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Publication Date: August 26, 2026 - 04:00
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Food and shelter have driven Canada's affordability crisis. Health care isn't far behind
August 26, 2026
Food and shelter grab headlines, but out-of-pocket health-care expenses have climbed at a nearly identical rate since 2022, Statistics Canada data shows. Economists and policy experts break down the structural drivers behind Canada's rising private medical costs.
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A total of 33 people were taken to hospital with varying injuries. Police said one person was taken by air ambulance to a trauma centre with serious injuries.
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