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Skip to mainFri, October 16, 2026 at 12:14 a.m. UTCManitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara, speaking after a meeting of a provincial and territorial health ministers, says the extension of one federal funding agreement doesn't alleviate their concerns about future funding.

Across the world, people are living longer, healthier lives than ever before. Yet in some rich countries, including the UK, progress has stalled or reversed. Policy responses must ensure that jobs, local economies and food systems support good health – and that healthy choices are easier to make. Newsletter – 16 October 2026Health is one of the main determinants of our quality of life. It shapes our ability to work, move freely and live without the burden of chronic pain or illness. For over a century, advances in medicine, sanitation and public health have helped people around the world to live longer and healthier lives. Child mortality has plummeted, antibiotics and vaccines have tamed infectious diseases, and improvements in maternal healthcare have made childbirth safer. But in some of the richest countries in the world, the trend of progress is faltering. In the UK over the period from 2022 to 2024, healthy life expectancy – the number of years that people can expect to spend in good health – fell to 60.9 years for women and 60.6 for men, the lowest levels since reporting began in 2011 (see Figure 1). Figure 1.

Image 1 of 25 from gallery of Son Ferriol Health Centre / LaBoqueria. Photograph by Ricard López

Image 3 of 25 from gallery of Son Ferriol Health Centre / LaBoqueria. Photograph by Ricard López

For the sixth year, the Ladies of the Cariboo Lakes (LCL) is collecting donations for Care Bags to go to 100 Mile’s Canadian Mental Health Association to support the Safe House and other programmes. LCL accepts only NEW items or, at your request, will accept cash to do the shopping for you. Note that they are NOT accepting toys. For the safe house, they need 20 bags for ladies plus 10 for children; as well as a further 20 for people at risk in the community. A specific list of required items is on their Facebook page; to avoid duplication, please advise them, via FB or DM/text, as to what you will be donating. Questions? Ask on FB and they will answer!

“We’re hopeful we’re getting on the leading edge of preventing big declines in other areas by getting the probiotic out there.” BOW VALLEY – A probiotic cocktail aimed at slowing the alarming die-off of bats from white-nose syndrome is showing early and promising signs it could be helping, according to researchers. Last year, the province of Alberta began applying a probiotic cocktail at two sites where bats were roosting in the southeastern part of the province and has since expanded the number of treatment sites to 14.

Biophysical model of the origin and evolution of HK97-fold compartments. Researchers at the University of Miami have identified a group of previously unknown viruses that bridge an evolutionary gap between viruses and cellular protein compartments, a discovery with implications for both biotechnology and scientists' understanding of the origins of life. The findings, published in Nature Communications, challenge the theory that these cellular compartments, called encapsulins, simply evolved from viruses. Instead, the researchers found evidence that viruses and encapsulins evolved from one another repeatedly over millions of years.

In an open letter from members of the South Okanagan medical community, Interior Health is being called out for driving away the only neurologists stationed at Penticton Regional Hospital. The letter lays out how the three neurologists at PRH filed their resignation papers following IH moving to require them to provide expanded after-hours on-call coverage beyond just the South Okanagan, without any increase in compensation.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit has launched its annual vaccination campaign, targeting flu and COVID-19 for the fall season. VIDEO: Thunder Bay public library workers begin strike action

The Thunder Bay catholic district school board has announced a new collaboration aimed at improving student physical health and social connection. VIDEO: Thunder Bay public library workers begin strike action

Image 22 of 25 from gallery of Son Ferriol Health Centre / LaBoqueria. Ground Floor Plan

Image 21 of 25 from gallery of Son Ferriol Health Centre / LaBoqueria. Context Plan

Image 23 of 25 from gallery of Son Ferriol Health Centre / LaBoqueria. First Floor Plan

ADVERTISEMENTWinnipeg WatchProvincial health ministers look to secure federal funding commitment at a two-day meeting. CTV’s Danton Unger reports. October 15, 2026 at 7:15p.m. EDT

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