researchers behind the latest guidance on drinking alcohol want Health Canada to update findings on its website to inform the public about safe levels of consumption. And federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos agrees Canadians…

The federal government warned the provinces Friday that they could see their future federal funding clawed back if they continue to allow private clinics to charge patients directly for virtual health care.In a letter sent on Thursday,…

A decided “change in tone” over the last few weeks has brought Ottawa closer than ever to reaching a deal that would end a standoff between premiers and the federal government over health-care funding, says Health Minister Jean-Yves…

Ontario’s controversial plan to expand the private delivery of public health care raises “legitimate concerns” about whether diverting millions of taxpayer dollars into for-profit clinics could erode equitable access to public health…

Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and his provincial counterparts agree privately on what needs to be done to improve health care, the federal minister said Wednesday, but he argues “the ball is in the premiers’ court” to accept a deal…

Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Wednesday that while his provincial counterparts have agreed in private on what the problems in health care are and how to solve them, the premiers are muzzling them in order to put the focus on federal…

Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the "main important objective" of a meeting next week with his provincial counterparts is to "continue building a strong relationship" between the people responsible for this country's health care…

Canada’s health minister, Jean-Yves Duclos, says he tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday morning. In a tweet, Duclos says he’ll be isolating for 10 days as per public health guidelines.While isolation requirements vary widely…

Canada’s federal health minister has pledged to rouse support from his international colleagues for rebuilding the besieged health-care system in Ukraine, where facilities and ambulances have come under attack during the Russian…