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WINNIPEG — Provincial and territorial health ministers are still pushing for clarity on federal funding despite a one-year extension on some programs, Manitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said Thursday. Speaking as host of the meeting of ministers in Winnipeg, Asagwara said federal confirmation of the extension is a first step but nothing more. “We are unified in stating very clearly that we need to go much further than that,” they said. “We have been asking very consistently for full clarity on all of the bilateral agreements and the Canada Health Transfer, and we remain unified in that ask.”Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel announced an extension of funding on social media late Wednesday. She said it represents $1.2 billion in funding for mental health, addictions and home care. The existing funding was set to expire next year. The funding doesn’t add any new programming and doesn’t provide the certainty needed to plan long-term, said Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones.

A ten-person trial combined gene therapy with camera-equipped goggles to test an experimental treatment for advanced retinitis pigmentosa. Seven participants gained light sensitivity, while four of eight completing behavioral tests showed consistent improvements across tasks. The small safety-focused study found modest visual gains, with substantial uncertainty about efficacy and no restoration of normal sight. A notebook or small box on a table became easier to detect for some people whose retinal disease had severely damaged their sight. An experimental treatment gave surviving retinal nerve cells a new ability to respond to light. Special goggles supplied the signals those cells needed to convey limited visual information. The ten-person PIONEER trial, reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, primarily assessed safety. Seven participants showed increased light sensitivity after treatment, and four showed consistent gains across several behavioral tests. Improvements varied considerably, and the approach did not restore normal or high-resolution vision. Diagram of the new therapy. ① Gene therapy makes retinal cells light-sensitive.

REGINA - Saskatchewan's government is ending a program that tests chronic wasting disease in deer and similar animals, a decision some hunters say they were blindsided by.

WINNIPEG - Provincial and territorial health ministers are still pushing for clarity on federal funding despite a one-year extension on some programs, Manitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said Thursday.

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1 / 76 Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Cody Lindenberg (55) before practice at Intermountain Health Performance Center. Matt Aguirre/Las Vegas Raiders 2 / 76 Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Phillip Dorsett II (16) before practice at Intermountain Health Performance Center. Matt Aguirre/Las Vegas Raiders 3 / 76 Las Vegas Raiders safety Jeremy Chinn (11) before practice at Intermountain Health Performance Center. Matt Aguirre/Las Vegas Raiders 4 / 76 Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) before practice at Intermountain Health Performance Center. Matt Aguirre/Las Vegas Raiders 5 / 76 Las Vegas Raiders guard Bryce Cabeldue (77) before practice at Intermountain Health Performance Center. Matt Aguirre/Las Vegas Raiders 6 / 76 Las Vegas Raiders fullback Connor Heyward (34) before practice at Intermountain Health Performance Center. Matt Aguirre/Las Vegas Raiders 7 / 76 A helmet before practice at Intermountain Health Performance Center. Matt Aguirre/Las Vegas Raiders 8 / 76 Las Vegas Raiders safety Isaiah Pola-Mao (20) before practice at Intermountain Health Performance Center.

Irvine, Calif. (WGR) - After missing Monday night's 37-34 overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams with an ankle injury, Buffalo Bills starting nickel cornerback Dee Alford has been back on the practice field this week, and could be back in the lineup for Sunday's matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders. The same game in which Alford injured his ankle, Te'Cory Couch - who was elevated from the practice squad for that game to be his backup - suffered a hamstring injury. Couch was also back at practice for a second-straight day this week. The Bills have been practicing on the campus of UC-Irvine in Southern California. They elected to stay out West for the back-to-back games in Los Angles and Las Vegas. Wide receiver D. J. Moore and defensive lineman Ed Oliver have not practiced, but both were off to the side of the practice field with athletic trainers. Both players missed Monday night's game against the Rams. Wide receiver Joshua Palmer also didn't play in the contest, but he was a participant on Thursday, wearing a red non-contact jersey. Kickoff this Sunday between the Bills and Raiders at Allegiant Stadium is slated for 4:25 p.m. ET. Outlet Liquor

ADVERTISEMENTNorthern Ontario WatchPublic Health Sudbury and Districts has approved plans to place naloxone kits alongside AEDs in public spaces. Officials say co-locating the medication increases visibility, reduces stigma and improves response to drug poisonings. Angela Gemmill reports. October 15, 2026 at 6:35p.m. EDT

Plain old water could be responsible for making plastics harmful to people, according to a new study that portends significant consequences for human health. The study, published Thursday in the prominent scientific journal Nature, found chemical reactions between water and six types of fossil fuel-based plastic created particles that damaged red blood cells and proteins in laboratory tests.

Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria is shown in this file photo. (CHEK News) Island Health says two flu outbreaks are active at health facilities on Vancouver Island, as the BCCDC reports an increase in flu positivity province-wide.

By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor, School of Medical Science & Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute; Principal Hospital Scientist, University of SydneyKatie Anders, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash UniversitySarah McGuinness, Senior Research Fellow, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Some of the most popular travel destinations for Australians are also places where dengue is common. Prevention has traditionally relied on avoiding mosquito bites. But with the dengue vaccine Qdenga now available in Australia, travellers have another way to protect themselves. Deciding whether to get vaccinated isn’t always straightforward. Here’s what you need to know. What is dengue? Dengue is a… Read complete article© The Conversation

Credit: Journal of Extracellular Vesicles (2026). One of the great challenges in treating diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is not necessarily finding a promising drug. It is getting the drug to the right place. New research from the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center (RBC) is revealing how tiny, naturally produced carriers could help deliver medicines to the cells that need them most.

Earlier this month, the Wetaskiwin Health Foundation (WHF) opened ticket sales for ‘The Final Harvest Barn Dance,’ set for Saturday, Nov’.14, at Co-op Place. Marking the 19th and final chapter of the annual tradition, the foundation is inviting neighbours, long-time attendees, and new friends alike to gather for one last night of celebration, storytelling, and community impact.

Chilliwack municipal candidates are calling on provincial candidates to pledge their support for health-care improvements in the city if elected. Jason Lum, a mayoral candidate who serves on the Fraser Valley Hospital Board, issued a call to Chilliwack MLA candidates to commit to bringing an MRI to Chilliwack General Hospital, with the project beginning within one year, and to reinstate the Bradley Centre redevelopment project.