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Health

Canadian health reporter Helen Branswell dead at 69, remembered as 'pretty kickass' journalist

CBC Health · October 13, 2026 at 7:55 p.m.

Canadian health reporter Helen Branswell dead at 69, remembered as 'pretty kickass' journalist

Helen Branswell, a journalist celebrated for her years of coverage on public health and infectious diseases, has died at the age of 69.

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