Health & Fitness
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Why This Year's Flu Season is Hitting Canada So Hard
The Globe and Mail
January 19, 2026•3 days ago
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This year's flu season in Canada has been unusually severe and prolonged. The dominant influenza variant is impacting the healthcare system significantly, with officials indicating the season is still in its "heavy, middle part" despite a peak in late December. The focus is on the variant's characteristics and its strain on healthcare resources.
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The flu season hit Canada hard and fast this year, seemingly reaching its peak in late December. But it’s not over yet: One public-health official says we’re still in the ‘heavy, middle part’ of flu season.
Alanna Smith explains what’s different about this year’s dominant variant of the influenza virus and the impact it’s having on Canada’s health care system.
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